Houston TX (SPX) Apr 10, 2015 - Saudi Arabia's role in global energy markets is changing, according to a new paper from an energy expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The researcher found that the kingdom
Durham NC (SPX) Apr 10, 2015 - In the four years following the 2008 recession, the coal industry lost more than 49,000 jobs, while the natural gas, solar and wind industries together created nearly four times that amount, accordi
New Orleans (UPI) Apr 10, 2015 - At the same time that its industry peers are touting the region's success, Norwegian energy company Statoil, said it made an oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
Miami FL (SPX) Apr 10, 2015 - A first-of-its-kind study observed how oil droplets are formed and measured their size under high pressure. They further simulated how the atomized oil spewing from the Macondo well reached the ocea
London, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2015 - Oil companies continue to get burned by low oil prices, but the pain is bleeding over into the financial industry. Major banks are suffering huge losses from both directly backing some struggling oi
Perth, Australia (UPI) Apr 10, 2015 - Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum announced Friday it closed on a deal to acquire Canadian interests from rival Apache Corp.
Houston (UPI) Apr 9, 2015 - Apache Corp. said it was strengthening its position in the North American market through the $2.1 billion sale of its Australian subsidiary.
Glendive, Mont. (UPI) Apr 9, 2015 - The damaged section of a pipeline that leaked oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana in January had a 1.5-inch crack at a weld seam, responders said.
Islamabad (UPI) Apr 9, 2015 - Pakistani officials said they're building a natural gas pipeline that could stretch to Iran with anticipation of financial support from the Chinese government.
Moscow (UPI) Apr 9, 2015 - Russian energy company Gazprom Neft said Thursday it received its first batch of oil from the Badra field in Iraq as compensation for field development costs.
London (UPI) Apr 9, 2015 - Iraqi oil player Gulf Keystone Petroleum said Thursday it's still in talks about a sale of the company despite significant achievements in the country.
Tokyo (AFP) April 9, 2015 - Japan will promise to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from 2013 levels ahead of a global summit on climate change this year, a report said Thursday, despite uncertainty over post-Fukushima energy policy.
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 09, 2015 - Researchers at the University of Houston have reported developing an efficient conductive electron-transporting polymer, a long-missing puzzle piece that will allow ultrafast battery applications.
New York (UPI) Apr 9, 2015 - Prospects for a brief slowdown in U.S. oil production and demand expectations from Saudi Arabia gave oil prices a major lift in Thursday trading.
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 08, 2015 - In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofuels, Rice University scientists found they could easily grow high-value strain
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 08, 2015 - With rising electricity prices one of the biggest issues facing households, Griffith University (Australia) research into energy storage and supply holds the promise of cheaper, better quality power
