Berkeley CA (SPX) May 31, 2012 - CalCEF, which creates institutions and investment vehicles for the clean energy economy, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have announced a partnership to launch CalCharge, a
Boston MA (SPX) May 31, 2012 - After outlining their own recommendations seven months ago for energy companies engaged in fracking, investors with about $1 trillion in assets under management are seeing much they can support in t
Baghdad (UPI) May 31, 2012 - Iraq's fourth energy auction, intended to add some 29 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 10 billion barrels of oil to its huge reserves, has flopped, denting hopes of challenging Saudi Arabia as the world's top producer.
Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2012 - This week, more than 250 geothermal industry and policy leaders gathered in Washington D.C. for the GEA International Geothermal Energy Showcase 2012. Discussion focused on the international geother
Jakarta (UPI) May 30, 2012 - Indonesia plans to spend $367 million to finance the construction of geothermal power plants to diversify its energy sources.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) May 30, 2012 - As Iran's oil production shrinks because of Western economic sanctions, Iraq says its output has hit its highest level since 1989. If the current confrontation in the Persian Gulf continues, Iraq's production will soon outstrip that of its longtime rival.
Baghdad (AFP) May 30, 2012 - Iraq is putting 12 oil and gas exploration blocks up for sale at a two-day auction that opened Wednesday, which it hopes will boost its reserves and strengthen its position as a key producer.
Tokyo (AFP) May 30, 2012 - Japan cut oil imports from Iran by 65 percent in April while boosting shipments from Saudi Arabia, official data showed Wednesday, amid Western efforts to squeeze Tehran over its atomic programme.
Baghdad (AFP) May 30, 2012 - Iraq on Wednesday kicked off a two-day auction of a dozen energy exploration blocks, but hopes that the sale would up reserves and boost its role as a key producer were dampened when just one deal was agreed.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 30, 2012 - The Nabucco project, which was supposed to become an obstacle on the way of Russian gas pipeline to Europe, is suffering defeat on all fronts. This time bad news came from BP when its experts claime
Moscow (UPI) May 30, 2012 - The long-planned Nabucco natural gas pipeline, once envisioned as stretching from Azerbaijan to Austria, will be abandoned by the end of June, a Russian report says.
Addis Ababa (AFP) May 30, 2012 - Top negotiators for Sudan and South Sudan have held their first talks since deadly border fighting last month took them to the brink of war, even as Juba accused Khartoum of fresh air strikes.
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2012 - The United States on Wednesday imposed duties on large wind towers from China, alleging they are unduly subsidized for export to the US market.
Bonn (AFP) May 29, 2012 - Expanding Germany's electricity grid to cope with the country's planned exit from nuclear power will cost about 20 billion euros ($25 billion) over the next decade, a network operator warned Tuesday.
London (AFP) May 29, 2012 - The coming decades could be a golden age for natural gas if unconventional resources are exploited in an environmentally acceptable manner, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Phnom Penh (AFP) May 29, 2012 - China and the Philippines have agreed to show restraint in their tense standoff over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Manila's defence chief said Tuesday.
