Washington (UPI) Jan 17, 2018 - Oil prices were pulling back to even Wednesday after recent declines amid renewed threats for OPEC member Nigeria, but production trends are balancing the run.
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2018 - A nanostructured composite material developed at UC Santa Cruz has shown impressive performance as a catalyst for the electrochemical splitting of water to produce hydrogen. An efficient, low-cost c
Washington (UPI) Jan 17, 2018 - Demand strains and a steady surge higher for oil prices means a typical winter of lower U.S. retail gasoline prices isn't in store this year, analyses show.
Manchester UK (SPX) Jan 17, 2018 - Shale gas is one of least sustainable options for producing electricity, according to new research from The University of Manchester. Taking into account a range of sustainability aspects and
Beijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 - The wreck of an Iranian oil tanker that collided with a cargo ship off China this month has been located, Beijing said Wednesday, but gave no new details about the environmental impact of the disaster.
Washington (UPI) Jan 17, 2018 - The Niger Delta Avengers, a sporadic militant group in Nigeria, said Wednesday its next round of attacks targeting deep water operations will be bloody.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 - Hundreds of Malaysian palm oil farmers protested Tuesday against a push by the European Parliament to ban the use of the commodity in biofuels, saying it would devastate rural people's livelihoods.
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 - Oil prices pulled back from a fresh psychological threshold on Tuesday, but compliance with an OPEC-credited deal with setting the price floor remained supported.
(UPI) Jan 16, 2018 - Though crude oil prices are up more than 4 percent since the start of January, a survey of North American sentiments forecasts a narrow range.
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 - Iraq is one of the few countries assessed where political risk is a real concern for an economy pegged heavily to the price for crude oil, Moody's said Tuesday
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 - British energy company BP said it expects a charge of around $1.7 billion in its fourth quarter earnings as a result of the Deepwater Horizon settlement.
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 - Working in a partnership with Australian and Japanese partners, Exxon Mobil said new hydrocarbons were found while drilling in gas-rich Papua New Guinea.
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 - The situation on the market, not the price of oil, determines Russia's appetite for complying with the OPEC balancing act, the country's energy minister said.
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 - The oil slick spreading from the site of the sunken Iranian oil tanker Sanchi is getting bigger and moving north, Chinese maritime authorities said.
Washington (UPI) Jan 15, 2018 - Norwegian energy company Aker BP said its production levels could at least double within the next five years and dividends could grow by $100 million per year.
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 - A collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has observed an unexpected phenomenon in lithium-ion batteries - the most common type of bat
