Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2016 - Algaculture or algae farming, like any form of agriculture, is highly sensitive to fertilizer costs. A major roadblock to commercial algae farming is efficient utilization of volatile nutrients, spe
Tehran (UPI) May 5, 2016 - Iranian oil exports may have reached a level on par with the average volume from before nuclear-related sanctions were enacted, a minister said Thursday.
Houston (UPI) May 5, 2016 - Marathon Oil Corp. said its first quarter production was in line with its expectations, though downside risks may evolve from North American operations.
Washington (UPI) May 5, 2016 - The United States has an important role to play in adding diversity to a European energy sector that depends heavily on Russia, a joint regional committee said.
London, UK (SPX) May 05, 2016 - Ship tracking data from Bloomberg shows that 83 supertankers carrying around 166 million barrels of oil are headed to China, which has stockpiled an impressive 787,000 barrels a day in the first q
Osaka, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2016 - A group of researchers at Okayama University and Osaka University, Japan examined the state of the surface of apparently fixed powder beds in which air weak enough not to move the powder is injected
Oslo, Norway (UPI) May 4, 2016 - A string of regular export payments from the Kurdish government in Iraq means the funds are there to start a drilling campaign, Norwegian company DNO said.
Paris (UPI) May 4, 2016 - French energy company ENGIE announced Wednesday it shook up its front-office staff in an effort to revamp the company to align with emerging market trends.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) May 4, 2016 - After declaring a loss for the first quarter, Canadian energy company Encana said it as working to cut overall costs by more than $400 million.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2016 - Nearly 10 billion years ago, the black hole at the center of a galaxy known as PKS B1424-418 produced a powerful outburst. Light from this blast began arriving at Earth in 2012. Now astronomers usin
Houston (UPI) May 4, 2016 - Selling off parts of its shale holdings in Colorado means a better chance to strengthen the balance sheet for the year, Noble Energy said.
Tehran (UPI) May 4, 2016 - Austrian energy company OMV said Wednesday it made the first steps toward resuming operations in Iran after signing an agreement with a national oil entity.
New York (UPI) May 4, 2016 - An increase in Russian oil production and price expectations balanced against shortages in Canada sparked by wildfires, pushing oil higher early Wednesday.
Basel, Switzerland (SPX) May 04, 2016 - Scientists at the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the Department of Physics at the University of Basel have developed a new method that has enabled them to image magnetic fields on the nanometer sca
The Hague, Netherlands (UPI) May 4, 2016 - Spending plans for 2016 are less than the combined spending guidance between Shell and BG Group two years ago, the Dutch supermajor said Wednesday.
Baku, Azerbaijan (UPI) May 3, 2016 - A BP subsidiary trying to pull gas from offshore Azerbaijan said it doled out a $1.5 billion contract to help get gas flowing within the next two years.
