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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
Washington (UPI) Oct 7, 2015 - Weak economics in the energy sector may lead to a general decline in total U.S. crude oil production, a short-term federal market report finds.
New York (UPI) Oct 7, 2015 - Crude oil prices continued a strong forward push Wednesday amid gathering signs the weak market is hurting the trajectory in U.S. shale oil basins.
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Oct 7, 2015 - Scottish oil field services company Wood Group said it secured a contract to help increase storage capacity at an oil field in Kazakhstan.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Oct 6, 2015 - The unsolicited bid put on the table by Suncor Energy is far below what represents a fair value, a main shareholder at target Canadian Oil Sands said.
