Singapore (AFP) Oct 25, 2012 - Oil prices climbed in Asian trade Thursday on data showing a slight pick-up in China's manufacturing sector, but weak US energy demand and eurozone worries capped gains, analysts said.
Kuwait City (UPI) Oct 25, 2012 - Kuwait, a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, is gripped by a deepening political crisis over demands for reforms that the ruling family is doggedly resisting.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2012 - Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least 5 percent - approximately 39 billion liters - of U.S. transportation fuel needs would place unsustainable demands on energy, wa
Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 25, 2012 - Oil-independence is the dream of many countries that lack raw materials. Nevertheless, black gold still retains its dominant role as a power source, and also serves as a basic material for the chemi
Lagos, Nigeria (UPI) Oct 25, 2012 - Nigeria is losing an estimated $1 billion a month to oil theft while fraudulent natural gas deals with international oil companies have cost the West African country $29 billion over the past decade, official reports say.
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 24, 2012 - An influential Canadian business association on Wednesday sought to quell domestic objections over the development of Alberta's oil sands by releasing a study showing country-wide economic benefits.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Oct 24, 2012 - The energy industry in the Persian Gulf, which supplies more than one-third of the world's oil supplies and much of its natural gas, is finding itself vulnerable to cyberattack, a form of warfare the United States, Israel and Iran are increasingly using.
London (AFP) Oct 24, 2012 - Oil prices rebounded slightly on Wednesday, with sentiment boosted by upbeat data from top global energy consumer China, ahead of new economic figures from the United States.
Warsaw (AFP) Oct 24, 2012 - Poland must choose between developing its first nuclear energy plant or pushing ahead with a programme to tap potential shale gas reserves, the head of Polish state-owned utility PGE said on Wednesday.
Moscow (UPI) Oct 24, 2012 - Ukraine expects to eventually negotiate a fair price for its imports of Russian natural gas, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said this week.
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Oct 23, 2012 - Condensers are a crucial part of today's power generation systems: About 80 percent of all the world's powerplants use them to turn steam back to water after it comes out of the turbines that turn g
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Oct 23, 2012 - China is expanding its energy footprint in Latin America in a two-pronged strategy to secure its economy's fuel needs and create a niche for future trade in the southern region.
Tehran (UPI) Oct 23, 2012 - The P5+1 talks among European powers, the United States, China and Iran - stalled since June - could resume next month, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi says.
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 23, 2012 - Iraq signed a $128-million gas pipeline deal Tuesday and issued a tender to develop an oilfield in the south with proven reserves of more than four billion barrels, the latest steps in its efforts to ramp up output.
The Hague (AFP) Oct 23, 2012 - Researchers in bicycle-mad Netherlands have come up with a novel way to get more cyclists out during the harsh winter months while also lowering the number of injuries: heated bike paths.
Secaucus NJ (SPX) Oct 23, 2012 - Panasonic Eco Solutions North America and Macerich, have aligned to begin the first phase of a multi-property retail real estate solar power program. Over the next 12 months, solar installations at
