Amman, Jordan (UPI) Dec 7, 2012 - Jordan is pressing ahead with plans to develop its massive shale oil deposits, joining a growing push by Arab states to unlock shale reserves because conventional deposits are being squeezed to cope with burgeoning populations and industrialization.
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 7, 2012 - Canada on Friday approved two major takeovers of energy firms by the Chinese state-owned giant CNOOC and Malaysia's national oil company Petronas - deals worth an estimated more than US$20 billion in total.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 7, 2012 - Four Chinese government ships sailed into the territorial waters of disputed islands controlled by Tokyo in the East China Sea on Friday, Japan's coastguard said.
Washington (AFP) Dec 7, 2012 - The United States on Friday extended exemptions from sanctions designed to choke Iran's oil exports to nine major economic powers, including China, Taiwan, India and South Korea.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2012 - China demanded Thursday that Vietnam end oil exploration and stop its navy harassing Chinese boats in disputed waters near the Gulf of Tonkin, in the latest tit-for-tat between the neighbours.
Austin TX (SPX) Dec 06, 2012 - In a well-known fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin used magic to weave straw into gold. Today, scientists are reversing that formula - using gold to turn straw (and other forms of biomass) into today's glo
Miami FL (SPX) Dec 06, 2012 - The 2010 blowout of the Macondo well in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the region's largest oil spill in U.S. history. As the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) incident unfolded, in an effort to
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Dec 06, 2012 - The new generation of bio-based plastic packaging is not only eco-friendly but also has several superior qualities compared to traditional plastic packaging. The plastic packaging industry is moving
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Dec 6, 2012 - Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco has launched major seismic studies in the Red Sea off the kingdom's west coast, 1,000 miles from the dangers of the Persian Gulf, in a bid to boost its production levels from new offshore fields.
Princeton NJ (SPX) Dec 06, 2012 - The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, a team of Princeton researchers has found. Besid
Baghdad (UPI) Dec 5, 2012 - China is muscling into Iraq's oil sector as Baghdad grapples with defections by international majors like Exxon Mobil and Chevron of the United States and France's Total.
Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 05, 2012 - Researchers have made a genetic analysis of the microbes living deep inside a deposit of Marcellus Shale at a hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, site, and uncovered some surprises. They expected t
Moscow (AFP) Dec 05, 2012 - Russian gas giant Gazprom announced Wednesday that one of its ships had transported liquified natural gas from Europe to Asia via the Arctic for the first time, in a sign of what a changing climate could mean for global energy markets.
Winston-Salem NC (SPX) Dec 05, 2012 - Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office. Scientists at Wake Forest University have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-s
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu was joined by Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to announce that a multi-partner team led by Argonne National Labor
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Dec 4, 2012 - Brazil is redoubling efforts to boost its electricity generation capacity and wind power is high on both public and corporate sector agenda.
