Managua (AFP) Aug 20, 2016 - A massive refinery fire in Nicaragua caused an oil spill that has contaminated sensitive nearby coastal habitat, a nonprofit group here said.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2016 - Wind energy pricing remains attractive to utility and commercial purchasers, according to an annual report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by the Electricity Markets and Polic
Adelaide, Australia (UPI) Aug 19, 2016 - Acknowledging there's more work to do in the market downturn, Australian energy company Santos said it was moving forward with tight purse strings.
Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 19, 2016 - A research team from the Georgia Institute of Technology and ExxonMobil has demonstrated a new carbon-based molecular sieve membrane that could dramatically reduce the energy required to separate a
Sydney (AFP) Aug 19, 2016 - Australia will block the sale of its largest electricity network to foreigners, the government said Friday, as two Chinese bids for the grid were rejected over national security concerns.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 19, 2016 - The conversion of carbon dioxide molecule into valuable chemicals and fuels is an interesting research area with multidisciplinary aspects. Scientists all over the world have been investigatin
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Aug 19, 2016 - Russian media Friday reported three natural gas pipelines in the self-proclaimed eastern Ukrainian republic of Donetsk were damaged by artillery fire.
Washington (UPI) Aug 19, 2016 - Market dynamics for petroleum and petroleum products in the United States show a degree of balance as demand weighed against inputs, industry data show.
London (UPI) Aug 19, 2016 - After boasting of the potential in the northern waters of the North Sea, a British energy company reported mixed results from an appraisal well.
New York (UPI) Aug 19, 2016 - Crude oil prices entered Friday in steady territory ahead of a data release on exploration and production trends, though economic data show little momentum.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 19, 2016 - Last year, dozens of major oil companies and oil-producing nations agreed to end the routine flaring of natural gas from wells by 2030. This burning off of uncaptured methane in addition to si
Los Angeles (UPI) Aug 19, 2016 - To effectively control and study ions, scientists must cool the high-energy particles. To do so, they rely on a basic premise of the laws of thermodynamics - that an object with a higher temperature will eventual cool to the same temperature as its surroundings. An apple pie, for example, will eventually cool to room temperature.
Upton NY (SPX) Aug 19, 2016 - Since the 1986 discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in copper-oxide compounds called cuprates, scientists have been trying to understand how these materials can conduct electricity withou
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Aug 19, 2016 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said Friday it planned to spend more than $100 million to tap into new a oil and gas discovery in the North Sea.
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 19, 2016 - Superconductivity with a high critical temperature (high Tc) continues to present a theoretical mystery. While this phenomenon is experimentally well established, no scientist has managed to explain
Washington (UPI) Aug 19, 2016 - U.S. offshore energy regulators said they're seeking input on the potential to offer more than 70 million acres up for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
