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.
Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2015 - The federal government said it extended a comment period on proposed regulations for drilling in arctic waters offshore Alaska to allow for more public input.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 17, 2015 - A major United Nations report on bioenergy and sustainability released Tuesday concludes the sustainable production of bioenergy can be an important tool for addressing climate change. Two res
New York (UPI) Apr 17, 2015 - A decline in rig activity in the United States wasn't enough to stimulate oil markets responding to an increase in OPEC oil production.
Pullman WA (SPX) Apr 17, 2015 - Washington State University researchers have developed a new way to use plant oils like olive and linseed oil to create polyurethane, a plastic material used in everything from foam insulation panel
Houston (UPI) Apr 17, 2015 - Most of the decrease in the quarterly revenue for the first quarter of the year came from the severe decline in North America, Schlumberger said.
Dallas (UPI) Apr 17, 2015 - The number of rigs used in exploration and production in Texas declined, resulting in layoffs in the oil field services sector, the Dallas Federal Reserve said.
New York NY (SPX) Apr 16, 2015 - A research team led by Shree K. Nayar, T.C. Chang Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering, has invented a prototype video camera that is the first to be fully self-powered--it can prod
London, UK (SPX) Apr 16, 2015 - The organic chemicals in fracking fluid have been uncovered in two new studies, providing a basis for water contamination testing and future regulation. The research, published in Trends in Environm
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 16, 2015 - For our modern, technologically-advanced society, in which technology has become the solution to a myriad of challenges, energy is critical not only for growth but also, more importantly, survival.
Washington (UPI) Apr 16, 2015 - The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing Wednesday on the Obama administration's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022.
Bradford PA (SPX) Apr 16, 2015 - KOA Speer Electronics introduces the new SLN3 Molded Current Sense Resistor, featuring a 3-Watt power rating in 4528 size. The SLN3 is a molded resin resistor that provides excellent dimension
