Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2016 - At least 22 people were killed when part of a power station under construction in China collapsed Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, the latest industrial accident in a country with a dismal safety record.
Melbourne (UPI) Nov 23, 2016 - An Australian energy company that's one of the few foreign companies working in Cuba said it was rewarded for its efforts with a contract extension.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Nov 23, 2016 - A division of Exxon Mobil announced Wednesday it started drilling its first well targeting reserves off the coast of Liberia.
Houston (UPI) Nov 23, 2016 - Independent energy producers focused on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico announced coordination around an alliance aimed at advancing the industry's needs in Washington.
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Nov 23, 2016 - Investment plans for oil and gas developments offshore Norway are on the decline and should remain low even with new projects on tap, government data show.
New York (UPI) Nov 23, 2016 - Crude oil prices apparently found the direction they were looking for Wednesday, moving lower amid uncertainty about the impact of OPEC maneuvering.
Washington (UPI) Nov 23, 2016 - U.S. travelers leaving early on Wednesday to get a head start on the holiday will see some of the lowest gas prices in nearly a decade, the government said.
Manden, N.D. (UPI) Nov 22, 2016 - Rights group Amnesty International became the latest to wade into the controversy over the Dakota Access pipeline, alleging excessive force by area police.
Lemont, IL (SPX) Nov 22, 2016 - Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory have conducted a detailed study of the reflectivity effects of converting land to grow biofuel crops. Their study i
New York (UPI) Nov 22, 2016 - Crude oil prices staged an abrupt retreat in early trading Tuesday as doubts lingered over OPEC coordination.
Milan, Italy (UPI) Nov 22, 2016 - Italian energy company Eni said Tuesday it would work through a partnership with General Electric to build a stronger portfolio in the renewable energy sector.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2016 - A new article looks at the potential benefits of a Billion Ton Bioeconomy, a vision to enable a sustainable market for producing and converting a billion tons of US biomass to bio-based energy, fuel
Budapest (AFP) Nov 22, 2016 - Iraq has to up its crude output because dwindling oil prices and the fight against Islamic State have left a huge hole in the economy, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Tuesday, as the OPEC cartel scrambles to agree a production cut deal.
Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Nov 22, 2016 - Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum said Tuesday it made an oil and gas discovery in a frontier area near an existing field in the Barents Sea.
London (AFP) Nov 22, 2016 - King Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi holds up a plastic bottle containing contaminated water from his community in Nigeria, proof of oil pollution that he blames on Royal Dutch Shell - and on which he hopes a London court will deliver justice.
Moscow (UPI) Nov 22, 2016 - Russian oil company Lukoil said during a meeting of the board of directors its two-year budget starting in 2017 would be based on oil priced at $40 per barrel.
