Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2012 - BP agreed Thursday to pay a record $4.5 billion in US fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and pleaded guilty to 14 counts including felony manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Nov 15, 2012 - The signing of the investment agreement on the South Stream gas pipeline, set for November 9, has been put off till next week following the death of Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria's Orthodox Church.
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 15, 2012 - China will cut state-set fuel prices for the first time since July, the government said Thursday, further easing inflationary pressure.
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Nov 15, 2012 - Australia's largest coal seam gas field has been leaking large amounts of methane, a new report says.
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2012 - The US power grid is susceptible to terrorists and could take weeks or even months to repair if attacked, a study warns.
Perth, Australia (UPI) Nov 14, 2012 - Chevron's massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Australia faces a cost blowout.
London (AFP) Nov 14, 2012 - World oil prices rallied on Wednesday as dealers seized on news that Israel had killed a top Hamas commander in an air strike, stoking geopolitical tensions in the crude-rich Middle East region.
Brussels (UPI) Nov 14, 2012 - Likely budget cuts for plans to build east-west energy connections across Europe will hinder EU integration, the effort's backers said this week.
Liverpool, UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2012 - Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that proposed offshore renewable energy developments in the English Channel have the potential to affect the foraging behaviour of northern
Anchorage, Alaska (UPI) Nov 14, 2012 - More research is needed to prepare for prevention and cleanup of oil spills in ice-covered waters surrounding Alaska and Canada, a U.S. federal commission says.
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2012 - A push to replace old, heat-trapping paving materials with new, cooler materials could actually lead to higher electricity bills for surrounding buildings, engineers at the University of California,
Arlington VA (SPX) Nov 14, 2012 - A University of Texas at Arlington physics professor has helped create a hybrid nanomaterial that can be used to convert light and thermal energy into electrical current, surpassing earlier methods
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2012 - After cellulose, xylan is the most abundant biomass material on Earth, and therefore represents an enormous potential source of stored solar energy for the production of advance biofuels. A major ro
New York (AFP) Nov 13, 2012 - Rationing ended Tuesday for New Jersey drivers seeking to buy gasoline, as shortages caused by superstorm Sandy finally receded.
A Coruna, Spain (AFP) Nov 13, 2012 - Ten years after one of Europe's worst oil disasters, the captain of the Prestige tanker blamed Spain for sending his vessel away from the coast and into the stormy Atlantic.
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 13, 2012 - It was a groundbreaking discovery 25 years ago that remains relevant today - University of Houston physics professor Paul Chu achieved superconductivity at a temperature that would usher in a new er
