Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2013 - The United States will make a decision soon on the fate of a controversial Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, new Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Friday, as he met his Canadian counterpart.
Buenos Aires (UPI) Feb 7, 2013 - Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman raised the stakes in the diplomatic debate on his country's claim on the Falkland Islands during a London visit marked by outlandish statements, open rows with Britain and rhetorical own-goals.
Bournemouth, England (UPI) Feb 7, 2013 - The developer of a controversial offshore wind farm in the English Channel announced this week it has reduced its size and moved it farther from shore.
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 7, 2013 - China has announced stricter motor fuel standards in a bid to reduce harmful emissions after smog blanketed much of the country last month - but the measures will not come fully into force for almost five years.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 7, 2013 - The world's oil majors are scrambling to get a piece of the biggest oil deal ever offered by the United Arab Emirates, the world's fourth largest oil exporter.
Houston (UPI) Feb 7, 2013 - In his second inaugural address, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he's putting climate change at the top of his policy agenda. And with the State of the Union just days away, it's likely that the same lofty rhetoric will feature prominently.
Tehran (AFP) Feb 6, 2013 - Iran on Wednesday slammed as hostile new US sanctions aiming to prevent importers from buying Iranian oil using foreign currencies, saying it will seek to circumvent the measures.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 6, 2013 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power station said Wednesday it plans to buy 800,000 tonnes of light liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually from the United States as it looks to cut its fuel bills.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Feb 6, 2013 - Lebanon's dysfunctional government desperately wants to start awarding contracts for natural gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean and start a process that could rescue a steadily declining economy.
Paris (UPI) Feb 6, 2013 - French engineering company Technip said it was awarded a construction contract by Shell to work in the Gannet field off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Feb 6, 2013 - As Iraqi Kurdistan exports oil northward to Turkey through its own pipeline despite dire warnings from Baghdad about the consequences of such independent action, the prospect of a collision between Iraq's central government and the semiautonomous Kurds increases.
Porto Do Rio Grande, Brazil (UPI) Feb 5, 2013 - An all-Brazilian heavy oil operation is under way with every stage of the extraction, output, storage and supply reported to have been conducted with local expertise.
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 5, 2013 - Australia's latest emissions figures show the country's carbon tax is not working, the country's environment minister said.
London, UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2013 - HgCapital has sold its 177MW wind portfolio, including the developer RidgeWind, to Blue Energy, the UK-based renewable energy investor and developer, the companies have announced. Blue Energy
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Feb 5, 2013 - Eastern separatists blockading three of Libya's oil export terminals say the six-month-old crisis crippling the country's energy industry could be resolved within weeks. But there's little sign of any breakthrough.
La Aldea De San Nicolas, Spain (UPI) Feb 5, 2013 - Spain's Endesa this week launched the country's first grid-connected energy storage plants, aiming to demonstrate the viability of a key renewable technology.
