Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2017 - A new scientific approach can now provide regional assessments of land recovery following oil and gas drilling activities, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study published in the journal Sc
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2017 - Superconductivity, where electrical currents course unhindered through a material, is one of modern physics' most intriguing scientific discoveries. It has many practical uses. Governments, industri
Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017 - Several senior Republican statesmen, including former secretaries of state and the treasury department, proposed Wednesday a carbon tax as a way of fighting the threat posed by climate change.
London (UPI) Feb 8, 2017 - Members of OPEC exempt from a production agreement, and those producers who wanted such a break, are bucking rival trends, an industry survey finds.
Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017 - US authorities said Tuesday they will approve a permit to complete the controversial Dakota Access pipeline to reduce transportation costs and give US producers a boost as they compete against oil from Canada.
Houston (UPI) Feb 8, 2017 - A review of exploration and production activity in the United States finds standing still is the worst case scenario for major oil and gas regions.
New York (UPI) Feb 8, 2017 - Emerging signs of supply-side pressures building in the United States pushed crude prices lower for the third straight session early Wednesday.
Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 7, 2017 - The provincial government of Alberta said it was offering grant support to advance education on issues related to climate change.
Rochester NY (SPX) Feb 07, 2017 - The concept behind microbial fuel cells, which rely on bacteria to generate an electrical current, is more than a century old. But turning that concept into a usable tool has been a long process. Mi
University Park PA (SPX) Feb 07, 2017 - When Penn State decided to convert its two power plants from their historic use of coal as a source of energy to natural gas, there was concern about radon emissions. Although radon is known to exis
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 07, 2017 - Researchers have developed an infrared imaging system that could one day offer low-cost, real-time detection of methane gas leaks in pipelines and at oil and gas facilities. Leaks of methane, the pr
Melbourne (UPI) Feb 7, 2017 - Africa-focused energy company FAR Ltd. said a review of its oil prospects off the coast of Senegal was more promising than initially thought.
New York (UPI) Feb 7, 2017 - The continued rise in energy sector activity in North America pushed crude oil prices toward their second straight day of losses early Tuesday.
Saint-Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Feb 07, 2017 - Scientists of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed turbo expander electric generator operating on high-pressure natural gas. Natural gas being compressed at the po
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Feb 7, 2017 - Even as it took a loss for the fourth quarter, Norwegian energy major Statoil said its production was up 2 percent from the same time last year.
Washington (UPI) Feb 7, 2017 - U.S. retail gasoline prices are holding steady as the broader energy market is stuck in a tug-of-war of oil production trends, a report from AAA finds.
