Paris (AFP) Dec 19, 2017 - France's parliament on Tuesday passed into law a ban on producing oil and gas by 2040, a largely symbolic gesture as the country is 99 percent dependent on hydrocarbon imports.
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017 - Norwegian economic planners have so far managed growth effectively, though moving away from oil is just one of the areas for improvement, the OECD said.
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017 - An assessment that China's economy was in a steady pattern of growth and repair assessments on a North Sea pipeline system sent oil prices higher on Tuesday.
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017 - A decline in gasoline demand during the winter months means U.S. motorists should see gas prices inch lower, but only relatively speaking, market reports find.
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 19, 2017 - Rice University scientists have found a way to make their asphalt-based sorbents better at capturing carbon dioxide from gas wells: Just add water. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour discovere
Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 - German energy company Wintershall said it started production from its Maria oil field in Norwegian waters about a year early and below cost.
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 - Power electronics, which do things like modify voltages or convert between direct and alternating current, are everywhere. They're in the power bricks we use to charge our portable devices; they're
Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 - New research at the University of Waterloo could lead to the development of batteries that triple the range of electric vehicles. The breakthrough involves the use of negative electrodes made
Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 - Less than a month after oil production began at one of the world's larger fields, French supermajor Total said it was investing more in offshore Brazil.
Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 - Norwegian energy major Statoil said Monday it would spend at least $2 billion to triple its production capacity from offshore Brazil.
Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 - While facing uncertainties because of external factors, the Iranian economy is expected to pick up the pace, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 - Spanish energy company Repsol said it started production from a complex of Algerian gas fields, finishing off one of its most significant African developments.
Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 - The lingering closure of a major North Sea crude oil pipeline network and a strike by Nigerian oil workers sent crude oil prices slightly higher Monday.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 - A laser-driven technique for creating fusion that dispenses with the need for radioactive fuel elements and leaves no toxic radioactive waste is now within reach, say researchers. Dramatic adv
Baoding, China (AFP) Dec 17, 2017 - With temperatures dipping below freezing in a northern Chinese village, a group of parka-clad women tried to stay warm as they played mahjong around a small gas stove in a grocery store.
Washington (UPI) Dec 15, 2017 - Under the guise of diplomatic force on the Kremlin, Washington is pressuring European allies to buy overpriced natural gas, Russia's foreign minister said.
