Cork, Ireland (UPI) Dec 29, 2016 - Irish exploration company Circle Oil said its listing on the London stock exchange will be canceled by the end of the week amid financial strains.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 29, 2016 - With oil prices recovering, growth in the Russian economy may be twice as high as official government estimates, the country's finance minister said.
Corvallis, Ore. (UPI) Dec 28, 2016 - There has been some thought among those in the fields of forestry and rural development that biomass processing plants might offer an economic boost to rural communities.
Milan, Italy (UPI) Dec 28, 2016 - Italian energy company Eni said it continued its track record of success in the Mediterranean Sea by securing two new agreements in an Egyptian auction.
Tehran (UPI) Dec 28, 2016 - Following an announcement regarding an increase in oil production, Iran's oil minister said there are no guarantees an OPEC production ceiling will be enforced.
New York (UPI) Dec 28, 2016 - Crude oil prices edged higher in early trading Wednesday in thin volumes amid expectations OPEC will hold the production line, though doubts persist.
Kuwait City (AFP) Dec 28, 2016 - Kuwait is set to begin importing up to 200 million cubic feet of gas daily from neighbouring Iraq, oil ministers from the two Arab nations said after talks on Wednesday.
Fukuoka, Japan (UPI) Dec 28, 2016 - The brightness of organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, declines over time. Why exactly the lights degrade hasn't been entirely clear to scientists - until now.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Dec 28, 2016 - German energy company Wintershall said Wednesday it was claiming a leadership position in Norway with the start of operations in the North Sea.
Warsaw, Poland (UPI) Dec 28, 2016 - A Polish natural gas company said it would use any means necessary to ensure its energy sector is secured from the domination of Russian suppliers.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 28, 2016 - There will be few pressures on the Russian economy so long as the price for crude oil stays above $45 per barrel, the head of one of Russia's largest bank said.
Tehran (UPI) Dec 27, 2016 - Iran is drawing in more foreign investors eager to renew work in the energy sector because of the low cost of doing business, a corporate director said.
Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2016 - U.S. retail gasoline prices continued moving higher as the year winds down, but some relief may come with the start of the new year, AAA reports.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 27, 2016 - As supply-side issues weigh on oil markets, Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft said its production for the year was up more than 7 percent from 2015.
Ankara, Turkey (UPI) Dec 27, 2016 - French energy company ENGIE said it was building its European footprint in the liquefied natural gas market with the opening of a new terminal in Turkey.
Palo Alto, Calif. (UPI) Dec 27, 2016 - Scientists at Stanford and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created the world's smallest electrical wire by using the self-organizational abilities diamondoids, the smallest bits of diamonds. The wires measure just three atoms wide.
