Baghdad (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - A consortium led by China's CNPC was awarded the contract for Iraq's Halfaya oil field at an auction on Friday, Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said.
Almaty (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - Chinese President Hu Jintao is set to visit the Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan this weekend, as Beijing continues a push to lock up access to the region's strategic energy resources.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - On December 11 and 12, Iraq's oil ministry is unveiling the list of companies awarded contracts to develop 10 oil fields across the country, in its second bid round since the US-led invasion of 2003.
Copenhagen (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - The European Union on Friday pledged 7.2 billion euros (10.6 billion dollars) to help poor nations battle global warming, as the United States challenged as unbalanced key elements of an official draft proposal at the UN climate talks.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - Iraq began taking bids from major international energy companies on Friday in an auction of 10 oil fields as it seeks to ramp up output and become one of the world's biggest crude producers.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - Iraq struck deals with consortiums led by energy giants Shell and CNPC on massive southern oil fields on Friday, part of a two-day auction that seeks to dramatically boost the country's crude output.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - Iraq's oil ministry will this week unveil the list of companies awarded contracts to develop 10 oil fields across the country, in its second bid round since the US-led invasion of 2003.
London (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - Oil prices rebounded on Friday, helped by improving industrial output in China, and after falling for seven straight sessions amid sluggish energy demand in the United States, traders said.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - Russia on Friday hit back at critics accusing it of dragging its feet on climate change, saying it had to ensure economic development as the industrial collapse after the Soviet Union's fall had to be taken into account.
Doha, Qatar (UPI) Dec 11, 2009 - The world's top natural gas producers meeting in the Gulf state of Qatar have agreed to strengthen their emergent organization and work together to push up tumbling prices caused by an unprecedented global gas glut.
The Hague (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 - Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever said Friday it was severing ties with an Indonesian palm oil supplier accused by environmental organisation Greenpeace of destroying rainforests.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 10, 2009 - Despite China's pledges to improve energy efficiency, its carbon emissions could double by 2020 as compared with 2005 levels, surpassing limits seen as key to fighting global warming, experts say.
Beijing (UPI) Dec 10, 2009 - China is the second most attractive place in the world to invest in renewable energy, says an Ernst & Young report released Wednesday.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 10, 2009 - China said Thursday a natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to its Xinjiang region would be completed this month, as President Hu Jintao prepared for a weekend visit to the central Asian nation.
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 10, 2009 - Enerkem has announced that Enerkem Corporation, its wholly-owned U.S. affiliate, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive US$50 million in funding for the construction and operation of its waste-to-biofuels facility to be located in Pontotoc, Mississippi.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Dec 10, 2009 - Falklanders' hopes of an imminent oil bonanza have received a boost after senior executives from a major exploration and production firm on the islands were reported in talks with Chilean oil companies to try and forge strategic partnerships.
