Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Nov 18, 2010 - Amid continuing fears that Iran may seek to close the choke point Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, a vital oil artery for the world, the United Arab Emirates is seeking alternative export routes for its oil.
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Nov 18, 2010 - GE has further expanded its Oil and Gas business' portfolio capabilities with the inauguration of a new $3M investment subsea equipment testing facility in Warsaw, Poland, opened in partnership with
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 18, 2010 - National Clean Fuels has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) could be a boon to the company's biomass electrical plant in Port Gibson, Miss. The pro
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 18, 2010 - Poland's historic Gdansk shipyard, the 1980 birthplace of the Solidarity trade union led by freedom icon Lech Walesa that toppled communism in 1989, started work on making wind turbines on Thursday.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Nov 18, 2010 - The British-ruled Falkland Islands and other overseas U.K. territories in the Atlantic and Caribbean regions will receive more proactive participation by London in their foreign policy and economic development, officials said.
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2010 - BP's failure to learn from past near misses and its insufficient consideration of risk were major factors in the oil well blowout that led to the biggest US environmental disaster, a panel of US scientists concluded on Wednesday.
Brussels (UPI) Nov 17, 2010 - The European Union Wednesday outlined its energy infrastructure priorities for the next two decades, saying some $270 billion have to be invested into smart power grids, electricity highways as well as new oil and gas pipelines.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 17, 2010 - Nigeria's oil insurgency has escalated with an attack on an offshore platform run by Exxon Mobil in which eight employees were kidnapped and with the emergence of a new militant organization in the oil-rich south.
Mclean VA (SPX) Nov 17, 2010 - Northrop Grumman, in collaboration with Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Centers (RMSC) has formed the Maximizing and Optimizing Renewable Energy (M.O.R.E.) POWER initiative, which leverages RMSC's on-
Singapore (AFP) Nov 17, 2010 - Oil was mixed in Asian trade Wednesday amid investor concerns that China might again tighten monetary policy and worries over Europe's debt woes, analysts said.
Ashgabat (AFP) Nov 17, 2010 - The leader of Turkmenistan on Wednesday touted growing energy ties with Iran and China but stayed silent on Europe's proposed Nabucco pipeline aimed at breaking Russia's grip on gas exports.
Fulton MI (SPX) Nov 16, 2010 - BlueFire Renewables has announced that it has received all permits to allow start of construction of its first commercial project in Fulton, Mississippi. BlueFire has obtained its final air, w
Dallas TX (SPX) Nov 16, 2010 - Celanese has announced its intention to construct manufacturing facilities in China and the U.S. to utilize recently-developed advanced technology for the production of ethanol for chemical applicat
Beijing (UPI) Nov 16, 2010 - China is facing severe shortages of diesel fuel as more enterprises have turned to diesel-powered generators amid enforced blackouts.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 16, 2010 - China has sent a helicopter-equipped fisheries vessel to patrol the disputed East China Sea, state media reported Tuesday, just as the two sides appeared to be cooling sharp tensions over the area.
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 16, 2010 - Two of China's top power producers plan to raise 2.5 billion US dollars by listing their wind-power units in Hong Kong, reports said Tuesday, the latest among several green firms to list in the city.
