Zug, Switzerland (UPI) Apr 9, 2013 - The consortium behind the planned Trans-Adriatic natural gas pipeline said it received the necessary permits to start work on the project in Albania.
Washington (UPI) Apr 9, 2013 - The U.S. Energy Department announced it gave $3 million to FuelCell Energy, a Connecticut company, to increase the U.S. competitiveness of the fuel cell market.
Perth, Australia (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - The Australian energy sector is in the midst of a sea change, with investors retooling their strategies to focus on unconventional gas, industry officials said.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) April 8, 2013 - Chevron was given the green light to resume oil exploration in Brazil following a massive 2011 spill which led to the US oil giant halting its activities, authorities said Monday.
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Energy storage modules that will act as a ship-wide power supply for U.S. Navy destroyers are to be developed and built by DRS Technologies Inc.
Tehran (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zanganeh said the country is bent on increasing the level of oil production despite Western economic sanctions.
Tokyo (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. said it was preparing to conduct the first-ever hydraulic fracturing operating in the country at the Fukumezawa oil field.
St. Petersburg, Russia (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - The polluted Baltic Sea has the potential to become a pilot area for the use of liquefied natural gas as an alternative shipping fuel, Norse Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says.
Basra, Iraq Apr 8, 2013 - The first barrels of oil from the Majnoon field in Iraq were exported from the country, a group led by Shell announced.
Aberdeen, Scotland (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said Tuesday his policies will make Scotland an intellectual powerhouse of green energy.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said Tuesday it wants to cut its carbon dioxide emissions from oil sands production, though there may be short-term spikes.
Washington (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Reducing the dependence on oil and increasing energy security involves more than just increasing production, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said.
Washington (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Western powers praised a deal ending blockades at eastern Libya oil export terminals, saying their closure had spoiled the nation's economy for nine months.
Houston (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States was up more than 2.5 percent in March year-on-year, Baker Hughes said Monday.
Tehran (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - The director of the National Iranian Oil Co. said talks with Russia for a deal to swap oil for goods have taken on a serious tone.
Astana, Kazakhstan (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - It may cost as much as 15 times more to rebuild the pipelines needed to restart operations at the giant Kashagan field in the Caspian Sea, a metallurgist said.
