New York (UPI) Jun 24, 2015 - Crude oil prices started the trading day Wednesday relatively flat as concerns about an oversupplied market were offset by declines in the U.S. economy.
Beijing (AFP) June 24, 2015 - Russia became China's top crude oil supplier last month for the first time in a decade, Bloomberg News reported, as Moscow seeks new markets for its crude following western sanctions.
London (UPI) Jun 24, 2015 - The Scottish government said it wants the British energy secretary to come to its capital to explain the reasons behind a cut in wind energy subsidies.
London (AFP) June 24, 2015 - Anglo-Dutch giant Shell on Wednesday became the first international oil group to announce that it had held talks with Iran about potential investment should sanctions be lifted as part of a nuclear deal with the West.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jun 24, 2015 - Pipeline company TransCanada said it cut about 3 percent of its North American workforce in an effort to move forward with a $37 billion capital growth plan.
Ottawa (UPI) Jun 23, 2015 - The Canadian transport authority said it filed legal charges in connection with the Lac-Megantic oil-train disaster in 2013 under two federal acts.
Bogota (AFP) June 23, 2015 - Colombia's FARC rebels killed four soldiers and wounded six by setting a landmine that exploded when an army helicopter landed on it, officials said.
Washington (UPI) Jun 23, 2015 - The price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the United States is edging lower as wholesale prices decline and refinery issues ebb, surveys find.
New York (UPI) Jun 23, 2015 - Crude oil prices moved lower for the second consecutive day on word of increased Chinese oil production and expectations from Iran.
Santa Barbara, Calif. (UPI) Jun 23, 2015 - Oil spilled off the California coast in May migrated more than 150 miles to mix with oil from natural seeps, Plains All American Pipeline said.
Mexico City (UPI) Jun 23, 2015 - Federal agencies in Mexico said they're conducting aerial surveillance of a fire that occurred on a platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2015 - Using switchgrass to produce biofuel is one way to decrease the United States' dependence on oil, but growing it and making it profitable can be complicated. Switchgrass is an excellent candidate fo
Kobe, Japan (SPX) Jun 22, 2015 - For the first time, researchers at Kobe University and RIKEN successfully elucidated the biochemical and biofuel-producing materials contained in rice straw. Future applications include using these
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 22, 2015 - A team led by MIPT Professor Artem Oganov has used computer simulation to predict the existence of five completely new compounds of carbon and calcium with varied chemical and physical properties, o
Chestnut Hill MA (SPX) Jun 22, 2015 - Finding an efficient solar water splitting method to mine electron-rich hydrogen for clean power has been thwarted by the poor performance of hematite. But by 're-growing' the mineral's surface, a s
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 22, 2015 - University of Tokyo researchers have discovered the structure and transport properties of the intermediate state in lithium-ion batteries - key to understanding the mechanisms of charge and discha
