Juba, Sudan (UPI) Apr 13, 2011 - The Khartoum government and former rebels in the newly independent south are beefing up their military forces along the still-to-be-defined border in Sudan, heightening fears of a new war over oil that could destabilize northeast Africa.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) April 12, 2011 - The worst maritime oil spill in history began nearly a year ago with a drop in pressure in a poorly drilled well deep in the Gulf of Mexico. It hasn't really ended even though BP's runaway well was eventually capped 87 days later.
Vienna (AFP) April 12, 2011 - The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) raised Tuesday its growth forecast for world oil demand in 2011, expecting little import from recent events in Japan and Libya.
College Park, Md. (UPI) Apr 12, 2011 - Gasoline prices are soaring past $4 a gallon in many places and driving will continue to be more expensive. Unless consumers are determined to again recklessly pile up credit card debt, higher gas prices will profoundly slow other purchases and the economic recovery.
Grand Isle, Louisiana (AFP) April 12, 2011 - A year after the worst maritime oil spill in history sullied the US Gulf Coast, men armed with shovels and a big yellow excavator are still digging up the sandy beach of Grand Isle, Louisiana in search of sticky tar balls.
Paris (AFP) April 12, 2011 - Shale gas, an energy source enjoying a boom in North America and Europe, carries a greater carbon footprint than oil, coal and conventional gas over at least a 20-year period, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Zurich (AFP) April 12, 2011 - Offshore oil drilling group Transocean claimed Tuesday that it had a set a world record for deep water drilling at an ocean depth of 3,107 metres (10,194 feet) off the coast of India.
Berlin (UPI) Apr 12, 2011 - Turkey's ambition to become an energy hub has been one of the major hurdles for new Europe-bound natural gas pipelines, an energy expert said Tuesday.
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 11, 2011 - Some people collect stamps and coins, but when it comes to sheer utility, few collections rival the usefulness of Rice University researcher Michael Deem's collection of 2.6 million zeolite structur
Tokyo (AFP) April 11, 2011 - Japan will set electricity-saving targets during the high-demand summer season to reduce consumption by up to 25 percent, amid shortfalls in the wake of its quake-tsunami disaster, the government said.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 11, 2011 - Battery technology hasn't kept pace with advancements in portable electronics, but the race is on to fix this. One revolutionary concept being pursued by a team of researchers in New Zealand involve
Perth, Australia (UPI) Apr 11, 2011 - Oil giant Shell will acquire a 6.4 percent share of Chevron's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project off the coast of northwest Australia.
Tokyo (AFP) April 10, 2011 - Japan's economy, the world's third-largest, has been in trouble for nearly a generation, but nothing prepared it for the brutal impact of power shortages following the March 11 disaster.
Moscow (UPI) Apr 8, 2011 - Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled energy giant, said it would choose the route for its South Stream natural gas pipeline by the middle of 2011.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2011 - Unlike many conventional chemical detectors that require an external power source, Lawrence Livermore researchers have developed a nanosensor that relies on semiconductor nanowires, rather than trad
Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia (SPX) Apr 08, 2011 - As the deadline for reaching a decision comes closer, four Lower Mekong Basin Countries have agreed to convene a special session on the prior consultation process for the proposed Xayaburi mainstrea
