Kabul (AFP) Dec 26, 2011 - Afghanistan has agreed to sign a deal with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for oil exploration and extraction, the president's office said in a statement Monday.
Paris (AFP) Dec 25, 2011 - Europe's market in carbon emissions is hoping for outside help after a year in which prices slumped to record lows, savaging claims that trading in CO2 brakes the rise of dangerous greenhouse gases.
Bogota (AFP) Dec 24, 2011 - Thirteen people were confirmed dead and nearly 100 injured in a pipeline explosion in western Colombia, officials said Saturday at the conclusion of a two-day rescue and recovery mission.
Tehran (AFP) Dec 24, 2011 - Iran on Saturday began 10 days of wargames around the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route in the Gulf through which more than a third of the world's ship-borne oil passes.
Brasilia (AFP) Dec 23, 2011 - Brazil's Environment Institute on Friday ordered US oil giant Chevron to pay another fine related to the early November oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Dosquebradas, Colombia (AFP) Dec 23, 2011 - At least 11 people were killed and more than 80 others were injured Friday when an explosion ripped through a pipeline in western Colombia triggering a deadly inferno, relief agencies said.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 23, 2011 - Driven by surging natural gas consumption in Asia and the United States, global use of the form of fossil fuel rebounded 7.4 percent from its 2009 slump to hit a record 111.9 trillion cubic feet - i
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Dec 23, 2011 - Iranian naval forces launch a massive 10-day exercise Saturday near the Strait of Hormuz, the only way in and out of the Persian Gulf, in what is widely seen as a rehearsal for a threatened closure of the strategic global oil artery if the country is attacked.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Dec 23, 2011 - The leader of Iraqi Kurdistan said Friday that a contract the autonomous region signed with US energy giant ExxonMobil was constitutional and claimed Iraq's premier had initially given his assent.
Washington (UPI) Dec 23, 2011 - The low-key but simmering tussle between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands has taken a new symbolic turn.
Lagos (AFP) Dec 23, 2011 - Shell on Friday deployed ships with dispersants and planes in a bid to mop up one of Nigeria's worst offshore oil spills in recent years, a spokesman said, amid fears it could soon reach the shoreline.
Irbil, Iraq (UPI) Dec 22, 2011 - As Iraq looks like collapsing into another sectarian free-for-all, with energy resources a key prize, the semi-autonomous Kurdish region is like an island of stability and security.
Lisbon (AFP) Dec 22, 2011 - China Three Gorges Corp. beat competitors Thursday to a 21.35 percent state in Energias de Portugal (EDP), paying 2.7 billion euros as debt-stricken Portugal sells assets to bolster state coffers.
Dingwall, UK (SPX) Dec 22, 2011 - Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has been appointed as Owner's Engineer at Lochluichart wind farm for energy company Eneco. The company will be providing constr
Corvallis OR (SPX) Dec 22, 2011 - Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention, a new study concludes. There may be valid re
Aalto, Finland (SPX) Dec 22, 2011 - This ALD method for manufacturing fuel cells requires 60 per cent less of the costly catalyst than current methods. This is a significant discovery, because researchers have not been able to achieve
