Strasbourg, France (UPI) Jan 27, 2012 - Brussels' push to insert itself into energy deals between member states and non-EU countries will have confidentiality safeguards, a parliamentary backer says.
Richmond, VA (SPX) Jan 27, 2012 - Dominion and Lockheed Martin has announced the availability of the EDGESM Grid Side Efficiency solution for utilities. EDGE is the first of several smart grid applications to be delivered through a
Mexico City (UPI) Jan 27, 2012 - Mexico needs to generate more electricity to meet the needs of its burgeoning population and developing industries but that seems increasingly tied to the prospect of future economic growth, latest data indicated.
San Juan, Puerto Rico (UPI) Jan 27, 2012 - Puerto Rico's proposed natural gas pipeline is facing increased opposition.
Paris (AFP) Jan 27, 2012 - Geopolitical tensions over Iran should not have a major impact on oil prices, the head of French oil major Total said Friday, adding that it was not in Tehran's interest to close the Strait of Hormuz.
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2012 - New research launched by the University of Melbourne and the City of Melbourne will give buildings owners across Melbourne access to information that can help their buildings absorb less heat and st
Juba, South Sudan (UPI) Jan 26, 2012 - South Sudan, born six months ago, says it's shutting down more than 900 oil wells after accusing its former masters in Khartoum of stealing its oil piped north for export.
Chicago (AFP) Jan 26, 2012 - British oil giant BP must cover some of the eventual claims against rig owner Transocean arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a US judge ruled Thursday, with any bill set to run into billions of dollars.
Tehran (AFP) Jan 26, 2012 - Iran's parliament is expected to consider next week a bill to ban oil exports to Europe after the bloc imposed an embargo on oil from the Islamic republic, media quoted deputies as saying Thursday.
Washington (AFP) Jan 26, 2012 - The United States announced Thursday that it intends to auction off a giant part of the central Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration, in a move to reinvigorate government energy policy.
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Jan 25, 2012 - Chinese oil giant Sinopec has finalized a $1.1 billion deal to increase supply and raise its equity in the Australia-Pacific LNG project in Queensland.
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2012 - China's agriculture ministry said Wednesday ConocoPhillips had agreed to pay one billion yuan ($158 million) in compensation for damages caused by a huge oil spill in the nation's northeast.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 25, 2012 - Don Quixote in his madness tilted at windmills but wind turbines also exhibit their own kind of capricious behavior. In a wind gust they spin away, churning kilowatts of electricity. But in a breeze
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 25, 2012 - GE Energy has announced the next step in the integration of its acquisition of Converteam by renaming the business Power Conversion. Power Conversion's technologies in process controls, automation s
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2012 - Two hundred leaders from the geothermal industry, the finance community and government agencies met yesterday at the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) fourth annual Finance Forum, held at the Marr
Washington (AFP) Jan 25, 2012 - Any blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz by Iran would send oil prices soaring by more than $30 a barrel, the IMF said in a report released Wednesday.
