Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 - Crude oil benchmarks were pulled in opposite directions early Monday as Tropical Storm Harvey battered the U.S. coast while global economies improved.
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 - A Norwegian energy regulator said Monday it was assessing the extent of the oil available in two wells drilled by Lundin Petroleum in the Barents Sea.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 - Scientists have developed a type of yarn, made from carbon nanotubes that can harvest energy from twisting or stretching motions. Such a method could be useful for developing motion sensors or har
Tripoli (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 - The Libyan navy said Monday it has seized an oil tanker near the maritime border with Tunisia and detained the 20-member Filipino crew on suspicion of fuel smuggling.
Miami (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 - By century's end, climate change will likely shift the peak demand for electricity in Europe from the winters to the summers, as more people use air conditioning to stay cool, researchers said Monday.
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 - Chinese oil and gas company Sinopec said net profit for the first half of the year was up 40 percent in response to domestic demand and higher crude oil prices.
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 - After no developments last year, Iran is concluding the financial aspects of a handful of deals with foreign oil and gas companies, its energy minister said.
New York (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 - Monster storm Harvey slammed into a key US oil-producing region disrupting output amid the devastation, but crude stocks are high enough that the impact on the industry should be short-lived, experts said Monday.
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 - While lithium-ion batteries, widely used in mobile devices from cell phones to laptops, have one of the longest lifespans of commercial batteries today, they also have been behind a number of recent
Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 - Chinese authorities have approved a mega-merger between the country's largest coal producer and a top electricity firm, the government said Monday, reportedly creating the world's biggest power company in terms of capacity.
Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 - Fuels that are produced from nonpetroleum-based biological sources may become greener and more affordable, thanks to research performed at the University of Illinois' Prairie Research Institute that
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 - A voltage difference is created across a junction of two wires held at different temperatures. This phenomenon, called thermoelectric effect, has been widely studied and used in various applications
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 - Australia's Melbana Energy Ltd. said its financial burdens for a drilling program in Cuba are reduced by the moving in of a fellow national energy company.
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 - Physicist Fatima Ebrahimi at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has for the first time used advanced models to accurately simulate key characteristics o
Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 - US petroleum giant ExxonMobil said Sunday it was temporarily closing its enormous refinery in Baytown, Texas, after flooding caused by monster storm Harvey had led to operational issues.
Caracas (AFP) Aug 26, 2017 - Venezuelan troops taught civilians how to shoot rifles, fire missiles and engage in hand-to-hand combat during drills held Saturday in defiance of US sanctions and President Donald Trump's threat of military action.
