Oil and Gas
North Dakota rig counts hold steady
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Dec 7, 2015 - Despite a net drift lower in U.S. oil basins, North Dakota's rig count remained unchanged, but near a historical low, compared with last week.
Bio Fuel
Now is the time to uncover the secrets of the Earth’s microbiomes
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2015 - Communities of microorganisms called microbiomes play critical roles in our lives, yet we know very little about them. A group of 48 biologists and physical scientists from 50 institutions is
Oil and Gas
OPEC hangover sends oil sharply lower
New York (UPI) Dec 7, 2015 - The impacts of last week's fractured OPEC meeting in Vienna spilled over into Monday trading as crude oil prices started the day down more than 2 percent.
Bio Fuel
OX2 wins concession for one of Sweden’s largest biogas plants
Helsingborg, Sweden (SPX) Dec 07, 2015 - OX2 will take over NSR's biogas plant outside Helsingborg on 1 January 2016. The plant has a capacity to produce around 80 GWh of biogas and 140-150,000 tons of bio fertiliser per year. OX2, b
Wind Daily
Pilot Hill Wind Project Closes Financing from GE and MetLife
San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2015 - EDF Renewable Energy's 175-megawatt (MW) Pilot Hill wind project located in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties in Illinois has closed structured equity financing from GE Unit, GE Energy Financial Servic
Oil and Gas
Putin expresses condolences for Azerbaijani oil rig accident
Moscow (UPI) Dec 7, 2015 - Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to his Azerbaijani counterpart following a fatal accident at an oil platform in the Caspian Sea.
Oil and Gas
Researchers develop super-absorbent material to soak up oil spills
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Dec 07, 2015 - In hopes of limiting the disastrous environmental effects of massive oil spills, materials scientists from Drexel University and Deakin University, in Australia, have teamed up to manufacture and te
Oil and Gas
Rig counts down 16 percent year-on-year
Houston (UPI) Dec 7, 2015 - Globally, the number of rigs deployed for oil and gas exploration is down 16 percent from last November, oil services company Baker Hughes reported.
Oil and Gas
Russian sanctions on Turkey cut both ways, European bank finds
London (UPI) Dec 7, 2015 - Sanctions imposed by Moscow will have minor impacts on the Turkish economy, though there may be energy-related backlash for Russia, a European report finds.
Energy Tech
Scientists see the light on microsupercapacitors
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 07, 2015 - Rice University researchers who pioneered the development of laser-induced graphene have configured their discovery into flexible, solid-state microsupercapacitors that rival the best available for
Oil and Gas
Transocean lands offshore Canadian rig deal
Zug, Switzerland (UPI) Dec 7, 2015 - Rig services company Transocean said it reached a deal with Husky Oil Operations Ltd. for activity off the coast of Canada for about $200 million.
Oil and Gas
Turkey seeks alternatives to Russian energy after plane crisis
Ankara (AFP) Dec 5, 2015 - Turkey on Saturday said it was seeking alternatives to Russian energy as relations with Moscow plunge over the downing of a warplane, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing his country will not collapse under sanctions.
Bio Fuel
Brazil pins renewable energy hopes on 2nd generation ethanol
Piracicaba, Brazil (AFP) Dec 4, 2015 - Brazil thinks it has the sweet solution to ridding the world of reliance on fossil fuels for cars and other vehicles: sugar cane ethanol 2.0.
Oil and Gas
Crude oil prices hammered on OPEC policy
New York (UPI) Dec 4, 2015 - Crude oil prices moved sharply lower at the start of trading on word members of OPEC would not cut overall production despite the weak oil economy.
Oil and Gas
House passes symbolic gesture for oil exports
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2015 - A U.S. House leader said a bill passed in favor of oil exports rejects a global landscape favoring North America, but support wasn't enough to override a veto.
Oil and Gas
Once again ‘no,’ Canadian Oil Sands tells rival
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Dec 4, 2015 - Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., in the latest in a bitter dispute, urged shareholders to take no action on a revised takeover bid from rival Suncor Energy.