London (UPI) Sep 28, 2015 - The British oil and gas sector is in a short-term decline with no chance of recovery for at least two years, an industry planner told the Financial Times.
Austin, Texas (UPI) Sep 28, 2015 - Though drilling permits are on the decline, Texas crude oil production held more or less steady month-to-month, state data for July show.
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 - A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a rechargeable battery that could make storage of electricity from intermittent energy sources like solar and wind safe and cost-effective
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 - With fossil-fuel sources dwindling, better biofuel cell design is a strong candidate in the energy field. In research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Los Alamos researcher
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 - With the growth of wind and solar energy and the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, many people in the U.S. may have forgotten about the promised hydrogen economy. But in research l
Atlanta GA (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 - A detailed nano-mechanical study of mechanical degradation processes in silicon structures containing varying levels of lithium ions offers good news for researchers attempting to develop reliable n
by Staff Writers - Austin TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 Led by the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, a team of researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has identified a new sa
Hong Kong (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 - The Department of Applied Physics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a simple approach to synthesize novel environmentally friendly manganese dioxide ink by using glucose.
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 - Biological systems are at the source of many products designed to improve our lives. Recombinant DNA, for example, which retools molecules from multiple genetic sources for new purposes, has spurred
Newark DE (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 - As the maritime shipping industry transitions toward cleaner fuels in response to new environmental regulations and emissions standards, abundant supplies of natural gas in the United States, and wo
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 24, 2015 - Ethylene is produced in greater amounts than any other basic chemical in the world. The small molecule consisting of two carbon atoms and four hydrogen atoms, it is a basic building block in the man
Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) Sep 24, 2015 - Two Korean research teams at the Kyungpook National University (KNU) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have succeeded in uncovering the redox-switch of thiolase, a k
Washington (UPI) Sep 24, 2015 - Investment in the exploration and production side of the oil and gas sector could flirt with historic lows if oil prices remain depressed, a U.S. brief said.
Tehran (UPI) Sep 24, 2015 - A London conference aimed at detailing new investment opportunities in the Iranian oil sector has been postponed, the group organizing the event said.
Houston (UPI) Sep 24, 2015 - At a time when oil companies are slashing exploration budgets, Marathon Oil said it elected a veteran upstream executive to its board of directors.
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Sep 24, 2015 - Growth in the Norwegian economy is expected to be suppressed for the medium term because of the low price of crude oil, the country's central bank said.
