Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Sep 19, 2011 - Oil will start flowing from the Falkland Islands' offshore fields in 2016, one of the British prospecting companies active in the United Kingdom-ruled territory said.
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2011 - Their critics weren't convinced the first time, but Rice University researchers didn't give up on the ice that burns. A paper by a Rice team expands upon previous research to locate and quan
Erfurt, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2011 - The federal government of Germany has decided to accelerate change in energy policy. But the transition will succeed only with the help of the consumers. They are called upon to use the energy from
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Sep 19, 2011 - A new subconscious mode for smartphones and other WiFi-enabled mobile devices could extend battery life by as much as 54 percent for users on the busiest networks. University of Michigan com
Yalta, Ukraine (UPI) Sep 19, 2011 - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov says his country will pay its natural gas bills to Russia on time, thus avoiding a winter European supply shutdown.
Seoul (AFP) Sept 18, 2011 - A top South Korean official on Sunday blamed hot weather and inaccurate reports by public officials for the nation's worst-ever blackout and vowed to punish those responsible.
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 18, 2011 - A recent oil spill near the Sweden's southwest coast is the worst in the area in years and the clean up will take weeks, the Swedish coast guard said Sunday.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 16, 2011 - China has told US oil giant ConocoPhillips to step up its efforts to seal leaks and clean up a spill off its north coast after finding oil was still leaking into the sea, state media reported Friday.
Seoul (AFP) Sept 16, 2011 - South Korean news media on Friday blasted energy authorities over the country's worst-ever power cuts, with one newspaper calling them a man-made disaster.
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Sep 16, 2011 - Brazil's oil bonanza is threatening to ignite a royalties war between the country's oil-producing states and other regions not blessed with hydrocarbon reserves.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Sep 16, 2011 - China's drive to secure Middle Eastern oil supplies is likely to find Beijing in competition with the United States, which despite efforts to wean itself off Persian Gulf crude is likely to return to the region as reserves in Canada and Mexico dwindle, analysts say.
Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Sep 16, 2011 - Capturing CO2 from power stations and storing it deep underground carries no significant threat to human health, despite recently voiced fears that it might, a study has shown. Researchers fou
Astana, Kazakhstan (UPI) Sep 16, 2011 - Kazakhstan this week celebrated the start of construction on a regional natural gas pipeline connected to China with a $130 million government investment.
Washington (UPI) Sep 16, 2011 - The potential supply of North American natural gas and oil resources is far more abundant than previously thought, a new study concludes.
Seoul (AFP) Sept 15, 2011 - Millions of South Koreans suffered rare power cuts Thursday due to unusually high autumn temperatures and scheduled maintenance work, officials and reports said.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 15, 2011 - Japan plans to build a floating wind farm near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant as part of the country's disaster reconstruction effort, a government official said Thursday.
