Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Sep 20, 2012 - Top international oil companies operating in Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave are heading for a showdown with Baghdad, which brands their deals with the independence-minded Kurds as hugely detrimental to Iraq's drive to become a major oil power.
Brussels (AFP) Sept 19, 2012 - European lawmakers want tough regulation of shale oil and gas exploration and member states should be cautious as they proceed, especially over 'fracking' recovery systems, a statement said on Wednesday.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 19, 2012 - Resource-hungry Japan called Wednesday for a revamp of the world's LNG market, as it ramps up its hunt for new sources of energy for a country badly scarred by the Fukushima disaster.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2012 - In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 12, 2012, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled a new laboratory designed to demonstrate that a typical-
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Sep 19, 2012 - After the government had given a preferential tax treatment to the companies engaged in offshore hydrocarbon field development foreign investors became more active in joining Russian projects. The g
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2012 - A new study finds that smart growth approaches to urban planning could substantially reduce the number of miles that residents drive in a year. The research was published this week in The B.E. Journ
Harare (AFP) Sept 18, 2012 - A Chinese firm is planning to set up a $3.5 billion thermal power station to generate about 1,200 megawatts of electricity in energy-starved Zimbabwe, state media reported Tuesday.
Paris (AFP) Sept 18, 2012 - The International Energy Agency's top economist warned in an interview with AFP that any unexpected slowdown in the growth of Iraq's energy output would be bad news for the rest of the world.
Oslo (AFP) Sept 18, 2012 - Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into a substantial oil and gas leak on a production platform operated by BP off the coast of Norway.
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Sep 18, 2012 - Magnetically imploded tubes called liners, intended to help produce controlled nuclear fusion at scientific break-even energies or better within the next few years, have functioned successfully in
Lincoln NE (SPX) Sep 18, 2012 - Sweet sorghum is primarily grown in the United States as a source of sugar for syrup and molasses. But the sturdy grass has other attributes that could make it uniquely suited to production as a bio
Brussels (AFP) Sept 17, 2012 - The European Commission rejected Monday charges that EU biofuel policy was contributing to soaring food prices but confirmed that it will trim its targets for their use.
London (AFP) Sept 17, 2012 - Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it was delaying until next year exploratory drilling for oil in offshore Alaska after suffering damage to a dome used to contain any potential spills.
Vilnius, Lithuania (UPI) Sep 17, 2012 - Russia and its Gazprom oil and gas monopoly need to recognize and play by the European Union's market rules, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger says.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Sep 17, 2012 - Russia's hegemony in the gas sector had flown under the radar until recently, as the country now enjoys the status of the world's largest exporter. The situation started to change over the last deca
Tehran (AFP) Sept 16, 2012 - The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards on Sunday warned of retaliation against the Gulf's strategic Strait of Hormuz, US bases in the Middle East and Israel if his country was to be attacked.
