Oil and Gas
Crude oil prices stall out
New York (UPI) May 14, 2015 - Expectations of a lower price for Brent crude oil kept keep indices treading water in early Thursday trading, relatively unchanged to start the day.
Oil and Gas
Export nod triggers Texas LNG construction
Houston (UPI) May 14, 2015 - After a federal export nod, Cheniere Energy, a liquefied natural gas pioneer, said it would proceed with construction of the first of two facilities in Texas.
Oil and Gas
Florida lawmakers say no to Atlantic drilling
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2015 - Florida lawmakers introduced a bill to ban early oil and gas work off the state coast, saying an early push for east coast drilling was too risky.
Oil and Gas
Former MI6 boss picked as BP director
London (UPI) May 14, 2015 - British energy company BP said Thursday it hired John Sawers, the former head of spy agency MI6, as a non-executive director.
Oil and Gas
New York fracking ban closer to law
Albany, N.Y. (UPI) May 14, 2015 - Parts of the Marcellus shale natural gas play in New York may be off limits to hydraulic fracturing because of potential adverse risks, a state review found.
Oil and Gas
New drilling technology could unlock old oil
Houston (UPI) May 14, 2015 - Analysis from research center IHS finds advances in hydraulic fracturing used in the United States could unlock oil in mature fields outside North America.
Oil and Gas
Oil prices fall on weak China data
Singapore (AFP) May 14, 2015 - Oil prices fell in Asia on Thursday as lacklustre Chinese economic data raised concerns about demand in the world's top energy consuming nation, analysts said.
Oil and Gas
Oil production rebounds in North Dakota
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) May 14, 2015 - Oil production in North Dakota increased 1 percent despite obvious signs of a slowdown in the state's shale reserve areas, state data show.
Oil and Gas
Capitol Hill weighs in on Shell’s plans for Alaska
Washington (UPI) May 13, 2015 - U.S. lawmakers had their say on the conditional consent given to Shell's plans for offshore Alaska, saying it's an affirmation of the industry's track record.
Oil and Gas
Enbridge, Michigan reach settlement for 2010 oil spill
Lansing, Mich. (UPI) May 13, 2015 - A Michigan environmental regulator said Wednesday it was pleased with an Enbridge settlement that focuses on restoration work from a 2010 oil spill.
Oil and Gas
Iran sees Bulgaria as a gas bridge to Europe
Tehran (UPI) May 13, 2015 - Bulgaria is in a geographical position to serve as a stepping stone for Iranian gas ambitions to reach Europe, the Iranian president said.
Oil and Gas
LNG slated for U.S. exports
Washington (UPI) May 13, 2015 - A plant in Texas is authorized to send liquefied natural gas to countries that don't have a free-trade deal with the United States, the federal government said.
Oil and Gas
Offshore Ireland yields new oil
London (UPI) May 13, 2015 - There may be as much as 1.5 billion barrels of reserves in frontier prospects off the coast of Ireland, junior explorer Europa Oil & Gas said.
Oil and Gas
Oslo drilling company optimistic about future
Oslo, Norway (UPI) May 13, 2015 - One of the world's largest offshore service companies, Prosafe, said Wednesday oil market momentum could support demand in the second half of the year.
Wind Daily
Shifting winds: An early warning for reduced energy
Washington DC (SPX) May 13, 2015 - The Rocky Mountains certainly aren't known for their mild winters. But in contrast to the upper Midwest, which seems to exist in a perpetually frozen state from November through March, the plains ju
Bio Fuel
A model for bioenergy feedstock/vegetable double-cropping systems
Urbana IL (SPX) May 12, 2015 - Much attention has been given to dedicated, perennial bioenergy crops to meet the revised Renewable Fuel Standard mandating production of 36 billion gallons of biofuel by the year 2022. Even so, con