Perth, Australia (UPI) Apr 3, 2015 - More than $2 billion was spent on acquiring liquefied natural gas assets in Australia from Apache Corp. and more deals are expected, Woodside Petroleum said.
Beijing (AFP) April 3, 2015 - Former top Communist Zhou Yongkang rose through China's state oil industry to become the country's internal security chief - and amassed so much power, according to analysts, that he brought about his own downfall.
Washington (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - If crude oil prices remain low as expected, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States will drift back toward $2, AAA said.
Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 02, 2015 - Don't throw away those bouncing batteries. Researchers at Princeton University have found that common test of bouncing a household battery is not actually an effective way to check a battery's charg
Ottawa (AFP) April 2, 2015 - Pipeline builder TransCanada announced Thursday it will not build a marine terminal at Cacouna, Quebec, saying increased tanker traffic in the region would have harmed a pod of beluga whales.
Ithaca, NY (SPX) Apr 02, 2015 - A pair of continuous wave ZephIR 300 wind lidars have been acquired by leading private institution of higher learning, Cornell University. Professor Rebecca Barthelmie, Croll Fellow, directs t
New York NY (SPX) Apr 02, 2015 - Globally, residential development is a leading driver of natural resource consumption, native species decline and fossil fuel emissions. Today, residential development covers one out of every four a
Houston (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - Hercules Offshore, one of the companies hurt by the low price of oil, said Thursday it signed a five-year contract with Eni for work off the West African coast.
New York (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council finds it is virtually certain oil and gas violations are never reported because of inadequate enforcement.
New York (AFP) April 2, 2015 - Crude-oil prices fell Thursday after six world powers and Iran announced they had agreed on a framework to curb Iran's nuclear drive.
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - Most of the waste from a pipeline release in North Dakota has been recovered, though the spill impacted a wetland area, the Health Department said.
Tulsa, Okla. (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - A new 200-mile long pipeline will carry natural gas from a shale basin in Texas to an international connection at the Mexican border, ONEOK Partners announced.
Houston (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - Municipal wastewater makes for good algae food. And algae makes for a good filter. By growing high-volume strains of oil-rich algae in repurposed wastewater, researchers at Rice University have solved two problems with one process.
Anchorage, Alaska (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - Shell said there are a series of contingencies to consider after a U.S. federal decision to reaffirm a lease for the arctic waters off the coast of Alaska.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - Suncor Energy of Canada said it was making good progress on cost management measures that included the elimination of 1,000 staff positions.
New York (UPI) Apr 2, 2015 - Crude oil prices suffered major losses Thursday after U.S. federal data show commercial crude oil inventories surged to their highest level in 80 years.
