Paris (AFP) April 25, 2019 - The global pace of new oil and gas pipeline construction has tripled in less than two decades, a multi-billion-dollar boom in infrastructure that experts warned Thursday could torpedo hopes for limiting global warming.
Baghdad (AFP) April 25, 2019 - Iraq is on track to produce nearly six million barrels of crude daily by 2030, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, which would make it the world's third biggest oil supplier.
Lisbon (AFP) April 24, 2019 - Shareholders in Portugal's biggest company, Energias de Portugal, on Wednesday blocked a nine-billion-euro ($10-billion) takeover bid by the state-owned China Three Gorges (CTG) Corporation.
Rochester NY (SPX) Apr 24, 2019 - The strongest synthetic materials are often those that intentionally mimic nature. One natural substance scientists have looked to in creating synthetic materials is nacre, also known as mothe
Ottawa (AFP) April 24, 2019 - Canada's oil sands CO2 emissions are significantly higher than indicated by industry data collected using internationally recommended methods, according to a study published Tuesday.
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 - Researchers from Drexel University and Trinity College in Ireland, have created ink for an inkjet printer from a highly conductive type of two-dimensional material called MXene. Recent findings, pub
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 - Not all methane originated in buried, decayed remains of ancient life; some deep hydrocarbons aren't conventional 'fossil fuels' as popularly defined; Abiotic methane: catalyst and nourishment for t
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 - Led by Katsumasa Tanaka, a senior climate risk researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan, the study examined global scenarios for transitioning from coal to gas using a
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 - Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry, could now speed the development of safe, clean and virtually limitless fusion energy
Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 - Surplus industrial carbon dioxide creates an opportunity to convert waste into a valuable commodity. Excess CO2 can be a feedstock for chemicals typically derived from fossil fuels, but the process
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 - Researchers at the University of California San Diego have improved their recycling process that regenerates degraded cathodes from spent lithium-ion batteries. The new process is safer and uses les
Washington (AFP) April 23, 2019 - US authorities on Tuesday charged a Chinese engineer and his partner with economic espionage for allegedly stealing technology from General Electric, the Justice Department said.
Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2019 - China warned Tuesday that the US decision to impose sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil will intensify turmoil in the Middle East and in the international energy market.
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 - Solid-state sodium-ion batteries are far safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries, which pose a risk of fire and explosions, but their performance has been too weak to offset the safety advanta
Baghdad (AFP) April 22, 2019 - Iraq is ready to boost oil exports by 250,000 barrels a day to compensate for any shortfalls once US sanctions waivers for Iranian oil end, a government official said Monday.
New York (AFP) April 22, 2019 - Mayor Bill de Blasio marked Earth Day by outlining measures to make New York greener Monday, including dramatically cutting the carbon footprint of the city's signature building, the skyscraper.
