Baghdad (AFP) Feb 15, 2020 - Irked by Iraq's close ties to neighbouring Iran, Washington has begun following through on threats to squeeze Baghdad's fragile economy with delays to crucial cash deliveries and shortened sanctions waivers.
Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 - Energy harvesting, a technology to transform small quantities of naturally occurring energy (e.g. light, heat and vibration) into electricity, is gaining attention as a method to power the Internet
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 - Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a cost-effective and practical method to protect pipelines and keep them operating during significant fault rupture incidents
Annapolis MD (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 - Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed its first non-exclusive agreement to manufacture niobium-based connectors (NiobiCon) specifically designed for harsh environments. NiobiConTM is a new w
Leuven, Belgium (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 - An interdisciplinary team of bio-engineers and economists from KU Leuven has mapped out how wood could replace petroleum in the chemical industry. They not only looked at the technological requireme
Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 - Collecting energy from environmental waste heat such as that lost from the human body is an attractive prospect to power small electronics sustainably. A thermocell is a type of energy-harvesting de
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2020 - The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit completed passage through the Strait of Hormuz to the Arabian Gulf Wednesday, according to the Navy.
Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2020 - Global oil demand will suffer its first quarterly drop in a decade as the COVID-19 virus lashes the economy in China and its impact ripples throughout the world, the IEA said Thursday.
Paris (AFP) Feb 12, 2020 - The OPEC oil cartel on Wednesday lowered its forecast for growth in global oil demand this year by nearly a fifth due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Inshas, Egypt (AFP) Feb 12, 2020 - To fuel Egyptians' love for shisha pipes and barbeques, Said Mahrous and his men toil in an open-air furnace, inhaling thick plumes of smoke day in, day out.
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2020 - Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster spread well beyond the spill footprint established by satellites, according to new analysis by scientists at the University of Miami.
Dubai (AFP) Feb 12, 2020 - The coronavirus crisis, which has already battered oil prices, threatens to further undercut Gulf economies battling a downturn and struggling to wean themselves from a decades-old energy addiction.
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 12, 2020 - European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen pleaded Wednesday to save her signature green deal in the longterm EU budget that has been left short by Brexit.
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 12, 2020 - The United States will grant Iraq a brief 45-day extension to a waiver allowing Baghdad to continue importing Iranian gas despite American sanctions, an Iraqi official told AFP on Wednesday.
London (AFP) Feb 12, 2020 - Energy firm BP's pledge on Wednesday to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is among the most ambitious in an industry often criticised for its inaction over climate change.
London (AFP) Feb 12, 2020 - British energy giant BP, under the leadership of new chief executive Bernard Looney, declared Wednesday its aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but faced immediate criticism over the lack of detail on how it planned to hit the target.
