Houston TX (SPX) Sep 05, 2012 - Researchers at Rice University and the Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium, have developed a way to make flexible components for rechargeable lithium-ion (LI) batteries from discarded silicon.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 4, 2012 - Iran has problems exporting its oil, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted on Tuesday, but he said his government was determined to overcome that and other challenges posed by Western economic sanctions.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 4, 2012 - Iran is the only power that can secure the oil-rich Gulf, a Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday, adding that the reinforced US navy presence in the waterway was causing regional instability.
London (AFP) Sept 4, 2012 - Global crude oil prices rose Tuesday as weak manufacturing numbers from Europe and China lifted hopes of fresh central bank stimulus measures, analysts said.
Manila (AFP) Sept 4, 2012 - Philippine officials praised US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's call for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, saying Tuesday she had bolstered Manila's stance.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Sep 04, 2012 - For the first time in history Russia's Pavilion won the prize of the jury at the 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, where Russia presented a project dedicated to science towns, incl
London, UK (SPX) Sep 04, 2012 - 'Bioplastics' that are naturally synthesized by microbes could be made commercially viable by using waste cooking oil as a starting material. This would reduce environmental contamination and also g
Jakarta (AFP) Sept 3, 2012 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Indonesia Monday hoping to encourage unity among Southeast Asian nations in an effort to manage increasingly tense disputes with China.
Abuja (AFP) Sept 3, 2012 - Nigerians from a region devastated by oil spills on Monday called on the president to take action, more than a year after a UN report said the contamination may require the world's biggest cleanup.
London (AFP) Sept 3, 2012 - Global oil prices held steady on Monday as traders worried that contracting Chinese manufacturing activity could hit global demand for crude.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 2, 2012 - A team of Japanese surveyors Sunday sailed to a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea that the nationalistic governor of Tokyo wants to buy, with Beijing lodging a serious protest at the action.
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 1, 2012 - Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in more than three decades last month as the country's output has continued to increase, oil ministry officials said on Saturday.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 1, 2012 - Iraqi Kurdistan will export oil via federal pipelines until September 15, an official said on Saturday, extending a one-month confidence-building measure amid a row with the central government in Baghdad.
Rishon Lezion, Israel (UPI) Aug 31, 2012 - Israel has long been a major importer of energy supplies, including oil and natural gas, but recent discoveries have drawn positive outlook for the Israeli energy sector.
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Aug 31, 2012 - Venezuela's biggest oil refinery remained closed Friday after firefighters put out a fire that raged for more three days following an explosion that killed at least 48 people, left dozens wounded and hundreds homeless.
Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2012 - The U.S. Interior Department has granted Shell permission to start limited drilling in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's coast.
