Dallas (UPI) Jun 5, 2015 - One of the primary challenges looming for over the health of the Texas state economy is the low price of oil, a report from the Dallas Federal Reserve said.
Accra (AFP) June 5, 2015 - More than 150 people have died in a devastating petrol station blast during heavy flooding in Ghana's capital, prompting the nation's leader to call three days of national mourning over the catastrophic loss of life.
Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2015 - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski again pressed for an end to a 1970s ban on crude oil exports, arguing the United States can prove its mettle with its oil reserves.
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2015 - Despite community concerns about living under high-voltage power lines, a world-first QUT study reveals that there are far more charged particles beside busy roads. The study, published in the
New York (UPI) Jun 5, 2015 - Tepid global economic growth expectations from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries sent crude oil prices drifting lower in early Friday trading.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 05, 2015 - Like the carbon dioxide in a fizzing glass of soda, most bubbles of gas in a liquid don't last long. But nanobubbles persist. These bubbles are thousands of times smaller than the tip of a pencil le
Houston (UPI) Jun 5, 2015 - The number of rigs in service in the United States declined more for the week ending May 29 than all of North America combined, Baker Hughes said Friday.
Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 05, 2015 - Take gold spirals about the size of a dime...and shrink them down about six million times. The result is the world's smallest continuous spirals: nano-spirals with unique optical properties that w
Washington (UPI) Jun 4, 2015 - Alaska accounted for all of the growth in U.S. oil production from the week ending May 29, data released from the Energy Department show.
Accra (AFP) June 4, 2015 - At least 90 people were killed in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana's capital, Accra, as they sought shelter from heavy rains that caused widespread flooding, emergency services said Thursday.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 04, 2015 - Biofuels pioneer Mascoma LLC and the U.S. Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center have developed a revolutionary strain of yeast that could help significantly accelerate the development of b
Washington (UPI) Jun 4, 2015 - State and federal authorities announced the creation of a strike force aimed at addressing organized crime in and around the Bakken oil field.
Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Jun 04, 2015 - Chemists at the University of Waterloo have discovered the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries that could pave the way for development of the so-called holy grail of electrochemica
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 04, 2015 - In the United States, federal mandates to produce more renewable fuels, especially biofuels, have led to a growing debate: Should fuel or food grow on arable land? Recent research shows farmers can
Stockholm (AFP) June 4, 2015 - Swedish furniture giant IKEA said Thursday it would invest 600 million euros ($677 million) in renewable energy over five years in a bid to become energy independent by 2020.
Washington (AFP) June 4, 2015 - The controversial oil and gas extraction technique known as fracking poses no widespread danger to US drinking water, the US environmental agency said Thursday in a long-awaited assessment.
