Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Oct 13, 2011 - As the last remnants of Moammar Gadhafi's die-hard loyalists are being overpowered, some traders and industry observers say Libya could be pumping 1 million barrels of oil a day by the end of the year.
New York (AFP) Oct 13, 2011 - The United States said Thursday it will allow British oil giant BP to bid on new oil-drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico due to go on sale later this year, less than two years after a devastating spill.
Sydney (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 - Australia's lower house of parliament passed a contentious new tax on carbon pollution to combat climate change on Wednesday, culminating years of heated debate.
Sydney (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 - Australia's lower house on Wednesday passed a contentious new tax on carbon pollution to combat climate change which has angered many voters and threatens Prime Minister Julia Gillard's hold on power.
Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 - The US government slapped BP, Transocean and Halliburton with citations for violating oil industry regulations Wednesday in what is expected to lead to massive fines for the deadly 2010 oil spill.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 - China and Vietnam have agreed to settle peacefully a dispute over maritime territory in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday.
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 12, 2011 - The brewing confrontation between Israel and Turkey, both U.S. allies, in the eastern Mediterranean gas dispute could eventually involve the Americans to prevent the Middle East erupting into open conflict again.
Champaign, IL (SPX) Oct 12, 2011 - An Illinois research team has succeeded in overcoming one major obstacle to a promising technology that simultaneously reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide and produces fuel. University of Illin
Atlanta, GA (SPX) Oct 12, 2011 - Physicists have predicted that under the influence of sufficiently high electric fields, liquid droplets of certain materials will undergo solidification, forming crystallites at temperature and pre
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 - Opposition to Canada's oil sands will only intensify unless Ottawa takes strong action on climate change, said a Canadian official cited by local media Wednesday.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin left China Wednesday after a visit that yielded $7 billion in trade pacts but no breakthrough on a long-delayed gas deal with the world's top energy consumer.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Oct 12, 2011 - On the face of it, U.S. claims the Iranians plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Washington seem far-fetched and nothing less than a declaration of war on Tehran's longtime rival for leadership of the Muslim world.
Glasgow, Scotland (UPI) Oct 12, 2011 - The British government's waffling on alternative energy is to blame for the reported demise of a major carbon capture project, a Scottish Cabinet member says.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 11, 2011 - China and Vietnam on Tuesday held candid talks about who controls the islands in potentially oil-rich waters claimed by both nations, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Tehran (AFP) Oct 11, 2011 - Iran has suspended a $16 billion gas field contract with China in the Gulf to push it to meet its obligations in another nearby field that is already being tapped by Qatar, the Mehr news agency reported Tuesday.
Durham NH (SPX) Oct 11, 2011 - A technology commonly used to map the bottom of the deep ocean can also detect gas seeps in the water column with remarkably high fidelity, according to scientists from the University of New Hampshi
