Lagos (AFP) May 26, 2008 - The Nigerian army confirmed an explosion on Monday at an oil facility owned by Royal Dutch Shell in southern Nigeria, but denied militant claims that 11 soldiers had been killed.
Sleipner Platform In The North Sea (AFP) May 25, 2008 - With planet Earth engaged in a heated race against global warming, carbon capture and storage has brought a ray of hope, and a Norwegian gas platform is leading the way.
Manila (AFP) May 24, 2008 - US and Philippine forces will carry out joint naval exercises off Palawan, the closest major Philippine island to the disputed Spratlys chain in the South China Sea, a report said Saturday.
Berlin (UPI) May 23, 2008 - First the high euro, now this: ever-rising oil prices have shocked observers, who fear Europe's export-driven economies will take a beating.
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) May 23, 2008 - A day after oil prices topped $130 a barrel for the first time in history, U.S. lawmakers debated Thursday whether increased production at home would lower prices at the pump.
Washington DC (SPX) May 23, 2008 - The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said he may not decide on greenhouse gas emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act before President Bush leaves office in January.
Gilbert AZ (SPX) May 23, 2008 - Centia has been awarded a $200k development grant from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina. The Centia process can take any renewable oil input source (e.g., oils derived from agriculture crops, algae, animal fats, waste greases, etc.) and produce transportation fuels that are 1-for-1 replacements for petroleum-based jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline.
Leeds, UK (SPX) May 23, 2008 - A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UKs leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent.
Boca Raton FL (SPX) May 23, 2008 - Green Business Alliance has announced that it has entered into a relationship with Constellation NewEnergy, a leading competitive supplier of electricity, natural gas and energy-related services to commercial, industrial and institutional customers throughout North America.
Richland WA (SPX) May 23, 2008 - The pipes that rise from oil fields, topped with burning flames of natural gas, waste fossil fuels and dump carbon dioxide into the air. In new work, researchers have identified the structure of a catalytic material that can turn methane into a safe and easy-to-transport liquid.
Washington (AFP) May 23, 2008 - The United States needs to explore more for oil at home and tap nuclear power as part of a comprehensive energy policy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview aired Friday.
Kigali, Rwanda (UPI) May 23, 2008 - Removing deadly methane from Lake Kivu in Rwanda can solve twin problems -- draining the deadly lake and providing energy -- a government official said.
Washington (UPI) May 22, 2008 - For the last 17 months Russia and China have been engaged in a three-way tussle with Western energy companies to develop Turkmenistan's vast natural gas resources. Since the death of Turkmen President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov, his successor, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, has been adroitly talking to Moscow, Beijing and Washington about exploiting the country's reserves.
Washington (UPI) May 22, 2008 - The farm bill passed last week by Congress, and promised a veto this week by President Bush, gives a big boost to the renewable fuels industry.
Oslo (AFP) May 22, 2008 - The global market in CO2 emission rights could be worth two trillion euros (3.14 trillion dollars) by 2020 if the United States joins the scheme, analysis group Point Carbon said on Thursday.
Oslo (AFP) May 22, 2008 - Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro will build the world's first deepwater floating wind turbine next year off Norway's coast, it said on Thursday.
