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
Madison WI (SPX) Apr 08, 2015 - Clearing grasslands to make way for biofuels may seem counterproductive, but University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers show in a study that crops, including the corn and soy commonly used for biof
Beijing (UPI) Apr 8, 2015 - Iran's oil minister arrived Wednesday in Beijing to discuss oil sales, the same week as Iran was admitted as an early member of an Asian investment bank.
Berlin (AFP) April 8, 2015 - The Islamic State group has lost control of at least three large oil fields in Iraq, depriving the jihadists of a crucial source of income, a German newspaper report said Thursday.
New York (UPI) Apr 8, 2015 - Production commitments from Saudi Arabia, coupled with a low price prediction from the United States, dealt a blow to crude oil prices Wednesday.
London (UPI) Apr 8, 2015 - Shell gains leverage in the deepwater and liquefied natural gas market in its Wednesday bid for rival BG Group, a spokesperson for the Dutch supermajor said.
Los Angeles (AFP) April 8, 2015 - Oil giant Shell filed a legal complaint Tuesday against Greenpeace protestors who have boarded an Arctic-bound oil rig in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a spokeswoman said.
Houston (UPI) Apr 8, 2015 - Shale basins in Texas are outperforming their domestic peers in part because of their proximity to major markets, a report from Bentek Energy finds.
Houston (UPI) Apr 8, 2015 - The number of rigs exploring for or producing oil and natural gas in the United States in March was down 17 percent from the previous month, Baker Hughes said.
Perth, Australia (UPI) Apr 8, 2015 - Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum said Wednesday it made a gas discovery off the country's western coast that's near existing LNG infrastructure.
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Apr 7, 2015 - Organizers of an energy conference in Norway said they've canceled an event scheduled for August because of low oil prices and too few exhibitors.
Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2015 - The National Transportation Safety Board called on the rail industry to act quickly to replace or retrofit cars designated to carry crude oil.
