Washington (AFP) May 20, 2013 - Perched at the tip of an Arctic barrier reef in harsh northwestern Alaska, a tiny village took on big oil for causing the climate change that is eroding its shores, but lost its court fight Monday.
London (UPI) May 20, 2013 - British investigators say they are urgently reviewing whether to join an EU investigation of three oil companies for alleged gasoline price-fixing.
London (UPI) May 20, 2013 - A British energy sector move toward shale natural gas is a move in the wrong direction and the public is taking notice, a British advocacy group said.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) May 20, 2013 - Norwegian oil services company Odfjell Drilling said Tuesday it amended its contract with BP to work off the coast of Angola through 2015.
Essen, Germany (UPI) May 20, 2013 - German energy company RWE Innogy said Tuesday it started installing the 48 turbines for the Nordsee Ost wind farm off the country's coast.
Tokyo (AFP) May 20, 2013 - US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs said Monday it will start investing in Japanese renewable energy projects, with a reported $2.9 billion outlay over the next five years.
Washington (UPI) May 20, 2013 - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee says it's time to build domestic natural gas infrastructure before winter energy demands increase.
New Delhi (UPI) May 20, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Energy's conditional approval a Texas liquefied natural gas terminal to export to nations that do not have a free trade agreement with the United States is seen as a potential boost for India's energy security.
Tehran (UPI) May 20, 2013 - Foreign contractors working in the Iranian energy sector need to stay committed to their obligations or face expulsion, a development official said Tuesday.
Moscow (UPI) May 20, 2013 - Operating Germany's Opal gas pipeline at 100 percent would address regional transit issues for Europe and Gazprom alike, Russia's energy minister said Tuesday.
Moscow (UPI) May 20, 2013 - A massive contract in the works for Chinese energy has nothing to do with challenges in the European gas sector, Russia's energy minister said Tuesday.
Urbana IL (SPX) May 20, 2013 - Two University of Illinois scientists have developed an environmentally friendly and more economical way of pretreating Miscanthus in the biofuel production process. We pretreat the biomass w
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) May 20, 2013 - The situation surrounding China's decision to send an oil rig into waters disputed with Vietnam is growing unpredictable, a Vietnamese legislator said Tuesday.
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) May 19, 2013 - Circle Oil, an Irish exploration company with a focus on the Middle East, said Monday it started its third drilling campaign in Morocco.
Shanghai (UPI) May 19, 2013 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday from Shanghai that a stronger energy relationship with China would provide mutual benefits.
Tehran (UPI) May 19, 2013 - Three more sections of the South Pars natural gas field in the Persian Gulf are expected online this year, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangenah said.
