Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) May 30, 2013 - The drafting of a lawsuit against Russian energy company Gazprom is in the final stages, Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petronko said.
London (UPI) May 29, 2013 - Britain will back 2030 EU targets for emissions reduction but oppose such targets for new renewable energy sources, British Energy Secretary Ed Davey says.
London (UPI) May 29, 2013 - Total production of natural resources in the United Kingdom fell because of mine closures and offshore field declines, the government said Thursday.
London, UK (SPX) May 29, 2013 - A new strain of yellow-green algae, heterococcus sp. DN1, which may prove to be an efficient source for biodiesel, has been discovered in the snow fields of the Rocky Mountains. Research exami
Paris (AFP) May 29, 2013 - Europe emitted 3.3 percent less Earth-warming greenhouse gases in 2011 - the lowest level since 1990, a European Environment Agency (EEA) report said Wednesday.
New Orleans (UPI) May 29, 2013 - The U.S. energy portfolio continues to count on the Gulf of Mexico as a critical component, visiting U.S. Deputy Interior Secretary Mike Connor said.
New Delhi (UPI) May 29, 2013 - Tehran has offered incentives to lure India to import more oil from Iran.
Tokyo (AFP) May 29, 2013 - Japan and Russia on Wednesday signed a deal that will see them jointly explore and develop a potentially lucrative oil and gas field off Russia's Far East coast.
Moscow (UPI) May 29, 2013 - An agreement on gas debt between Ukraine and Russian energy company Gazprom may be finalized by the end of the week, a negotiator said Thursday.
Bucharest (AFP) May 29, 2013 - Romania's prime minister on Wednesday said the government should not be influenced by anti-shale gas campaigns as plans to allow US company Chevron to explore for the resource has sparked protests.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) May 29, 2013 - Archrivals Saudi Arabia and Iran are expected to battle it out at Friday's OPEC meeting over leadership of the oil cartel at a time when it's facing the grave challenge of the U.S. shale oil boom, an issue that's divided the group.
Amsterdam, Netherlands (UPI) May 29, 2013 - The third largest electric company in Japan, Chubu Electric Power Co., will start receiving liquefied natural gas under a 20-year deal, Shell said Thursday.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) May 29, 2013 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said Thursday it paid an Indonesian counterpart $200 million to split up oil sands interests in Alberta, Canada.
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) May 29, 2013 - China should work to calm the row over a drilling rig deployed in waters disputed by Vietnam rather than acting provocatively, a visiting U.S. senator said.
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) May 28, 2013 - Although Australia has been slated to overtake Qatar as the worlds' biggest liquefied natural gas exporter by 2030, the escalating cost of doing business in the country could cost its economy more than $100 billion of new investment in LNG projects.
Washington DC (SPX) May 28, 2013 - If you want an objective view of energy, ask an economist, who can tell you what to expect to pay at the pump in the coming years, and why, as well as what to expect from medium- and long-term econo
