Paris (UPI) May 15, 2013 - Iranian oil exports for April were down by about 180,000 barrels per day and consistent with a gradual decline, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) May 15, 2013 - Foreign companies are getting ready to undertake the risky business of exploring for oil in war-torn Somalia, a quest that could trigger new conflict as the Western-backed government struggles to stop die-hard Islamist insurgents.
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) May 15, 2013 - China's largest oil and gas producer and distributor PetroChina has dropped its $185 million bid for Australia's coal-seam gas company WestSide Corp.
Stalowa Wola, Poland (UPI) May 15, 2013 - European financiers are sinking $364 million into new combined-cycle gas turbine power station in Poland to help it diversify from coal-fired generation.
Durham, N.C. (UPI) May 15, 2013 - Shale gas production in Arkansas has not contaminated groundwater, a study by Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey indicates.
London (UPI) May 15, 2013 - British energy explorer Tullow Oil said Thursday it was reviewing options at its oil basins in Kenya after encountering extensive reserves in shale.
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2013 - Advocacy group Earthrights International said it wants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address issues tied to emissions from the oil and gas sector.
Bloomington IN (SPX) May 14, 2013 - Eternal flames fueled by hydrocarbon gas could shine a light on the presence of natural gas in underground rock layers and conditions that let it seep to the surface, according to research by geol
London (UPI) May 14, 2013 - Production revenues from oil produced from the Kurdish north of Iraq should increase this year, Gulf Keystone Petroleum said Wednesday.
Erbil, Iraq (UPI) May 14, 2013 - Iraq's Kurds are reported to have reached a secret deal with Turkey under which the Kurds' semiautonomous enclave will ship oil to Turkey for export, a move that will enrage Baghdad and heighten fears of ethnic violence that could splinter the Iraqi state.
Tokyo (UPI) May 14, 2013 - Japanese company Inpex Corp. said Wednesday gas was flowing from its South Belut gas field off the coast of Indonesia for the first time.
Berkeley CA (SPX) May 14, 2013 - Advanced biofuels - liquid fuels synthesized from the sugars in cellulosic biomass - offer a clean, green and renewable alternative to gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Bringing the costs of producing
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) May 14, 2013 - Preliminary data from March show oil production in North Dakota has reached a new all-time high, the state's Department of Natural Resources said.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) May 14, 2013 - Researchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies in the thickness of electrodes that af
London (UPI) May 14, 2013 - Oil production from the British waters of the North Sea could see its first increase in more than 10 years, a regional director for BP said.
Prague, Czech Republic (UPI) May 14, 2013 - Former Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said the row over Ukraine is part of an overall effort to get Gazprom's gas pipeline, South Stream, built.
