New Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2010 - India on Thursday denied Vedanta Resources permission for a six-fold expansion of its aluminium refinery in Orissa state over environmental concerns, dealing a fresh blow to the British company.
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Oct 21, 2010 - Libya has a lot riding on BP's plans to drill the first deep-water well in the Gulf of Sidra, an offshore area the size of Belgium in the Western Mediterranean.
Ramadi, Iraq (AFP) Oct 21, 2010 - Sunni leaders in Anbar, an ex-bastion of insurgents, warned on Thursday that foreign firms will not be allowed to work unless the Iraqi province's residents benefit from a gas field development.
Dubai (AFP) Oct 21, 2010 - The United Arab Emirates has opened a naval base on its east coast as part of efforts to secure its ability to export oil in the event Iran closes the strategic Strait of Hormuz, local media said on Thursday.
London (UPI) Oct 20, 2010 - Britain Wednesday committed $3.5 billion for clean energy projects to spur economic growth, while cutting budgets across other departments.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 20, 2010 - China has again sent fisheries patrol ships to waters near an island chain disputed between Tokyo and Beijing after earlier withdrawing vessels, Japanese media reports said Wednesday.
Baghdad (UPI) Oct 20, 2010 - Iraq's Oil Ministry awarded contracts to develop three of its biggest natural gas fields Wednesday, although concerns about security -- a factor that could undermine Baghdad's drive to become the world's new energy giant -- apparently scared off some potential investors.
Paris (AFP) Oct 20, 2010 - Strike-hit France was on Wednesday forced to import electricity equivalent to the output of six nuclear reactors because of anti-pension reform industrial action and maintenance at its power stations.
Tehran (AFP) Oct 19, 2010 - Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez visited Iran on Tuesday to boost energy and trade ties, days after clinching a deal with Russia to build his country's first nuclear power plant.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2010 - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged Beijing on Monday to guarantee the safety of Japanese companies and citizens, as a wave of rowdy protests in China sparked by a territorial row entered a third day.
Sydney (AFP) Oct 19, 2010 - The world's top polluter, China, is a surprise leader in clean energy efforts, a study showed Tuesday, outstripping the United States and Japan and leaving Australia lagging far behind.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2010 - A coalition of farm and food industry trade associations representing every step of the food chain from meat and poultry producers, restaurants, bakers to other food manufacturers has issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that it would allow the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol (E15) for cars manufactured in the 2007 model year or later.
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Oct 19, 2010 - Sunoco has announced that it will supply the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) with a new high-performance fuel for the 2011 season. The new fuel - known as Sunoco Green E15 - is a 15% ethanol blend that will be used in NASCAR's three national touring series.
New York NY (SPX) Oct 19, 2010 - Syracuse University has announced a partnership to advance the use of biofuels by the U.S. armed forces as an alternative energy source. The effort involves entrepreneurs John Fox '92 and Wayne Arden, who have proposed producing biodiesel in Afghanistan as a means to achieve multiple benefits, including reducing risks to American troops and building a new, sustainable economy in the country.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (SPX) Oct 19, 2010 - Following the initial success of the world's first use of sugarcane-based ethanol in a gas turbine system, GE has received a contract from Brazil's federal energy company, Petrobras, to convert a second unit at the site to burn this alternative fuel. The power plant serves the city of Juiz de Fora, located northwest of Rio de Janiero.
Moscow (UPI) Oct 18, 2010 - A top Gazprom manager was found dead in his car with a gunshot wound to his head.
