Urbana IL (SPX) Jan 11, 2017 - Today many biofuel refineries operate for only seven months each year, turning freshly harvested crops into ethanol and biodiesel. When supplies run out, biorefineries shut down for the other five m
Albany, N.Y. (UPI) Jan 11, 2017 - Stunning is how one renewable energy group described a decision by the state of New York to build the nation's largest offshore wind farm.
Mexico City (UPI) Jan 11, 2017 - Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, is facing economic headwinds because of lower oil prices and U.S. trade policy, a study finds.
Moscow (UPI) Jan 11, 2017 - Former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson will listen to Russia, but will continue with his legacy of being a tough person, a Kremlin spokesperson said.
Austin, Texas (UPI) Jan 11, 2017 - The number of drilling permits issued in Texas, the No. 1 oil producer in the country, for December was up 38 percent from last year, state data show.
Liverpool, UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2017 - A UK company has been selected to lead a collaborative project that promises to result in significant carbon reduction and ultra-low air quality emissions for thousands of vehicles in China within t
Houston (UPI) Jan 11, 2017 - Energy companies are learning to do more with less and nowhere is that more evident than in U.S. shale basins, consultant group Wood Mackenzie said.
Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2017 - Refinery issues for western U.S. states and higher crude oil prices pushed the national average price for gas to its highest point since June, retail data show.
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 10, 2017 - Iraq's oil minister called Tuesday for Angolan energy firm Sonangol to resume work at fields south of Mosul where the Islamic State group had set wells alight, sparking months-long infernos.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jan 10, 2017 - The Kurdish north of Iraq continued to show its oil potential after a driller said operations were paving the way for additional exports.
New York (UPI) Jan 10, 2017 - Crude oil prices notched only modest gains before trading opened in New York, even as Russia said it was trimming oil output as obligated under an OPEC deal.
Urbana IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2017 - Scientists have confirmed that Miscanthus, long speculated to be the top biofuel producer, yields more than twice as much as switchgrass in the U.S. using an open-source bioenergy crop database gain
Moscow (UPI) Jan 10, 2017 - Russia is meeting its obligations to trim crude oil production according to the terms of an OPEC-led agreement, a spokesman for the president said.
Aberdeen, Scotland (UPI) Jan 10, 2017 - A decision to ground some helicopters serving offshore installations in the North Sea should impact operations only short-term, a safety group said.
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jan 10, 2017 - When growing algae in outdoor ponds as a next-generation biofuel, a naturally diverse mix of species will help reduce the chance of crop failure, according to a federally funded study by University
New York (UPI) Jan 10, 2017 - The pending sale of crude oil from strategic reserves in the United States should have no major impact on global markets, energy economists said.
