Chicago (AFP) April 17, 2013 - Three years after a deadly explosion on a BP-leased drilling rig unleashed the worst environmental disaster in US history, the British energy giant is fighting to avoid billions in fines.
Paris (UPI) Apr 17, 2013 - French energy company Total said Thursday it made an oil discovery while drilling in the deep waters offshore Ivory Coast.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2013 - Taking a significant step toward improving the power delivery of systems ranging from urban electrical grids to regenerative braking in hybrid vehicles, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School
Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2013 - As much as $4 billion in loan guarantees may be available for cutting-edge renewable energy technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy said.
Buenos Aires (UPI) Apr 16, 2013 - Argentina is importing fuel to cope with shortages after fire damage to a state-run refinery in La Plata, 35 miles southeast of Buenos Aires, officials said.
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 16, 2013 - A new chemical process can transform waste sulfur into a lightweight plastic that may improve batteries for electric cars, reports a University of Arizona-led team. The new plastic has other potenti
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Apr 16, 2013 - The Canadian government said 2.7 million barrels of oil per day were exported in February, a modest increase year-on-year.
New Delhi (UPI) Apr 16, 2013 - India should consider developing infrastructure to deal with supply and demand issues in its energy sector, a Shell top executive said.
The Hague (AFP) April 15, 2013 - Activists have planted a flag at the North Pole along with millions of signatures calling for the Arctic to be declared a global sanctuary protected from oil drilling, lobby group Greenpeace said on Monday.
Washington (UPI) Apr 15, 2013 - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, welcomed an Energy Department decision to approve exports from a liquefied natural gas plant near Kenai, Alaska.
Luanda, Angola (UPI) Apr 15, 2013 - Angola's state-owned energy company Sonangol said it would start the tender process for 10 new terrestrial blocks at the end of May.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Apr 15, 2013 - Oil producers in Canada will look to rail to carry reserves to U.S. refiners and Asian markets, the director of the Canadian Energy Research Institute said.
New Orleans LA (SPX) Apr 15, 2013 - Scientists have reported a discovery that could speed an emerging effort to replace ethanol in gasoline with a substantially better fuel additive called butanol, which some experts regard as the ga
New Orleans LA (SPX) Apr 15, 2013 - Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels, scientists have described the discovery of a potential treasure-trove of candidate
London (AFP) April 15, 2013 - For many of Margaret Thatcher's admirers, the war she fought with Argentina over the Falkland Islands was her finest moment - and there will be many reminders of the brief but bloody conflict at her funeral on Wednesday.
Paris (UPI) Apr 15, 2013 - French energy company GDF Suez said Tuesday it optimized its shipping capacities of liquefied natural gas by splitting deliveries between two charters.
