Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2019 - The United States has concluded that the weekend attack on Saudi oil facilities was launched from Iranian soil and cruise missiles were involved, a US official told AFP on Tuesday.
New York (AFP) Sept 2, 2008 - Largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, oil companies on Tuesday tallied the damage to their Gulf of Mexico installations, from offshore rigs and drilling to coastal refineries.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 15, 2010 - Anti-Japanese protesters are planning to rally on Saturday in Beijing over Tokyo's arrest last week of a Chinese fishing boat captain in disputed waters, Japanese media reported Wednesday.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 5, 2019 - Wind power is a key pillar in Germany's ambitious renewables transition plan, but the sector has struck strong resistance, forcing the Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to open talks on the crisis on Thursday.
Luanda (AFP) Sept 4, 2008 - Long ignored by foreign investors except China, oil-rich Angola is riding on growing foreign interest, prompting the government to play the competition card and distance itself from Beijing.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 4, 2007 - The question is simple on the third and final day of a major Iraqi energy conference where hundreds of hungry oil men and women broke bread with Iraq's industry chiefs, politicians and technocrats: When will Baghdad set the ground rules for the international oil community's long-awaited venture into the largest oil prize on Earth?
- Since the death of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006, foreign companies have been falling over themselves to acquire a piece of the country's vast natural gas reserves, estimated during the Soviet era to be between 10 trillion and 14 trillion cubic meters.
- Brazil has just tapped into the first of its newfound pre-salt oil discoveries, and already lawmakers are looking for ways to spend the expected multibillion-dollar windfall.
Cannon Ball, United States (AFP) Sept 8, 2016 - Drive on a state highway along the Missouri River, amid the rolling hills and wide prairies of North Dakota, and you'll come across a makeshift camp of Native Americans - united by a common cause.
Geneva (AFP) Sept 17, 2010 - The head of the world's biggest airline association, IATA, berated the oil industry and governments on Friday for investing peanuts in cleaner biofuels.
Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2020 - Airbus is aiming to put the world's first hydrogen-powered commercial plane into service by 2035, the European aircraft maker's boss said in remarks published Monday.
New York (AFP) Sept 23, 2011 - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called on NATO naval forces to withdraw from the Gulf, calling them a threat to security.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visited the United Arab Emirates Thursday, three months before it hosts UN climate talks and as it comes under pressure over sanctions on Russia.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday brushed off US threats of possible sanctions on Iran's petrol imports, saying Tehran's oil industry could overcome any such challenge.
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 - A landmark African climate summit was due to wrap up on Wednesday after attracting $23 billion in funding pledges as leaders sought to forge a united front and highlight the continent's potential as a green powerhouse.
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 - African leaders and global policymakers gather on Tuesday in Kenya for a climate summit aimed at showcasing the continent as a destination for investment in efforts to combat global warming.
