Sydney (AFP) Oct 11, 2016 - British oil giant BP Tuesday ditched plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight after reviewing its global exploration programme, a decision environmentalists hailed as a victory for the pristine wilderness.
New York (UPI) Oct 11, 2016 - Anticipation building ahead of key market indicators this week weighed against mixed oil production signals to give oil yet another shot at a rally Tuesday.
Istanbul, Turkey (UPI) Oct 11, 2016 - Saudi Arabia's energy company said it reached a series of agreements in the Turkish energy market that could double the amount of energy-related goods produced.
Chicago (AFP) Oct 11, 2016 - The US government reiterated its request Monday that construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota be paused, while authorities consider the impacts of its route on a Native American tribe.
Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2016 - The amount of activity in the exploration and production side of the U.S. oil and gas sector suggests declines have bottomed out, an industry report said.
Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2016 - Energy efficiency accelerated last year despite low oil prices, according to a report from the International Energy Agency published Monday, driven in large part by gains in China.
Upton NY (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - Iron-based superconductors can conduct electricity without resistance at unusually high temperatures relative to those of conventional superconductors, which must be chilled to near absolute zero (m
Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a high voltage and high frequency silicon carbide (SiC) power switch that could cost much less than similarly rated SiC power switches. Th
Istanbul, Turkey (UPI) Oct 10, 2016 - Russia media reported Monday the country is in line to join an oil production curtailment agreement proposed last month by OPEC members in Algeria.
Cleveland, OH (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - Cheap shale gas produced by fracking has driven the decline in coal production in the United States during the last decade, researchers at the Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve Un
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Oct 10, 2016 - A petroleum regulator in Norway gave consent to Statoil to start new surveys in the Johan Sverdrup field, one of the larger new developments in the region.
Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - The energy transition in Germany is making progress. In 2015, hydropower, wind, sun and biomass provided about 35 percent of electricity. The ambitious transition to climate-friendly energy provisio
Arlington TX (SPX) Oct 10, 2016 - Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington have been the first to demonstrate that an organic semiconductor polymer called polyaniline is a promising photocathode material for the conversion o
Vienna (UPI) Oct 7, 2016 - Austrian energy company OMV said it sold off some of its stake in a North Sea oil and natural gas project to a Canadian rival to streamline its portfolio.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 06, 2016 - North America recorded a 6 percent increase in exploration and production activity, though figures are still far lower than this time last year, data show.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 06, 2016 - Crude oil prices started Friday in relatively flat territory as investors searched for clues in the latest monthly jobs data from the United States.
