Oil and Gas
With Gabon, Tullow ensures output
London (UPI) Oct 8, 2015 - Getting the nod from the Gabonese government for oil field development will help stimulate West African operations, Tullow Oil said.
Energy Tech
A necklace of fractional vortices
Goteborg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have arrived at how what is known as time-reversal symmetry can break in one class of superconducting material. The results have been published in th
Bio Fuel
Microalgae biomass as feedstock for biofuel, food, feed and more
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - Novel and scalable technology and production process combining algal biomass cultivation, harvesting and concentration as well as extraction and fractionation of fatty acids from the biomass results
Oil and Gas
Ocean bacteria produces millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons each year
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has estimated the amount of hydrocarbons - the primary ingredient in crude oil - that are produced by a massive population o
Oil and Gas
California shale reserve estimate low
Reston, Va. (UPI) Oct 7, 2015 - A federal revision of the estimated reserves in the Monterey shale oil and gas formation in California is small compared with previous studies, the USGS said.
Energy Tech
Extending a battery’s lifetime with heat
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - Don't go sticking your electronic devices in a toaster oven just yet, but for a longer-lasting battery, you might someday heat them up when not in use. Over time, the electrodes inside a rechargeabl
Energy Tech
Fusion reactors ‘economically viable’ say experts
Durham NY (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - Fusion reactors could become an economically viable means of generating electricity within a few decades, and policy makers should start planning to build them as a replacement for conventional nucl
Oil and Gas
IMF: Low price of oil weakens Iran
Washington (UPI) Oct 7, 2015 - The Iranian economy is weaker because of low crude oil prices, but sanctions relief could help with recovery beyond 2016, the International Monetary Fund said.
Energy Tech
Improved fuel structure reduces explosive qualities
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - The dangers of explosive fuel could soon be reduced with the development of a new material that is comprised of extremely long polymer chains that can reduce fuel misting and consequential explosive
Oil and Gas
Israel upbeat on Golan oil potential
Jerusalem (UPI) Oct 7, 2015 - An Israeli oil and natural gas company estimates there may be enough reserves in the occupied Golan Heights to make the country self-sufficient in energy.
Energy Tech
NCSEA report maps regulatory, policy path to develop energy storage in NC
Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - The emerging energy storage industry is charging up across the country, and North Carolina can continue advancing its clean energy leadership by identifying opportunities to develop its storage sect
Energy Tech
New polymer creates safer fuels
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - Before embarking on a transcontinental journey, jet airplanes fill up with tens of thousands of gallons of fuel. In the event of a crash, such large quantities of fuel increase the severity of an ex
Energy News
Now ‘right moment’ for carbon tax: IMF chief
Lima (AFP) Oct 7, 2015 - The time is right for governments to introduce taxes on carbon emissions, which would help fight global warming and raise badly needed revenue, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday.
Energy Tech
Researchers measure how specific atoms move in dielectric materials
Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - Researchers from North Carolina State University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and UNSW Australia have measured the behavior of specific atoms in dielectric materials w
Energy Tech
Superconductivity trained to promote magnetization
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 07, 2015 - Superconductivity, which is almost incompatible with magneticfield, under certain conditions is able to promote magnetization. Russian scientist Natalya Pugach from the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nucle
Oil and Gas
U.S. non-crude petroleum exports on the rise
Washington (UPI) Oct 7, 2015 - The export of petroleum products not classified as crude oil has increased by a factor of four in the last decade, the U.S. energy secretary said.