Houston (UPI) Apr 21, 2015 - Oil production in the Lower 48 U.S. states is increasing year-on-year despite low oil prices and less spending on exploration and production, analysis finds.
New York (UPI) Apr 20, 2015 - Weak economic data Monday from the European Union offset concerns about threats to the oil sector in Saudi Arabia, pushing oil prices lower.
Milan, Italy (UPI) Apr 20, 2015 - Italian energy company Eni said Monday its oil production in the Western Desert of Egypt has reached a record level, doubling its rate in just three years.
Houston (UPI) Apr 20, 2015 - Oil services company Halliburton said Monday profits were hit by an industry downturn, but the pending acquisition of rival Baker Hughes should provide a boost.
New Delhi (UPI) Apr 20, 2015 - Indian energy company ONGC said it called on U.S. well control leaders Boots & Coots to help contain a fire that left 12 people injured during the weekend.
Melbourne (UPI) Apr 20, 2015 - New Zealand is ready to help lead an international movement toward including more geothermal energy in its renewable portfolio, the energy minister said Monday.
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2015 - Backers of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are called on to remain vigilant against monetary shocks like the low price of oil, the banks said.
Brussels (AFP) April 19, 2015 - The EU is hoping future gas imports from Iran can break its dependence on Russia as prospects grow for a nuclear deal that would include lifting sanctions on Tehran.
Baghdad (AFP) April 19, 2015 - Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes have cleared the country's largest oil refinery of the Islamic State group, the international coalition helping Baghdad fight the jihadists said on Sunday.
Columbus OH (SPX) Apr 19, 2015 - The unassuming piece of stainless steel mesh in a lab at The Ohio State University doesn't look like a very big deal, but it could make a big difference for future environmental cleanups. Water pass
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2015 - With conflicts raging across the Middle East, the US is seeking to reassure its Gulf allies that it has a regional strategy which will be bolstered, not shredded, by any Iran nuclear deal.
Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2015 - Islamic State fighting positions and artillery were destroyed near the Beiji oil refinery in Iraq by coalition airstrikes, the U.S. Defense Department said.
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Apr 17, 2015 - A Norwegian energy regulator said Friday a subsidiary of British energy company BG Group came up dry while drilling in the northern waters of the North Sea.
Ottawa (AFP) April 17, 2015 - Canada revised its greenhouse gas emission data from 1990 to 2013 in a report Friday, showing it had higher carbon dioxide discharges each year, and a doubling of emissions from its oil sands.
East Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 17, 2015 - A team of Michigan State University researchers has discovered a switch that regulates plant photosynthesis - the process that lets plants store solar energy and use it to grow and produce food.
Moscow (UPI) Apr 17, 2015 - Targeting the Russian oil and gas sector with sanctions is a tacit act of economic warfare, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
