Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2007 - Despite international condemnation of the Myanmarese government, competition for oil and gas will likely limit pressure on it from China and others in the region.
Miami (UPI) Sep 27, 2007 - Nigeria's leading militant group threatened to resume attacks on foreign and domestic oil and gas operations following a four-month cease-fire intended to allow the new president to make good on vows to reform the petroleum sector and root out corruption.
Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2007 - Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, armchair journalists and strategists have promulgated the concept that a new Great Game is afoot in Eurasia.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (SPX) Sep 27, 2007 - Boeing forecasts that Latin American airlines will need 1,730 airplanes worth $120 billion over the next 20 years, according to an analysis presented Monday at the Latin America Airfinance Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Air travel within Latin America will grow 6.6 percent during this period, well above the world average growth of 5 percent -- second only to China's 8.8 percent forecasted growth rate.
Columbus OH (SPX) Sep 27, 2007 - Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to turn discarded chicken eggshells into an alternative energy resource. The patented process uses eggshells to soak up carbon dioxide from a reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. It also includes a unique method for peeling the collagen-containing membrane from the inside of the shells, so that the collagen can be used commercially.
Paris (AFP) Sept 26, 2007 - Two of Britain's best known scientists proposed Wednesday to curb global warming by sowing the world's oceans with thousands, perhaps millions, of giant vertical pipes 100-to-200 meters deep.
Washington (AFP) Sept 26, 2007 - The United States on Thursday was launching talks among the world's biggest greenhouse-gas polluters in the quest to spur action against dangerous climate change.
Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2007 - Fat Spaniel Technologies, the leading provider of critical information services for distributed renewable energy systems, today launched Fat Spaniel Insight Manager, a new multi-site management portal that enables system operators to maximize performance and reduce maintenance costs across their entire portfolio of managed sites. Designed to simultaneously manage multiple commercial-scale renewable energy systems, Insight Manager delivers the full spectrum of Fat Spaniel's remote energy monitoring, reporting and fault management services in a comprehensive web-based portal.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Sep 26, 2007 - J. Jay Park's work on international legal petroleum regimes has taken him around the world. He helped craft Somalia's new hydrocarbons law and has led training sessions for officials in Iraq's Oil Ministry.
Miami (UPI) Sep 25, 2007 - ExxonMobil is still seeking arbitration over its long-running dispute with Venezuela months after pulling out of the country in the wake of the nationalization of its oil and gas industries.
Auburn Hills MI (SPX) Sep 25, 2007 - Chrysler LLC is teaming with the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) to promote modern, clean diesel vehicles running on clean, renewable biodiesel fuel. Chrysler is offering a special discount program to NBB members in the United States who purchase or lease a new Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge product -- with special emphasis on the company's new diesel passenger vehicles -- Dodge Ram heavy duty pickup and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV.
New York (AFP) Sept 24, 2007 - The world's corporate giants are increasingly focused on climate change and many see it as an opportunity for profit but US firms tend to view it as a risk to their bottom line, a new study has said.
Washington (UPI) Sep 24, 2007 - Potential European and U.N. sanctions, and an Iranian energy policy unfavorable to foreign investment, may spell disaster as Tehran struggles to develop its liquefied natural gas potential in the massive South Pars fields.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 24, 2007 - The development of wind power promises much in terms of providing us with renewable energy for the future and wind turbines could be the most effective way to harness that power. Danish researchers now suggest that in order to assess the overall environmental impact of wind power, however, the finite lifespan of wind turbines and the need to replace and recycle them must be taken into account. Such an assessment will help policy makers and the industry to develop the green credentials of wind power more effectively.
Berlin (UPI) Sep 21, 2007 - Will the European Commission's energy market reform plans improve or threaten energy security in Europe? The controversial legislation to open up the continent's gas and electricity market divides experts.
Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2007 - The death last December of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov set off a renewed feeding frenzy among Western energy companies eager to exploit Turkmenistan's energy reserves.
