Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2007 - The United States appears to have crept in from the cold on the climate change debate but still opposes the sort of painful action that scientists say is needed to avert a potential disaster.
Paris (AFP) Sept 9, 2021 - Oil producer Oman warned Thursday that crude prices could soar to $200 a barrel as it criticised the International Energy Agency's ambitions of halting new fossil fuel projects to combat climate change.
Dubai (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 - An abandoned tanker carrying more than one million barrels of crude oil could contaminate vast areas of the Red Sea in a severe, long-term environmental disaster if it breaks up or explodes, experts warn.
Titusville, Pennsylvania (AFP) Sept 2, 2009 - One hundred and fifty years ago this week in a small Pennsylvania town an indefatigable businessman struck oil, changing the world forever.
Morgan City, Louisiana (AFP) Sept 6, 2010 - Eager to move past the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill and celebrate a local tradition, thousands of people flocked this weekend to Louisiana's annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival.
Athens (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 - Emergency crews on Tuesday scrambled to contain an oil spill near Athens after a tanker sank close to Salamis island over the weekend, the coastguard said.
London (AFP) Sept 27, 2012 - Oil prices recovered on Thursday on talk of fresh Chinese stimulus moves and one day after New York crude had plunged close to a two-month low point on eurozone debt woes, dealers said.
Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas (AFP) Sept 12, 2019 - The air smells like fuel, the ground is covered in a black paste-like substance and the residents of Grand Bahama are afraid.
New York (AFP) Sept 23, 2014 - Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday following better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data but a poor showing in a key measure of eurozone activity.
Singapore (AFP) Sept 11, 2008 - World oil prices rose in Asian trade Thursday as Hurricane Ike headed towards key energy facilities on the southern US coast, dealers said.
London (AFP) Sept 9, 2008 - Oil prices slumped close to 101 dollars on Tuesday, their lowest level since the start of April, as the market waited to see whether OPEC would announce a cut in output levels later in the day.
London (AFP) Sept 4, 2015 - Fragile financial markets are grappling with wild swings in world oil prices, unnerved by uncertainty over global supplies and the demand outlook from China.
New York (AFP) Sept 28, 2009 - Oil prices posted a modest rise Monday, tracking a Wall Street stock rebound and amid geopolitical concerns as key producer Iran test-fired missiles ahead of talks over its atomic program.
Singapore (AFP) Sept 8, 2015 - Oil prices were mixed in Asia Tuesday after the latest Chinese trade data showed lacklustre demand in the world's top energy consumer, analysts said.
New York (AFP) Sept 8, 2008 - Crude oil prices closed mixed Monday as the market focused on a looming OPEC meeting expected to discuss an output cut and as Hurricane Ike headed toward energy installations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 16, 2019 - Oil prices surged more than 10 percent Monday after attacks on two Saudi Arabian plants that slashed output in the world's top producer by half, with Donald Trump blaming Iran and raising the possibility of a military strike on the country.
