Vladivostok (AFP) Jul 22, 2005 - Russia will start work in December to build the first section of an oil pipeline to run from eastern Siberia to the Pacific coast amid rising Asian demand, a Russian executive involved in the project said Friday.
Washington (UPI) July 21, 2005 - Although a major player on the international energy market, the European Union's external energy policy remains in the hands of member states and is a matter of national sovereignty.
Wilton CT (SPX) Jul 20, 2005 - PanAmSat announced Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with Alcatel, the French-based communications leader, for the acquisition of multiple European orbital slots as well as a powerful satellite with a footprint over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Wright-Patterson AFB OH July 20, 2005 - Scientists and engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have made significant advancements in developing flexible, organic-based solar cells and photodetectors that can be used in a variety of Air Force systems.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 20, 2005 - Innovations in seismic technology for oil and gas exploration have earned top international honors for a recent University of Houston Ph.D. graduate in geophysics.
Johnson City NY (SPX) Jul 19, 2005 - The U.S. Office of Naval Research has selected BAE Systems to begin development of an on-board vehicle power system for the Marine Corps' High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, known commonly as the Humvee.
Washington (UPI) July 19, 2005 - When Royal Dutch/Shell acknowledged last Thursday that costs of the Sakhalin Energy liquefied natural gas project in Eastern Siberia will double to $20 billion and that it expects a six-month construction delay, Gazprom immediately demanded a renegotiation of the terms of its swap deal with Shell.
Edmonton AB (SPX) Jul 19, 2005 - Engineers at the University of Alberta have created a wind energy generator that they hope people will one day be able to use to power their own homes.
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 19, 2005 - Japan has decided to urge the United States, China, Russia and South Korea to adopt a policy to ban the use of any nuclear technology in North Korea, even for peaceful purposes, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Lisbon (AFP) Jul 18, 2005 - Portugal plans to grant licences by the end of the year for the construction of large-scale wind farms as part of an effort to reduce the nation's high dependence on oil imports, Economy Minister Manuel Pinho said Monday.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 14, 2005 - Researchers at Purdue University have new evidence supporting earlier findings by other scientists who designed an inexpensive tabletop device that uses sound waves to produce nuclear fusion reactions.
Miami (AFP) Jul 14, 2005 - BP has sent teams to level its Thunder Horse oil platform, which has been listing since Hurricane Dennis hit the Gulf of Mexico, the British oil giant said Wednesday.
Phnom Penh (AFP) Jul 14, 2005 - Asian energy ministers have agreed in Cambodia to boost cooperation in the face of climbing oil prices, but listed few concrete targets in a communique issued at the conclusion of annual talks.
Fort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Jul 14, 2005 - GlobeTel Communications announced Wednesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sanswire Networks has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with Proton Energy Systems, a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems.
Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2005 - Saudi Aramco and China's Sinopec are discussing investment opportunities in China's refinery industry in the northern port city of Qingdao.
St Louis MO (SPX) Jul 13, 2005 - An environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has created a device similar to a hydrogen fuel cell that uses bacteria to treat wastewater and create electricity.
