New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) June 9, 2010 - The US tightened pressure Wednesday on BP, setting a 72-hour deadline for the battered British energy titan to present updated plans for battling the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Buffalo NY (SPX) Jun 09, 2010 - If battery-making is an art, then University at Buffalo scientist Esther Takeuchi is among its most prolific masters, with more than 140 U.S. patents, all in energy storage.
Washington (AFP) June 8, 2010 - BP, facing a tidal wave of bad publicity over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is buying search terms on Internet search engines to point users to the company's official website.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Jun 8, 2010 - Despite ongoing Argentine protests, the Falklands oil exploration program received a new boost Tuesday as one of the prospecting companies, Rockhopper Exploration, announced it raised $70 million to fund more offshore drilling.
Manama, Bahrain (UPI) Jun 8, 2010 - The U.S. Navy is doubling the size of its Persian Gulf naval base at Manama, which officials say will greatly enhance the capabilities of the U.S. 5th Fleet, which has headquarters in the island state.
Washington (AFP) June 7, 2010 - BP captured 11,000 barrels of oil in the last 24 hours from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well and plans to boost capacity soon to 20,000 barrels a day, the top US disaster control official said Monday.
Beijing (UPI) Jun 7, 2010 - China National Offshore Oil Corp said it is focusing on safety issues in light of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Upton NY (SPX) Jun 07, 2010 - Using a microscope designed to image the arrangement and interactions of electrons in crystals, scientists have captured the first images of electrons that appear to take on extraordinary mass under certain extreme conditions.
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 07, 2010 - Scientists have been hard at work harnessing the power of microbes as an attractive source of clean energy. Now, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University researcher Dr. Prathap Parameswaran and his colleagues have investigated a means for enhancing the efficiency of clean energy production by using specialized bacteria.
Washington (AFP) June 7, 2010 - The fragile economy and environment of the southern US coast will take years to recover from the worst oil spill in US history, President Barack Obama and his top disaster official warned Monday.
Grand Isle, Louisiana (AFP) June 6, 2010 - BP said Sunday it was capturing some 10,000 barrels of crude a day from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, raising hopes it could be containing most of the worst oil spill in US history.
London (AFP) June 6, 2010 - The problems British oil giant BP faces in controlling a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico highlight the dangers of working in such deep waters which the industry will have to come to terms with.
Singapore (AFP) June 5, 2010 - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for free access to the resource-rich South China Sea on Saturday, saying Washington objected to any effort to intimidate US energy firms in the region.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) June 4, 2010 - As BP marked the first sign of progress in capping worst oil spill in US history, President Barack Obama warned the British energy giant not to shortchange victims of the disaster.
Singapore (AFP) June 4, 2010 - Boeing Defense, Space and Security said Friday it was investing significantly in technology that would allow its fighters and other military aircraft to run on green fuel.
Kenner, Louisiana (AFP) June 4, 2010 - President Barack Obama fired a seething warning to BP Friday, warning the oil giant must not go cheap on Gulf of Mexico disaster victims if it pays billions of dollars in share dividends.
