Riyadh (AFP) Oct 21, 2017 - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Riyadh Saturday in a visit aimed at upgrading strategic ties, amid warming relations between the Arab neighbours.
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 21, 2017 - Iraq said it hiked southern oil production by 200,000 barrels per day on Saturday to compensate for a halt in pumping in Kirkuk province because of its conflict with the Kurds.
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 - War damage to port facilities in Libya could constrain production to around 1.25 million barrels per day, analysis from consultant group Wood Mackenzie found.
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 - Azerbaijan is ready to get in line behind any extraordinary effort needed to stabilize the market if a plan develops, its energy minister said Friday.
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 - Iranian oil and gas companies said they've signed agreements with an Italian power company to capture flared gas at one of the world's largest natural fields.
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 - To fuse hydrogen atoms into helium, doughnut-shaped devices called tokamaks must maintain the heat of the ultrahot plasma they control. But like boiling water, plasma has blobs, or bubbles, that per
Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 - Rechargeable batteries based on magnesium, rather than lithium, have the potential to extend electric vehicle range by packing more energy into smaller batteries. But unforeseen chemical roadblocks
New York (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 - Chevron said Friday it temporarily suspended operations in Kurdistan in Iraq, an oil-rich region at the center of a conflict between Baghdad and Kurdish forces.
Bai Hassan, Iraq (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 - Turfed out three years ago by Kurdish forces, Iraqi oil workers are donning their overalls and inspecting equipment as they look to get down to work at installations snatched back by Baghdad.
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 - A day after U.S. supermajor Chevron said it was standing down in the Kurdish north of Iraq, British company Gulf Keystone Petroleum said all was well.
Leuven, Belgium (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 - To make natural gas and biogas suitable for use, the methane has to be separated from the CO2. This involves the use of membranes: filters that stop the methane and let the CO2 pass through. Researc
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 - The rise in the value of the U.S. dollar and tolerance for the risk in the oil-rich Kurdish north of Iraq pushed oil prices lower in early Friday trading.
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 - There are clear signs the global oil market is balanced, which would support higher oil prices and investments if sustained, the head of Schlumberger said.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 - Australia's international wind energy company Windlab Limited will begin construction of the innovative $160 million Kennedy Energy Park hybrid renewable energy project, after securing financing fro
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 - While looking for partners to join in, Australian energy company Melbana said it was positioned for an early start to an oil drilling program in Cuba next year.
Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017 - The Iraqi Oil Ministry said Thursday that it was advising oil companies that they should be making contracts and dealing only with the federal government.
