United Nations, United States (AFP) April 25, 2017 - The United States on Tuesday urged the divided UN Security Council to back an arms embargo and sanctions against South Sudan after the UN envoy reported that the war there is worsening.
Washington (UPI) Apr 25, 2017 - The estimated amount of undiscovered oil and gas in the Norwegian waters of the Barents Sea is likely twice what was previously assumed, the government said.
Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 - After moving over from BP, Tony Hayward is retiring as the chairman of the board of Iraqi oil and gas player Genel Energy, the company announced Monday.
Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 - Crude oil prices got support early Monday from the weekend results of the first round of French presidential elections, which could be a test for the EU.
Paris (AFP) April 24, 2017 - A moth caterpillar commonly bred to provide fish bait feasts on a notoriously resistant plastic, scientists reported Monday, raising hopes the creature can help manage the global problem of plastic-bag pollution.
Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 - Discoveries in the Persian Gulf of petroleum reserves may boost Iran's ranks in terms of global capacity, a national director said.
Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 - Research led by a Stanford scientist promises to increase the performance of high-power electrical storage devices, such as car batteries. In work published recently in Applied Physics Letters
Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 - U.S. supermajor Chevron Corp. said Monday it was departing from the Asian geothermal sector with the regional sale or planned sales of its subsidiaries.
Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 - Results of a well on the Edvard Grieg oil field in the North Sea led to an increase in the estimated reserve potential, the Norwegian government said.
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 - The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the largest maritime oil spill in U.S. history. Almost seven years to the day after the start of the environmental disaster, researchers have published a p
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 - How do internal short circuit? Researcher Minho Kim has published his paper A fast and efficient pre-doping approach to high energy density lithium-ion hybrid capacitors. Internal short-circ
Riyadh (AFP) April 22, 2017 - Saudi Arabia on Saturday named an air force pilot son of King Salman as ambassador to its major ally Washington, with which ties are improving under President Donald Trump.
Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 - Financing for a liquefied natural gas project in the Arctic north of Russia by foreign creditors is a political win, Russian gas producer Novatek said Friday.
Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 - Protests are coordinated around the Nebraska review of the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline, days before the developer's annual meeting, organizers said.
Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 - Israeli energy company Delek Group said Friday it was ready to coordinate financial statements with North Sea company Ithaca Energy after taking control.
Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 - Gains in first quarter activity in North America were offset somewhat by declines in Russia and parts of Europe, oilfield services company Schlumberger said.
