Baghdad (AFP) July 17, 2011 - Shiite militant group Ketaeb Hezbollah, which has claimed deadly attacks on US troops in Iraq, warned a South Korean consortium Sunday to halt work on a controversial Kuwaiti port project.
Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2011 - Chinese netizens and a state press report on Sunday questioned safety standards at oil firms after a fire erupted at a plant owned by state-run CNPC - the industry's fourth incident in six weeks.
Manila (AFP) July 17, 2011 - The Philippines on Sunday welcomed what it saw as a gesture of support from the United States amid an escalating row with Beijing over disputed territory in the South China Sea.
Hanoi (AFP) July 17, 2011 - Vietnamese police rounded up at least 10 people as they broke up an anti-China rally on Sunday for the second weekend running after a series of protests over tensions in the South China Sea.
Nicosia (AFP) July 16, 2011 - Cyprus is to import electricity from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north as it vies to make up a shortfall in supply triggered by the crippling of its largest power plant, the government spokesman said on Saturday.
Baghdad (AFP) July 16, 2011 - Iraq will be the key player in international oil politics over the next two decades, the country's top government official for the energy sector said on Saturday.
Montevideo, Uruguay (UPI) Jul 15, 2011 - Brazil's offshore southern Atlantic oil fields are potentialing the same size of the North Sea, a Brazilian oil executive said.
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2011 - A huge oil spill off the Chinese coast has now contaminated an area around six times the size of Singapore, state media reported Friday, as the government said it may seek compensation for the leak.
Champaign, IL (SPX) Jul 15, 2011 - Growing perennial grasses on the least productive farmland now used for corn ethanol production in the U.S. would result in higher overall corn yields, more ethanol output per acre and better ground
Danang, Vietnam (AFP) July 15, 2011 - Former enemies Vietnam and the United States began a joint naval drill on Friday, despite Chinese objections after weeks of escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea.
London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2011 - Researchers in the US are testing biofilter systems as a viable alternative to releasing methane from passive landfill vents into the atmosphere. The technology could reduce the overall impact of ol
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Jul 14, 2011 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faces tough choices as he awaits prolonged cancer treatment in the run-up to next year's presidential election in which he will seek a third six-year term.
Santiago, Chile (UPI) Jul 14, 2011 - A maritime border dispute between Chile and Peru threatens to get worse after Bolivia decided to step in as a potential party in a future resolution of the deepening row over access to the sea.
Hanoi (AFP) July 14, 2011 - Sailors from China's navy beat the captain of a Vietnamese fishing boat and confiscated its catch in an area of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, a coastguard official said Thursday.
Tokyo (AFP) July 14, 2011 - Heatstroke cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an energy saving campaign following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Jul 14, 2011 - The Lebanese Cabinet has a meeting scheduled regarding the contentious issue of Beirut's energy policies in relation to the country's offshore energy assets.
