Hong Kong (UPI) Nov 7, 2008 - Alongside their military deals, the People's Republic of China and the South American nations of Venezuela and Brazil have been cooperating extensively in the oil industry.
Dallas TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2008 - AT and T has announced it is launching the NightWatchman PC power management solution from 1E on 310,000 desktop computers across its domestic operations to help improve energy efficiency.
One of the Bush administration's mantras toward its quavering European allies was to beware of increasing its imports of Russian natural gas, as it would…
Miami (UPI) Nov 6, 2008 - Venezuela has notified petroleum customers that production levels would be cut to counter falling oil prices, part of OPEC's agreement to reduce production across the board to counter falling oil prices worldwide.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2008 - China's oil refiners suffered huge losses in the first eight months of 2008 as a result of the global economic slowdown, an industrial association said Thursday.
Yangon (AFP) Nov 6, 2008 - Myanmar refused to back down Thursday in a row with Bangladesh, vowing it would continue to explore gas in disputed waters despite a four-day standoff between warships in the Bay of Bengal.
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2008 - A new study published in the journal Marketing Science reveals the world's most innovative countries, with Japan and the Nordic countries earning top spots and the United States finishing in sixth.
White Plains NY (SPX) Nov 06, 2008 - As the petrochemical industry intensifies its global search for new chemical feedstock sources, a growing number of companies are looking closely at Africa's largely underdeveloped and potentially vast hydrocarbon and mineral resources as an alternative source of supply.
Paris (AFP) Nov 6, 2008 - Investment in oil and gas production and the development of new processes is a central uncertainty for energy security and action against global warming, the IEA said on Thursday.
Reno, Nev. (UPI) Nov 6, 2008 - U.S. scientists say they are testing the viability of converting leafy or woody biomass into a commercially feasible fuel product.
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 05, 2008 - A secret agreement obtained by United Press International reveals a planned joint venture company between Royal Dutch Shell and the Iraqi Oil Ministry would give the company a 25-year monopoly on the gas industry of southern Iraq.
Hong Kong (UPI) Nov 5, 2008 - The People's Republic of China has been making extensive efforts to penetrate the Middle East and Africa, especially by trading arms for oil.
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 5, 2008 - Seven European Union newcomer states want the security of energy supplies to be included in the bloc's planned climate strategy, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday.
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 4, 2008 - Bangladesh said Tuesday it has deployed another warship to the Bay of Bengal and would send a top diplomat to Myanmar amid escalating tensions over gas exploration in disputed waters.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 04, 2008 - CSIRO scientists have joined one of the world's largest biotechnology consortia to help develop crops which produce oils to be used by the chemicals industry as sustainable alternatives to those derived from the world's non-renewable stocks of crude oil.
Knoxville TN (SPX) Nov 04, 2008 - Construction started this week in the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley of East Tennessee on a biofuel refinery that will use switchgrass, a perennial crop, as a feedstock to produce cellulosic ethanol.
