London (UPI) Jul 27, 2010 - Robert Dudley, BP's newly appointed American chief executive officer, has vowed to keep the company's promises related to cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico and compensating its residents.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2010 - Scientists are working hard to develop the tools and find the organisms to break down the complex structure of plant cellulose into its component sugars - the key step toward fermentation of those sugars into usable biofuel. This process needs to be simple and economically efficient before cellulosic biofuels can compete with fossil fuels for transportation energy use.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 27, 2010 - The oil extracted from oleaginous plants can be used as a fuel for agricultural vehicles without any reduction in their performance - thus enabling farmers to have greater energy self-sufficiency. Besides this, a sub-product known as oilseedcake is extracted, and which is optimum fodder for animal herds, given its significant protein and fatty acids content.
London (AFP) July 26, 2010 - BP chief executive Tony Hayward was expected to quit imminently with a payoff of up to 18.5 million dollars despite being lambasted over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, British media reported Monday.
Dalian, China (AFP) July 26, 2010 - China said Monday an oil spill on the northeast coast had been successfully controlled as reports said operations at the port where it originated were returning to normal.
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Jul 26, 2010 - Fueled by its soaring demand for energy, China's demand for liquefied natural gas will increase by 48 percent in 2020 and is driving Pacific LNG growth, says a new study.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 26, 2010 - Louisiana's fragile marshes should recover from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in a matter of months and the environmental impact will be quite small, a leading expert said Monday.
London July 26, 2010 - BP chief executive Tony Hayward will walk away from the crisis-stricken British oil giant with a payoff of up to 18.5 million dollars, media reported Monday ahead of Hayward's departure.
Brussels (AFP) July 26, 2010 - Italy's foreign minister Franco Frattini warned on Monday of disquiet in Mediterranean countries after BP announced new deepwater drilling off Libya.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 26, 2010 - Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 26, 2010 - New greenhouse gas emissions and energy policies at the federal level could generate as many as 2.5 million new jobs and $134 billion in economic activity in the U.S. while keeping energy costs down, according to a new report from the Center for Climate Strategies, published with Johns Hopkins University.
Marseille, France (AFP) July 26, 2010 - An explosion in costs has cast a cloud over a multi-billion-dollar nuclear fusion project aiming to make the power that fuels the sun a practical energy source on Earth.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 26, 2010 - US officials laid out Monday a detailed timeline of how BP plans to permanently plug the Gulf of Mexico oil well, saying the all-important static kill would begin in one week's time.
London (AFP) July 25, 2010 - BP chief executive Tony Hayward will quit within days, reports said Sunday, cutting short a 28-year-old career after becoming a lightning rod for anger over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Brussels (AFP) July 25, 2010 - The European Union will hit Iran with tough sanctions against its vital oil and gas industry on Monday in a bid to lure Tehran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear programme.
London (AFP) July 25, 2010 - BP will sacrifice embattled chief executive Tony Hayward within days as it tries to rebuild its image in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, reports said Sunday.
