Lincoln NE (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 - Introducing a simple step to the production of plant-derived, biodegradable plastic could improve its properties while overcoming obstacles to manufacturing it commercially, says new research from t
Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 - State agencies in Michigan said they were concerned by evidence showing gaps in a protective coating on a pipeline system in the northern Great Lakes.
Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 - With large-scale outages to the U.S. energy sector continuing, the federal government said Thursday it authorized a release of oil from its strategic reserves.
Joensuu, Finland (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 - Silicon - the second most abundant element in the earth's crust - shows great promise in Li-ion batteries, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. By replacing graphite ano
New York (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 - US gasoline prices have jumped in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and local shortages could occur but the situation is likely to stabilize in the coming days.
Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 - A new well in Norway's southern waters of the Barents Sea is targeting a prospect thought to hold 244 million barrels of oil equivalents, Lundin Petroleum said.
Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 - A U.S. decision to take emergency measures to offset energy market strains from Tropical Depression Harvey in part helped boost crude oil prices early Thursday.
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 - Members of the D. V. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics together with their colleagues from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed a new silicon- and g
Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 - A Canadian regulator said it was satisfied with the environmental protection plans necessary for part of the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline.
Singapore (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 - Crude prices fell further in Asian trade Thursday as refineries shut down by deadly storm Harvey in the key oil-producing US Gulf Coast struggled to get back online, further piling up supplies.
Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017 - The risk of military conflict over North Korea could have severe global market impacts because of the concentration of refining capacity, Wood Mackenzie warned.
Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017 - Drilling services company Baker Hughes said it landed a contract that could help establish Mozambique as a major player in the liquefied natural gas market.
Bayelsa, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 - Gunmen ambushed and killed four soldiers and a civilian in Nigeria's oil-rich south, local sources said Wednesday, breaking months of uneasy calm after unrest over the distribution of the country's oil revenues.
Golden CO (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 - Commercial electricity customers who are subject to high demand charges may be able to reduce overall costs by using battery energy storage to manage demand, according to research by the U.S. Depart
Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017 - With the largest refinery in the United States closed Wednesday, crude oil prices continued to bear the brunt of Tropical Storm Harvey.
Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017 - French energy company Total said Wednesday it started new production at gas and ultra-light oil fields that will contribute to its growth in the North Sea.
