Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Jan 25, 2013 - As Lebanon prepares to launch a natural gas exploration program in the Mediterranean amid a maritime dispute with Israel, a U.S. think tank suggests Lebanon's sectarian rivalries are more likely to trigger a conflict over resources than external factors.
San Francisco (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - A court decision regarding offshore oil and gas leases off the coast of Alaska could hinder oil giant Shell's plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea.
Baghdad (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - The confrontation between the Iraq's government and the semiautonomous Kurds has intensified as Baghdad negotiates with British oil giant BP to operate in territory both sides claim.
Caracas (AFP) Jan 24, 2013 - Hugo Chavez's long sick leave in Cuba has created serious obstacles for the Venezuelan military, which looks to the ailing president for hands-on leadership as its commander-in-chief, analysts say.
Riverside, Calif. (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - The world's first magma-enhanced geothermal system, created by deep drilling in Iceland, achieved several important milestones, scientists say.
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 24, 2013 - The United States has nothing left to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme except for war, and if it chooses conflict Iran could close a key energy chokepoint, its envoy to Baghdad told AFP on Thursday.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2013 - Japan's government Thursday confirmed a tenth victim of the Algerian hostage crisis, the highest death toll of any nation, as friends and colleagues of those who perished paid tribute at a makeshift altar.
Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Jan 24, 2013 - DNV will open a new Strategic Research Unit at DNV KEMA's global headquarters in Arnhem, the Netherlands, which will focus exclusively on the further development of smart grids and super grids. Smar
Baghdad (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - The feud between Iraq's central government and the minority Kurds' semiautonomous enclave over oil is reaching critical mass, the head of parliament's treasury committee says.
Waltham MA (SPX) Jan 24, 2013 - American DG Energy is now operating a 100kW combined heat and power (CHP) system with convenience back-up power at Prospect Park Residences in Brooklyn, NY. The revenue value of the agreement is $1.
London (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - A British firm blames rising heating bills on old and drafty houses but consumer advocates say bills are rising even though Britons are consuming less energy.
Washington (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - A new special interest group, America's Energy Advantage, is advocating restrictions on LNG exports in an effort to manipulate prices, thereby allowing AEA member companies to enjoy outsized gains on the sale and export of their products.
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - A massive shale oil find in Australia has the potential to at least fuel the entire country, officials say.
London, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2013 - MAATS Tech Ltd is a specialist ship design organization with expertise in the provision of turnkey carousel systems and associated equipment that are installed in special purpose vessels used for la
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2013 - A boatload of Taiwanese activists protected by the island's coastguard was Thursday heading for Japanese-held islands at the centre of a bitter international wrangle involving Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei.
Ramallah, West Bank (UPI) Jan 23, 2013 - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is in Moscow on a four-day visit seeking to secure a $1 billion deal with Russia to develop a natural gas field off the Gaza Strip,
