Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2011 - BP has filed a strongly worded complaint with the administrator of a $20-billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill, arguing that his proposed settlements are too generous.
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2011 - BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico might never have blown last year if the company's engineers had been consulted about a key test that pointed to a defective cement job, investigators reported Thursday.
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (UPI) Feb 17, 2011 - A string of natural gas strikes along Africa's east coast, with reserves currently estimated at 21 billion cubic feet, is transforming the region into a world-class energy producer after years of being in the shadow of the oil boom in West Africa.
Elk Grove Village IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 - Lime Energy Co. has announced the recent creation of a new subsidiary, Lime Energy Asset Development, LLC (LEAD). LEAD has been created to develop, manage and in some situations own energy producing
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Feb 17, 2011 - A plan to build a controversial coal-fired power plant in Malaysian Borneo has been scrapped over fears of its impact on the environment, a local minister was quoted as saying Thursday.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 - Bioethanol from new lines of native perennial prairie grass could become less costly because of plant engineering by The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and fermentation research at Oak Ridge Nation
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 - Chemists, chemical engineers, and synthetic biologists have largely met the technical challenge of developing biofuels to supplement and then replace petroleum-derived transportation fuels in the co
Champaign, Ill. (UPI) Feb 17, 2011 - U.S. researchers say the goal of replacing 30 percent of petroleum consumption in the U.S. with biofuels by 2030 is attainable, but at a high price.
Danbury CT (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 - FuelCell Energy, Inc. a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government, and utility customers, has an
London (AFP) Feb 16, 2011 - Brent oil prices surged beyond $104 per barrel on Wednesday, after Israel announced that Iran had sent two warships into the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Syria.
Mumbai (UPI) Feb 16, 2011 - India could increase electricity supply in rural areas by decentralizing electricity production and distribution, a new World Bank report says.
New York (AFP) Feb 16, 2011 - Oil prices leaped Wednesday after Israel called the expected passage of two Iranian warships to the Mediterranean a provocation and as anti-government protests continued in Iran and Libya.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 16, 2011 - With two tankers seized by Somali pirates in recent days ship owners warned that hijackings are spinning out of control and could disrupt global oil supplies if governments don't take tough action against the sea bandits.
Chicago (AFP) Feb 16, 2011 - A growing flow of corrosive, unrefined oil from Canada's tar sands being pumped though thousands of miles of pipelines is a disaster waiting to happen, environmentalists warned Wednesday.
Quito (AFP) Feb 15, 2011 - US oil giant Chevron's court-ordered indemnification of Ecuadoran communities for environmental pollution increases 10 percent to $9.5 billion under a provision in Ecuadoran law, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said Tuesday.
London (UPI) Feb 15, 2011 - German energy giant Eon has been given the green light to build its fifth offshore wind farm in Britain, making it the dominant developer in Europe for wind farms at sea.
