London (UPI) Aug 13, 2015 - Africa-focused Tullow Oil said it should meet its 2015 production guidance now that operations are up and running ahead of schedule at a major field in Ghana.
London (UPI) Aug 13, 2015 - The British government said Thursday it plans to fast-track the permit process for shale oil and gas exploration to ensure the industry can gain traction.
New York (UPI) Aug 13, 2015 - Crude oil prices started Thursday trading in the red, ignoring emerging positive sentiment from the Greek and Chinese economies.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Aug 13, 2015 - Statoil said Thursday it finished installing one of the first pieces of equipment needed for production from the giant Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway.
Caracas (AFP) Aug 13, 2015 - A former Venezuelan defense minister and ally-turned-critic of the late president Hugo Chavez has been released on parole after spending more than six years in prison on corruption charges, his lawyer said Thursday.
Houston (UPI) Aug 12, 2015 - French energy company EDF secured a deal for liquefied natural gas drawn from reserves in the United States, Cheniere Energy announced.
Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Aug 12, 2015 - Though considered a minor discovery, the Norwegian government said the latest find from Lundin Petroleum could tie into the larger Edvard Grieg field.
Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Aug 12, 2015 - Boasting of more spending by oil and gas explorers and increased renewable energy output, New Zealand's government said the right mix is good for the long term.
Vienna (UPI) Aug 12, 2015 - The nuclear agreement with Iran offers attractive options for investments in the energy sector and a chance for Austria's OMV, the company said Wednesday.
New York (UPI) Aug 12, 2015 - Expectations of future growth in energy demand and the potential for a slowdown in U.S. crude oil production gave a modest lift to crude oil prices Wednesday.
Houston (UPI) Aug 12, 2015 - Ending the ban on the export of crude oil sourced from U.S. basins would result in a per household labor income increase of $158 per year, a report finds.
Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2015 - Shell may soon get the permits necessary to start drilling into potential oil basins in an exploration well off the coast of Alaska, a federal regulator said.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2015 - Wind energy pricing is at an all-time low, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The prices offere
Essen, Germany (UPI) Aug 11, 2015 - German energy company RWE announced it was reconfiguring how it does business to work through what it said was a massive energy market transformation.
Vienna (UPI) Aug 11, 2015 - Iran reported crude oil production for July was the highest level it's been in at least two years, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said.
New York (UPI) Aug 11, 2015 - Disclosure from OPEC that crude oil production was at its highest level since 2012 sent crude oil prices on a downward spiral in early Tuesday trading.
