Oil and Gas
Texas issuing fewer drilling permits
Austin, Texas (UPI) Sep 16, 2015 - The Railroad Commission of Texas said the number of drilling permits issued in August was down more than half from the same month last year.
Oil and Gas
White House called on to act on oil exports
Washington (UPI) Sep 16, 2015 - If the White House opposes legislative action to overturn a ban on oil exports, the onus is on the executive branch to take action, an industry group said.
Oil and Gas
AAA: Gas should only get cheaper
Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2015 - A weak crude oil market and lower expected U.S. consumer demand for gasoline this autumn are expected to keep prices at the pump lower, motor club AAA said.
Bio Fuel
Biodiesel made easier and cleaner with waste-recycling catalyst
Cardiff, UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2015 - Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process. Using simple catalysis, the researchers have
Energy News
Burning all fossil energy would eliminate all ice of Antarctica
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2015 - Burning all of the world's available fossil-fuel resources would result in the complete melting of the Antarctic ice sheet, a new study to be published in Science Advances shows. The Antarctic ice m
Energy Tech
Discovery of a highly efficient catalyst eases way to hydrogen economy
Madison WI (SPX) Sep 15, 2015 - Hydrogen could be the ideal fuel: Whether used to make electricity in a fuel cell or burned to make heat, the only byproduct is water; there is no climate-altering carbon dioxide. Like gasoline, hyd
Oil and Gas
Genel makes grab for Kurdish gas
London (UPI) Sep 15, 2015 - British energy company Genel Energy said it was buying the minority share of a Kurdish natural gas field form its partners at Austria's OMV.
Energy Tech
New ORNL catalyst addresses engine efficiency, emissions quandary
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 15, 2015 - A catalyst being developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could overcome one of the key obstacles still preventing automobile engines from running more cl
Oil and Gas
North Dakota oil sector under pressure
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Sep 15, 2015 - A weak crude oil market that's expected to last into 2016 should contribute to downward pressure on oil activity in North Dakota, a state regulator said.
Oil and Gas
Oil prices get lift from consumer spending
New York (UPI) Sep 15, 2015 - A sign that U.S. consumers were shrugging off concerns about the health of the global economy gave crude oil prices a lift at the start of Tuesday trading.
Oil and Gas
Russia’s Turkish Stream pipeline on hold
Moscow (UPI) Sep 15, 2015 - Development of the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline from Russia is on hold because of installation delays, an official with Russia's Gazprom said.
Oil and Gas
Seismic activity of underground chemical blasts linked to gas explosions
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2015 - After analyzing the seismic waves produced by small underground chemical explosions at a test site in Vermont, scientists say that some features of seismic waves could be affected by the amount of g
Energy Tech
Breakthrough observation of Mott transition in a superconductor
Lemont IL (SPX) Sep 15, 2015 - An international team of researchers, including the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory,
Oil and Gas
Upton: U.S. oil policies should match shale era
Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2015 - As the full House Energy and Commerce Committee considers lifting a ban on U.S. crude oil exports, a congressman said it's time policies match the shale era.
Oil and Gas
Wood Group addressing oil services challenges
Aberdeen, Scotland (UPI) Sep 15, 2015 - Scottish oil services company Wood Group said Tuesday it would lead five joint industry projects in an effort to address tackle challenges facing the industry.
Oil and Gas
Delayed effects of oil spill compromise long-term fish survival
Portland OR (SPX) Sep 14, 2015 - For 25 years, methodical research by scientists has investigated the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 on Alaskan communities and ecosystems. A new study released today into the effects