Providence RI (SPX) Dec 02, 2016 - Researchers from Brown University have demonstrated an unusual method of putting the brakes on superconductivity, the ability of a material to conduct an electrical current with zero resistance. The
Oklahoma City (UPI) Dec 2, 2016 - The shale oil and natural gas sector in Oklahoma is on better footing now that OPEC has agreed to cut its production, the state's governor said.
Aberdeen, Scotland (UPI) Dec 2, 2016 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said it was making new strides in the North Sea by moving from planning to development of the region's Mariner oil field.
Washington (UPI) Dec 2, 2016 - The U.S. government said it was revising how it plans for oil and gas drilling, and other resource activity so some of the focus was put at the front-end.
Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2016 - The U.S. national average price for a gallon of gas barely moved the day after one of the biggest rallies ever in crude oil prices, motor club AAA reports.
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Dec 1, 2016 - The Irish government said it's breaking new ground on renewables now that funding is available to support a large-scale energy storage project.
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Dec 1, 2016 - The partners tapping into one of the largest natural gas fields ever discovered off the coast of Israel said they brokered a power deal worth $2 billion.
New York (UPI) Dec 1, 2016 - An OPEC agreement to limit oil production for the first time in nearly a decade does more to erase a market surplus than support higher prices, analysis finds.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 1, 2016 - The economy of oil-rich Russia could catch up with the rest of the world in about 10 years if the conditions are right, the country's finance minister said.
Melbourne (UPI) Dec 1, 2016 - Companies working to exploit frontier oil reserves are working to submit field development plans as quickly as possible, a top executive said.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Nov 30, 2016 - British energy company Centrica said it made its debut in Norway with the submission of plans to develop an oil field in the southern North Sea.
Houston (UPI) Nov 30, 2016 - Oilfield services company Baker Hughes said it formed a business venture with Goldman Sachs and others that would focus on North American hydraulic fracturing.
Ottawa (AFP) Nov 30, 2016 - Canada on Tuesday approved two new pipelines including one to the Pacific coast that will allow producers to sell into new Asian markets, while rejecting a third project.
Ottawa (UPI) Nov 30, 2016 - Canada's prime minister balanced the debate on oil infrastructure by delivering split decisions that drew industry praise and complaints from environmentalists.
Dallas (UPI) Nov 30, 2016 - A survey from the Federal Reserve Bank said that, even as crude oil production stands still, the broad-based economic consensus was one of optimism.
The Hague (AFP) Nov 30, 2016 - A Dutch court rejected Wednesday a class-action lawsuit by a foundation claiming to represent more than 100,000 victims of a 2006 toxic spill in Ivory Coast, saying it was unconvinced by the claim.
