Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Jan 25, 2012 - Two major oil companies in Libya say they expect to restore their pre-war production levels by the end of the month, just in time to help pick up the slack for energy-hungry Europe if Persian Gulf crude supplies are cut off in the confrontation between Iran and the West.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 25, 2012 - Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has been appointed as Owner's Engineer at Sixpenny Wood wind farm for AES Wind Generation, a subsidiary of the energy company A
London, UK (SPX) Jan 25, 2012 - Since the global increase in energy use is showing few signs of slowing down, sustainable energy solutions have to be developed. For this reason, the energy of biomass has to be used more widely and
Washington (AFP) Jan 25, 2012 - A senior US official said a Republican bill to deny US President Barack Obama the right to decide on the construction of an oil pipeline from Canada raises serious legal questions.
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (UPI) Jan 25, 2012 - Azerbaijan said this week it has struck a deal with Moscow to double the amount of Caspian Sea natural gas exported to the Russian energy monopoly Gazprom.
Juba (AFP) Jan 25, 2012 - South Sudan signed an agreement with Kenya to build an oil pipeline to a Kenyan port, potentially freeing it from reliance on its northern neighbour Sudan, officials said Wednesday.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 25, 2012 - Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use r
London (UPI) Jan 24, 2012 - British officials and energy multinational BP say they have lobbied the U.S. government to exempt a major Caspian Sea gas field from new sanctions imposed on Iran.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Jan 24, 2012 - The European Union's decision to impose an embargo on Iran's oil exports is seen by Tehran as a virtual declaration of war, increasing the prospects of conflict in the strategic Persian Gulf.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Jan 24, 2012 - The Falkland Islands' search for oil in challenging offshore conditions in the South Atlantic is drawing interest from U.S. investors, giving the islanders hope a potential deal could offer some insurance against Argentine claims on the British overseas territory.
New Delhi (UPI) Jan 24, 2012 - India is likely to miss its electrical power capacity addition target for the five-year plan that ends this year, a government official said.
Washington (AFP) Jan 24, 2012 - President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged that he would not back down on efforts to boost clean energy, warning that the United States risked being left behind by China and Germany.
London (UPI) Jan 23, 2012 - An aquatic system likened to a bicycle pump is set to take to the seas and turn wave power into clean electricity, a British company says.
Berkeley, CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2012 - A team of scientists from Bio Architecture Lab (BAL), has developed breakthrough technology that expands the feedstocks for advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals production to include seaweed (m
Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 23, 2012 - Concerns about the worldwide energy supply and national, environmental and economic security have resulted in a search for alternative energy sources. A new University of Illinois study shows Miscan
Tehran (AFP) Jan 23, 2012 - Iran on Monday branded as unfair a decision by the European Union to impose an embargo on Iranian oil exports as its lawmakers vowed the ban would neither alter Tehran's nuclear policies nor affect its economy.
