Houston (UPI) May 6, 2013 - Noble Energy said it was considering sending as much as 440 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Tamar field offshore Israel to a plant in Egypt.
New York (AFP) May 6, 2013 - Oil prices climbed Monday after Israeli air strikes in Syria raised fresh concerns about rising tensions in the oil-rich Middle East.
Hamburg, Germany (UPI) May 6, 2013 - German energy company RWE Dea said Tuesday it signed an agreement to examine the oil and gas potential in the shallow waters off the coast of Azerbaijan.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) May 6, 2013 - Crude oil exported from Canada by rail topped 140,000 barrels per day during fourth quarter 2013, nearly double the 2012 figures, a regulator said.
Washington (UPI) May 6, 2013 - The U.S. and Oklahoma Geological Surveys said an increase in earthquakes in the state may be attributed to heightened oil and gas activity.
Luanda, Angola (UPI) May 5, 2013 - Some of the biggest energy companies in the world are in Angola to the benefit of the nation's economy, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) May 5, 2013 - China National Offshore Oil Corp. is operating in waters claimed by the government of Vietnam, a spokesman for the Vietnamese government said.
Tehran (UPI) May 5, 2013 - Iran is ready to help meet European energy needs through pipeline or liquefied natural gas deliveries, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangenah said.
London (UPI) May 5, 2013 - Though operations are in their infancy, protests against hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom have turned violent, corporate officials said.
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) May 5, 2013 - A tax on oil rigs operating in the North Sea would have serious consequences for activity in Scottish waters, Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said.
Baghdad (UPI) May 3, 2013 - Iraq has inaugurated a $17 billion natural gas project run by Royal Dutch Shell that the Financial Times hails as a milestone in the country's postwar recovery, even as the Oil Ministry is scaling back ambitious oil production targets.
London, UK (SPX) May 03, 2013 - Hydrocarbon exploration and production continues to press into the most remote corners of the western Amazon, one of the most biologically and culturally diverse zones on Earth. A new best pra
Blacksburg VA (SPX) May 03, 2013 - Two researchers affiliated with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering have published a paper which reports that hot water recirculating systems touted as green, actually use both more energy an
Cardiff, Wales (UPI) May 3, 2013 - A tidal energy project off the west coast of Wales has received $2.9 million in EU funding, Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said this week.
Washington (UPI) May 2, 2013 - U.S. senators who drafted legislation in support of the Keystone XL oil pipeline received $21 million from the oil industry, an advocacy group says.
Lynchburg, Va. (UPI) May 2, 2013 - CSX Corp. said it was implementing an environmental response plan for any Bakken crude oil that may have spilled in the James River in a Virginia derailment.
