Moscow, Russia (Voice of Russia) Aug 30, 2012 - The Arctic Region is often referred to as the resource depository of the future. Deemed as a strategically important region, the Arctic boasts a variety of natural riches, including minerals, oil
Sydney (AFP) Aug 30, 2012 - A Thai state-owned firm on Thursday admitted four charges over a huge oil spill off northwestern Australia, the country's worst ever offshore drilling accident.
Khartoum, Sudan (UPI) Aug 30, 2012 - U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Sudan Joseph Stafford says he was misquoted by a Sudanese newspaper regarding regime change in Sudan.
Harare, Zimbabwe (UPI) Aug 30, 2012 - The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority has halted disconnecting customers, a shift in policy that had been developed because of a epidemic of customers not paying thjeir bills.
Beijing (UPI) Aug 29, 2012 - State-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. is offering 26 offshore blocks, 22 of which are in the South China Sea, for joint development with foreign companies.
Singapore (SPX) Aug 29, 2012 - Using a mixture of gold, copper and platinum nanoparticles, IBN researchers have developed a more powerful and longer lasting fuel cell material. This breakthrough was published recently in leading
Nagasaki, Japan (UPI) Aug 29, 2012 - Japan's first offshore floating wind farm began trial operations Wednesday off the coast of the western prefecture of Nagasaki, officials said.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 29, 2012 - Japan's best-known toilet maker on Wednesday unveiled a poop-powered motorcycle that can travel as far as 300 kilometres (180 miles) on a tank filled with animal waste.
London (AFP) Aug 29, 2012 - Global oil prices sank Wednesday as a call by the Group of Seven nations for oil producers to increase output offset Gulf Coast supply disruptions due to Hurricane Isaac, analysts said.
Siem Reap, Cambodia (AFP) Aug 29, 2012 - China and Southeast Asian nations pledged Wednesday to strive for closer economic ties, setting aside regional tensions over a territorial row in the resource-rich South China Sea.
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (UPI) Aug 29, 2012 - Tanzania has begun to develop its liquefied natural gas facilities.
New York (AFP) Aug 29, 2012 - John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and their son Sean Lennon on Wednesday launched Artists Against Fracking to oppose the technique for natural gas extraction in an important New York state water region.
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 28, 2012 - A superconductor, which can move electrical energy with no wasteful resistance, is the holy grail of cost-effective, efficient, and green power production. Unlike traditional conductors such as co
Eugene OR (SPX) Aug 28, 2012 - Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air - including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent - at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, accordin
Mexico City (UPI) Aug 28, 2012 - Mexico is giving the go-ahead to U.S. Chimera Energy Corp. to deploy its new non-hydraulic shale oil extraction technology in its Chicontepec Basin.
Ankara (AFP) Aug 28, 2012 - Oil flow in the Turkish-Iraqi pipeline resumed Tuesday following the blast that damaged one of the two lines, Turkey's energy minister said Tuesday.
