Shanghai (AFP) June 24, 2008 - PetroChina said Tuesday it had signed a preliminary agreement with Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell and Qatar Petroleum International to study building a new refinery in China.
Lima, Peru (SPX) Jun 24, 2008 - Stratos Renewables has commented on the recent controversies surrounding the corn ethanol industry. Studies on corn ethanol published in, among other sources, Science magazine, and recent reports about the delays in the openings of corn ethanol facilities are mounting.
Baghdad, Iraq (UPI) Jun 23, 2008 - Iraq's Kurdish government has signed two oil deals with Canada's Talisman Energy as meetings begin in Baghdad over controversial oil issues.
Shanghai (AFP) June 23, 2008 - China's top economic planner has urged local authorities to ensure goods prices remain stable after the government hiked fuel prices by as much as 18 percent.
LaJolla, CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2008 - Particles called excitons that emit a flash of light as they decay could be used for a new form of computing better suited to fast communication, physicists at UC San Diego have demonstrated.
Kehl Am Rhein, Germany (UPI) Jun 23, 2008 - Soaring energy prices are threatening the German economy and the stability of the German government, and are poised to become a big issue in the next election campaign.
Hong Kong (AFP) June 23, 2008 - Hong Kong's government announced on Monday a plan to waive fuel taxes for public and commercial transport, following days of demonstrations by truck and bus drivers over surging oil prices.
Tokyo (AFP) June 23, 2008 - Japan Airlines (JAL) said Monday that it will join a project by US aircraft maker Boeing to test biofuel for commercial airplanes as part of efforts to cope with soaring jet fuel costs.
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Jun 23, 2008 - Nigerian tribal leaders hailing from oil-rich states in the Niger Delta have rejected a proposed summit on the region aimed at ending the violence hampering petroleum production there.
Churubusco NY (SPX) Jun 23, 2008 - Noble Environmental Power has announced that it will break ground this week on New York State's four newest windparks. We are looking forward to formally breaking ground on these projects, Noble Environmental Power CEO Walt Howard said.
Perth, Australia (SPX) Jun 23, 2008 - Orbital is to construct and operate a heavy duty engine test facility after securing Australian Federal Government support. The new facility will be capable of operating engines on Natural Gas, LPG and Biodiesel as well as Diesel and Gasoline.
Waste Management has announced the launch of Greenopolis.com (Beta), an interactive Web site that enables people to learn, act and earn rewards for making a positive impact on the environment.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2008 - Never one to waste words, Steve Racoosin, CEO of BioGold Fuels has become the subject of the next AudioStocks.com interview.
Washington (UPI) Jun 23, 2008 - The philosopher George Santayana famously observed that those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. The aphorism should serve as a stark warning to the bureaucrats of the former Soviet Union, where rising labor unrest in 1917 overthrew a 300-year-old monarchy and ushered in 74 years of the most brutal social engineering the world has ever seen. Unfortunately, some businessmen in Azerbaijan seem to suffer from historical amnesia.
Shanghai (AFP) June 22, 2008 - China's sudden move to raise fuel prices will prevent shortages before the Olympics, but it is unlikely to bring down world oil prices or slow down the country's manufacturers, analysts said.
Lagos (AFP) June 22, 2008 - Tuareg rebels abducted four French nationals working for nuclear group Areva in the uranium-rich north of Niger and said Sunday they would be freed quickly with a message for the Areva management.
