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
Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2015 - Cool roofs can help keep buildings cool, thus lowering the building's energy use, while also mitigating the urban heat island effect by reflecting sunlight away from buildings and cities. But as coo
Vienna (UPI) Apr 16, 2015 - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will continue increasing output of oil, despite an oversupply, projecting an increased demand 80,000 barrels per day higher for this year than anticipated.
Washington (UPI) Apr 16, 2015 - Brent crude oil topped $63 per barrel early Thursday before moving lower on word OPEC output had surged in March, balancing slowing U.S. production.
Richland WA (SPX) Apr 16, 2015 - More American homes could be powered by the earth's natural underground heat with a new, nontoxic and potentially recyclable liquid that is expected to use half as much water as other fluids used to
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2015 - Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan have uncovered the first evidence of an unusual quantum phenomenon--the integer quantum Hall effect--in a new type of film, cal
