Samandepe, Turkmenistan (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - China's President Hu Jintao on Monday unveiled a landmark pipeline to transport Turkmen natural gas to China, a key victory for Beijing in its drive for access to Central Asian resources.
Linfen, China (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - The choking soot that coats Linfen is testament to an inconvenient truth behind Beijing's promises to curb its greenhouse gas emissions: cheap and carbon-belching coal remains king in China.
Kuwait City (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - Gulf leaders arrived in Kuwait on Monday for a two-day annual summit with the global recession's impact on their economies, fighting in Yemen and Iran's nuclear drive high on the agenda.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - On Tokyo Bay, at the edge of the largest urban sprawl on Earth, sits what may be an environmentalist's dream home.
Copenhagen (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - The United States Monday unveiled a 350-million-dollar global effort to help provide clean energy technology to developing countries and invited top officials to a green summit next year.
New Delhi (UPI) Dec 14, 2009 - A breakthrough deal in climate-change talks in Copenhagen would lead to a sales boost for the wind power industry, says the chief of India's biggest maker of wind-turbine generators.
Baghdad (Iraq) (AFP) Dec 13, 2009 - Asian firms Petronas and CNPC made aggressive bids to become major players in the international energy market by snatching up contracts for Iraq's oil fields at an auction over the weekend.
Baghdad (Iraq) (AFP) Dec 13, 2009 - Asian firms Petronas and CNPC made aggressive bids to become major players in the international energy market by snatching up contracts for Iraq's oil fields at an auction over the weekend.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 13, 2009 - Iraq will be a big player at OPEC's meeting in Angola later this month over its allocated crude production quota following a string of deals with oil majors, a senior US embassy official said on Sunday.
Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2009 - US President Barack Obama is heading to the Copenhagen climate talks with empty promises on curbing US greenhouse gas emissions that he cannot fulfill, a top lawmaker said Sunday.
Astana (AFP) Dec 12, 2009 - Chinese President Hu Jintao opened the Kazakh section of a gas pipeline from Central Asia on Saturday, as he kicked off a tour highlighting Beijing's growing influence over the region's energy resources.
Manama (AFP) Dec 12, 2009 - The Afghan war and the Iran nuclear crisis are among the threats to security in the Gulf region, Kuwaiti foreign minister and deputy prime minister Sheikh Muhammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah said Friday.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 12, 2009 - Angolan energy firm Sonangol said it reached agreement with Iraq on Saturday over the Qaiyarah field in northern Iraq.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 12, 2009 - Iraq on Saturday awarded oil contracts to foreign giants at an auction it hopes will hike output to 12 million barrels a day and put it on a par with the world's top producer Saudi Arabia.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 12, 2009 - Iraq struck deals with several foreign energy giants to nearly triple its oil output in an auction that ended on Saturday, as the country bids to become one of the world's biggest energy producers.
San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2009 - The national debate continues over climate change and greater energy independence. U.S. Senators Kerry and Boxer recently offered their vision of the future when they introduced the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. In the same week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed rules that would regulate larger producers of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
