Baghdad (AFP) May 14, 2011 - Iraq insisted on Saturday it will boost oil production fivefold in the coming years, despite IMF predictions that it will fall short, and that power supplies would meet fast-rising demand by 2013.
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2011 - China has halted diesel shipments and restricted exports of refined oil products, in a bid to ensure domestic supply and stabilise fuel costs amid surging inflation in the country.
Berkeley CA (SPX) May 13, 2011 - Advanced biofuels - liquid transportation fuels derived from the cellulosic biomass of perennial grasses and other non-food plants, as well as from agricultural waste - are highly touted as potentia
Durham NH (SPX) May 13, 2011 - Marine species facing threats from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico far exceed those under legal protection in the United States, a new paper in the journal BioScience f
Duesseldorf, Germany (UPI) May 13, 2011 - Eon and RWE, Germany's largest utilities, reported first quarter losses because of unforeseen volatility in domestic and international energy markets.
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 13, 2011 - When storms lash northern and eastern Germany, it regularly gets tight in the high-voltage and highest-voltage electrical grids. Electricity from renewable resources has priority on the grid. But, o
Cape Town (AFP) May 13, 2011 - Environmental activist Lewis Pugh, known as the human polar bear for his swims in icy water, on Friday slammed plans to drill for shale rock gas deposits in the arid central South African Karoo.
Baghdad (UPI) May 13, 2011 - Iraq's Oil Ministry has embarked on a $50 billion upgrading of its oil and gas export pipeline network, a vital element in Baghdad's plans to boost oil production to 11 million-12 million barrels per from the current 2.3 million bpd.
Cambridge MA (SPX) May 13, 2011 - In an effort to combat soaring fuel prices and cut greenhouse gas emissions, the aviation industry is racing toward the use of biofuels. In 2008, Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial airline
Washington (UPI) May 13, 2011 - Amid soaring gas prices and hefty industry profits, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee questioned top executives from the nation's five oil giants about why the industry deserves tax breaks.
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) May 12, 2011 - BP is increasing its share of the Brazilian hydrocarbons market and is negotiating to buy stakes in oil fields and areas still up for exploration.
Washington DC (SPX) May 12, 2011 - Legislation authorizing long-term Department of Defense (DOD) contracts for purchasing advanced biofuels can help companies commercialize innovative new technology. The Biotechnology Industry Organi
Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 12, 2011 - GreenField Ethanol has announced the launch of G2Biochem, a collaborative partnership that will acquire, validate and commercialize GreenField's innovative patented process technology. This technolo
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) May 12, 2011 - Persian Gulf oil producers are turning to advanced technology as fields become depleted and extracting the crude becomes more difficult while global demand grows.
Hanoi (AFP) May 12, 2011 - Vietnam's parliamentary elections are an internal matter, the government said Thursday after Beijing objected to the ballot being held on disputed islands in the South China Sea.
Paris (AFP) May 12, 2011 - Bulls in the oil market still have room to run around a price of $110 per barrel but growth of global oil demand is set to ease, the IEA said on Thursday, tipping the see-saw price down again.
