Bio Fuel
Scientists suggest fertilizing crops with sewage sludge
Antananarivo, Madagascar (UPI) Aug 15, 2016 - A new study suggests sewage sludge could serve as a sustainable and effective plant fertilizer.
Wind Daily
Wind power fiercer than expected
Newark DE (SPX) Aug 15, 2016 - University of Delaware researchers report in a new study that offshore wind may be more powerful, yet more turbulent than expected in the North Eastern United States. The findings, published i
Oil and Gas
Another volatile start for crude oil prices
New York (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - Crude oil prices started another trading day in volatile territory Friday as investors took stock of European economic data and OPEC policy questions.
Bio Fuel
Engineering a better biofuel
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 12, 2016 - While the bacteria E. coli is often considered a bad bug, researchers commonly use laboratory-adapted E. coli that lacks the features that can make humans sick, but can grow just as fast. That same
Oil and Gas
Islamic State oil commander dead
Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - A commander in charge of oil for the Islamic State was killed in operations led by multilateral forces near the Syrian border, the Kurdish government said.
Oil and Gas
Maersk profits ‘significantly lower’
Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - Danish shipping and oil company A.P. Moller-Maersk said its revenue declined more than 10 percent in the second quarter because of the decline in oil prices.
Oil and Gas
North Sea labor strikes suspended
London (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - Labor strikes over pay for North Sea oil workers are suspended while all parties to the dispute sit down for a new round of talks, lead negotiators said.
Oil and Gas
Rosneft taps into Vietnamese gas field
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - After boasting of production gains, a Vietnamese subsidiary of Russian oil company Rosneft said it completed drilling operations at an offshore field.
Energy Tech
Simulating complex catalysts key to making cheap, powerful fuel cells
Madison WI (SPX) Aug 12, 2016 - Using a unique combination of advanced computational methods, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers have demystified some of the complex catalytic chemistry in fuel cells - an advance t
Oil and Gas
U.S. oil more resilient than thought
Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - Some of the oil reserves in the United States may be more resilient to weak oil prices and show slow, but steady, production gains, a federal report finds.
Oil and Gas
Advocates defend Colorado oil and gas ballot measures
Denver (UPI) Aug 11, 2016 - Initiatives on oil and gas operations in Colorado will make their way to the November ballot despite questions about support, environmental groups said.
Oil and Gas
Australia counting on offshore oil, gas for economy
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Aug 11, 2016 - The more than two dozen areas opened up to energy explorers off the western coast of Australia could help with global energy ambitions, a minister said.
Oil and Gas
Russia credits more drilling for production increase
Moscow (UPI) Aug 11, 2016 - Russian oil company Rosneft said its overall hydrocarbon production for the second quarter of the year was on the rise thanks in part to a drilling boom.
Oil and Gas
Saskatchewan city starts claims process after oil spill
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (UPI) Aug 11, 2016 - Husky Energy is called on to come forward with the finances necessary to offset the costs associated with a July oil spill, a Saskatchewan city government said.
Oil and Gas
Statoil to develop cross-border gas field
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Aug 11, 2016 - Developing a natural gas basin straddling the maritime borders of the United Kingdom and Norway will be a win-win for the industry and Oslo, a regulator said.
Oil and Gas
Texas shale basin left behind
Oklahoma City (UPI) Aug 11, 2016 - Leaving part of a Texas oil and natural gas shale basin will free up potentially more than a billion dollars in financial commitments, Chesapeake Energy said.