Reykjavik (AFP) Jan 6, 2011 - Iceland's megastar Bjork launched a three-day karaoke marathon on Thursday with the aim of drawing attention to the protection of natural resources and her bid to stop the takeover of an energy firm, she told reporters.
Juba, Sudan (AFP) Jan 6, 2011 - Greater openness from Khartoum about Sudanese oil revenues will be key to keeping the peace with the south after next week's independence vote, a campaign group warned on Thursday.
Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2011 - A US panel skewered British giant BP as well as Halliburton and Transocean, saying management failures were to blame for the Gulf oil spill, and warned without reform such a disaster could happen again.
New York (AFP) Jan 5, 2011 - Epic floods sweeping Australia could seriously limit the world's coal supplies, driving up prices and raising inflationary pressures throughout the global economy.
Leeds, England (UPI) Jan 5, 2011 - Power plants could burn more plant matter instead of coal if the fuel was delivered pre-roasted like coffee beans, British researchers say.
Berlin (UPI) Jan 5, 2011 - Hungary has put energy on the top of its list of issues to be tackled during the country's turn at the rotating EU presidency.
Washington (AFP) Jan 5, 2011 - The deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill was the result of systemic management problems and could recur if reforms are not embraced, a US presidential panel probing the disaster said Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) Jan 5, 2011 - French oil services group Technip is well placed in association with Japanese JGC Corporation to win a contract worth 3.8 billion euros to build a refinery in Vietnam, a source close to the matter told AFP on Wednesday.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 05, 2011 - The United States doesn't have the infrastructure to meet the federal mandate for renewable fuel use with ethanol but could meet the standard with significant increases in cellulosic and next-genera
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jan 5, 2011 - The Israeli government, buoyed by a major natural gas bonanza in the eastern Mediterranean, is preparing a sharp hike in oil and gas taxes that is likely to rake in billions of dollars for the state treasury.
Leeds, UK (SPX) Jan 05, 2011 - More plant matter could be burned in coal-fired power stations if this 'green' fuel was delivered pre-roasted like coffee beans, according to researchers from the University of Leeds, UK. Many
Sacramento (UPI) Jan 4, 2011 - California says its consumers will be the first in the nation to save money under a federal law raising the energy-efficiency standard of light bulbs.
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 4, 2011 - China National Petroleum Corp will invest in a northeastern port city hit by an oil spill last year at facilities it owned, averting paying direct compensation to local fishermen, state media said.
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 4, 2011 - A US company has come up with a baton-shaped device that charges gadgets using power generated by walking, hiking or running.
Moscow (UPI) Jan 4, 2011 - Russia, one of the world's largest oil exporters, has opened its first pipeline link to China.
Buenos Aires (UPI) Jan 4, 2011 - British-banked oil exploration and military buildup on and near the Falkland Islands flouts bilateral agreements, which are now useless and void, Argentina said in the latest escalation of war of words over the South Atlantic territories.
