London (UPI) Aug 8, 2012 - British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says renewable energy will remain a key part of the country's energy policy despite reports of government infighting.
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 08, 2012 - Most earthquakes in the Barnett Shale region of north Texas occur within a few miles of one or more injection wells used to dispose of wastes associated with petroleum production such as hydraulic f
Jakarta (AFP) Aug 8, 2012 - Indonesia warned Wednesday of a risk of further tensions between nations with overlapping claims to swathes of the South China Sea if a collective and common approach is not soon agreed.
Ankara (AFP) Aug 8, 2012 - The oil flow from the Turkish-Iraqi pipeline will resume Wednesday following a blast that damaged the pipeline, Turkey's energy minister said.
Taipei (AFP) Aug 8, 2012 - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Wednesday ordered an investigation into the navy's decision to punish a senior officer for sailing too close to a Japanese-held island in a recent drill.
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (UPI) Aug 8, 2012 - Tanzania and Malawi are locked in an oil and natural gas dispute over Lake Nyasa.
Sydney (UPI) Aug 7, 2012 - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called for an overhaul of Australia's electricity supply market.
New York NY (SPX) Aug 07, 2012 - The generation of electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal has a copper usage intensity that is typically four to six times higher than it is for fossil fuels, ac
Mexico City (UPI) Aug 7, 2012 - Mexico is going ahead with a wind power project at Santa Catarina in the north that will add up to 22 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to the national grid.
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Aug 7, 2012 - Venezuela is helping Argentina drill in the South Atlantic waters close to the British-ruled Falkland Islands as Buenos Aires drums up Latin American support for its claim on the territories.
Ankara (AFP) Aug 6, 2012 - An overnight blast in southeastern Turkey interrupted oil flow from Iraq, with Kurdish rebels suspected to be behind the explosions, Turkish and Iraqi authorities said Monday.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2012 - China on Monday welcomed an oil deal between Sudan and South Sudan and urged both nations to find the political courage to overcome the remaining issues that have brought them to the brink of war.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2012 - China's state-controlled media lashed out at the United States on Monday, accusing Washington of trouble-making over criticism of Beijing's claims to a wide swathe of the disputed South China Sea.
Washington (UPI) Aug 6, 2012 - The U.S. Interior Department will make 16 million acres of public land rich in renewable energy resources available for defense-related projects, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday in a conference call.
Singapore (AFP) Aug 6, 2012 - Oil prices were down in Asia Monday with traders taking profits from a rally last week as they awaited the release of Chinese trade data later in the week, analysts said.
Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 06, 2012 - Researchers have taken a new look at an old, but seldom-used technique developed by the petroleum industry to recover oil, and learned more about why it works, how it could be improved, and how it m
