Oil and Gas
Oil prices stand still in market push-pull
Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 - Mixed support from supply and demand metrics left crude oil prices in relatively static territory in the early rounds of Thursday trading.
Energy Tech
UNIST researchers introduce novel catalyst for rechargeable metal-air batteries
Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 - Research in lithium-ion batteries has opened up a plethora of possibilities in the development of next-generation batteries. In particular, the metal-air batteries with significantly greater energy
Wind Daily
New York sets high bar for wind energy
Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 - The state of New York aims to become a new hub for the wind energy industry with its unique geographical position and ambitions goals, a state leader said.
Oil and Gas
Raton Basin earthquakes linked to oil and gas fluid injections
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 - A rash of earthquakes in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico recorded between 2008 and 2010 was likely due to fluids pumped deep underground during oil and gas wastewater disposal, says a new
Oil and Gas
Energy-rich Norway leaves policy rate unchanged
Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 - The general outlook for the oil- and gas-rich economy of Norway hasn't changed so lending rates will stay the same, the head of the central bank said.
Energy Tech
When humidity benefits batteries
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 - Sometimes you can find simple solutions to complex problems, as demonstrated by the team of INRS's Dr. Lionel Roue, which cleverly improved the performance of silicon-based electrodes for lithium-io
Energy Tech
Rapid cellphone charging getting closer to reality
Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 - The ability to charge cellphones in seconds is one step closer after researchers at the University of Waterloo used nanotechnology to significantly improve energy-storage devices known as supercapac
Energy Tech
Piezoelectrics stretch their potential with a method for flexible sticking
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 - Piezoelectric materials are used for applications ranging from the spark igniter in barbeque grills to the transducers needed by medical ultrasound imaging. Thin-film piezoelectrics, with dimensions
Oil and Gas
Hearings cancelled over Minnesota oil pipeline
Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 - More than $20 million in state property taxes are on the line amid shows of civil disobedience over an Enbridge oil pipeline, a Minnesota trade group said.
Energy Tech
Electronic entropy enhances water splitting
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 - Researchers have long known that cerium is the best element to use when splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen - a key technique in creating hydrogen gas for fuel. But why, exactly, cerium is so s
Bio Fuel
Expanding Brazilian sugarcane could dent global CO2 emissions
Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 - Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 5.6 percent, researchers report in the journal Nature Cli
Oil and Gas
The biggest U.S. offshore oil and gas grab to attract the biggest firms
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017 - With the opening of what's described as the biggest grab of U.S. offshore assets ever, an analyst said the region is best suited for the biggest of firms.
Oil and Gas
After big bet on Guyana, Hess posts big loss
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017 - After dumping billions of dollars in assets to focus on one particular oil field in Guyana, Hess Corp. said Wednesday its net loss almost doubled year-over-year.
Oil and Gas
Oil price rally tested by shale expectations
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017 - After strong gains in previous sessions, crude oil prices retreated Wednesday on analyst expectations they had brushed up against a market ceiling.
Oil and Gas
Amid energy spats, Ukraine’s economy showing resilience
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017 - Amid spats with Russia over natural gas, Ukraine's prime minister said Wednesday the economy for the former Soviet republic is on pace to grow at a decent clip.
Oil and Gas
Kurdish government proposes end to independence push
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017 - With oil the source of regional disputes, the semiautonomous Kurdish government in northern Iraq said it was backing off its ambitions for independence.