Sanya, China (AFP) April 14, 2011 - China Development Bank said Thursday it was in talks with Petrobras to extend more credit to the Brazilian oil giant after the two firms signed a $10-billion loan agreement in 2009.
London UK (SPX) Apr 14, 2011 - Current UK and European policies on biofuels encourage unethical practices, says a report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics following an 18-month inquiry. Policies such as the European Rene
Durham NH (SPX) Apr 14, 2011 - One year after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on the Gulf Coast, new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire shows that despite the roughly equivalent econo
Manila (AFP) April 14, 2011 - The Philippines said Thursday it had lodged a formal protest at the United Nations over China's claims to the Spratly islands and adjacent South China Sea waters.
Washington (AFP) April 14, 2011 - Power cuts are now the greatest threat to Japan's economic recovery, the Asian Development Bank's top economist said Thursday, as the pain from last month's triple disaster showed few signs of relenting.
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Apr 14, 2011 - Somali pirates are increasingly threatening global oil supplies from the Persian Gulf as they extend their attacks ever deeper into the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, morphing from a tactical nuisance to a strategic danger.
Tokyo (AFP) April 14, 2011 - Sony said Thursday it was considering having all its employees in Japan take two-week summer vacations to save energy, amid power shortages in the aftermath of the March 11 disasters.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 14, 2011 - After years of neglect, scientists and policy makers are focusing more attention on developing technologies needed to make the so-called green grid possible, according to an article in ACS' Chemic
Mexico City (AFP) April 13, 2011 - A total of 713 oil platform workers were evacuated Tuesday when a semi-submersible residence began to collapse into the Gulf of Mexico, said state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
Zurich (AFP) April 13, 2011 - Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB announced Wednesday it had won a $120 million order in China to develop and supply equipment for an ultra high voltage electricity line.
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Apr 13, 2011 - The turmoil in oil-producing nations is triggering turmoil at home, as rising oil prices force Americans to pay more at the pump. Meanwhile, there's a growing industry that's promising jobs and acce
San Francisco (AFP) April 13, 2011 - Greenpeace activists rallied outside Facebook headquarters on Wednesday, calling on the social network to unfriend coal energy for powering data centers and other operations.
San Francisco (AFP) April 13, 2011 - A handful of Greenpeace activists was outside Facebook headquarters on Wednesday, calling on the social network to unfriend coal energy for powering data centers and other operations.
College Park MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2011 - How to put more bang in your biofuels? Nanoparticles! A new study in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy shows that the addition of alumina nanoparticles can improve the performance and
Nahrwan, Iraq (AFP) April 13, 2011 - As war-ravaged Iraq ramps up crude oil production to reach an ambitious goal of a nearly five-fold increase by 2017, it is scrambling to face the parallel challenge of protecting oil facilities.
Berlin (UPI) Apr 13, 2011 - Public opposition is derailing ExxonMobil's hunt for shale gas in Germany.
