Benghazi, Libya (UPI) Mar 8, 2012 - The declaration of an autonomous region in Cyrenaica in eastern Libya, which contains most of the country's oil, is the most serious threat to central authority in post-revolutionary Libya and could disrupt oil flows already threatened by the Persian Gulf crisis.
Sodertalje, Sweden (SPX) Mar 08, 2012 - Scania is now taking a further step in its efforts to reduce the climate impact from its own operations. Using renewable bioethanol as a fuel rather than fossil-based diesel will help reduce the cli
New York NY (SPX) Mar 08, 2012 - A new report from Rabobank's global Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory department on the future of ethanol provides a look at recent developments and current situations in both the Brazilia
Washington (AFP) March 8, 2012 - The US Senate voted down Thursday a measure to start building the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline between Canada and the Gulf Coast of Texas despite President Barack Obama's opposition.
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Mar 07, 2012 - As scientists continue the hunt for energy sources that are safer, cleaner alternatives to fossil fuel, an ever-increasing amount of valuable farmland is being used to produce bioethanol, a source o
London (AFP) March 7, 2012 - World oil prices rebounded Wednesday on lingering concerns over Western efforts to rein in the nuclear programme of major crude producer Iran.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Mar 7, 2012 - A sharp increase in pirate attacks in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa is threatening plans to double oil production from 4 million barrels a day amid a swelling energy boom in the largely impoverished region.
Amsterdam, Holland (SPX) Mar 07, 2012 - Raytheon has been chosen by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to upgrade the air traffic control radar system at the Royal Netherlands Air Force base in the town of Woensdrecht with technology to
Manila (AFP) March 7, 2012 - The Philippines said Wednesday it would hold large-scale military exercises with the United States next month near an area where it is locked in a tense sea territorial row with China.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2012 - The exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicles contribute more to the production of a specific type of air pollution-secondary organic aerosols (SOA)-than those from diesel vehicles, according to a new st
Singapore (AFP) March 6, 2012 - Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Tuesday as traders weighed geopolitical tensions over crude producer Iran's nuclear programme and weak economic data from Europe and China.
London (AFP) March 6, 2012 - Oil prices slid on Tuesday, mirroring heavy losses on European equity markets in the wake of weak eurozone economic data and amid an easing of tensions over the Iran nuclear crisis, traders said.
Seoul (UPI) Mar 6, 2012 - South Korea has signed a deal to develop three oil fields in the United Arab Emirates.
El Nar, South Sudan (AFP) March 6, 2012 - It is a sight the South Sudanese hoped had gone for good: twisted metal shards embedded in thigh-deep bomb craters left by an airstrike blamed on former foes in neighbouring Sudan.
Teddington UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2012 - Scientists working as part of the Metrology for Energy Harvesting Project have developed a new model to deliver the maximum power output for piezoelectric energy harvesters. Piezoelectric mate
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 06, 2012 - University of Toronto research team has developed a process to analyze the behavior of bitumen in reservoirs using a microfluidic chip, a tool commonly associated with the field of medical diagnosti
