Nairobi (AFP) March 25, 2015 - A Chinese restaurant in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has been shut down and its owners summoned by authorities after it emerged it was barring black patrons, reports said Wednesday.
Aberdeen, Scotland (UPI) Mar 25, 2015 - French energy company Total said Wednesday its plans for North Sea oil and gas development were backed by a British government expecting sector revitalization.
Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2015 - Though an end to winter and Great Lakes refinery issues mean pain at the pump for some, low crude oil prices are a governor on gas prices, AAA said.
Manila (UPI) Mar 24, 2015 - Pakistan needs to attract financial capital to its power sector in order to take full advantage of lower crude oil prices, the Asian Development Bank said.
Perth, Australia (UPI) Mar 24, 2015 - Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum said Tuesday it was cutting several hundred jobs from its payroll in an effort to adjust to slumping oil prices.
Amsterdam, Netherlands (UPI) Mar 24, 2015 - Dutch energy company Eneco is installing computer servers in a select few homes in an effort to curb energy costs. The radiator-sized servers were developed by a small start-up company called Nerdalize.
Tehran (UPI) Mar 24, 2015 - Any nuclear deal with Iran and multinational powers will pave the way for more oil exports and therefore influence world markets, a lawmaker in Tehran said.
New York (AFP) March 24, 2015 - Oil prices traded mixed Tuesday as the market weighed disappointing manufacturing data out of top energy consumer China.
Baghdad (UPI) Mar 24, 2015 - Russian oil company Lukoil said it's committed long term to the development of the lucrative West Qurna basin in southern Iraq.
New Orleans (UPI) Mar 24, 2015 - Financial prudence will be the new normal for developments in shale basins in the United States in the era of low oil prices, the head of Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services company, said.
Buenos Aires (AFP) March 24, 2015 - Argentina said Tuesday that Britain's plan to beef up its defenses in the Falkland Islands was a wasteful initiative pushed through by the military lobby.
New York (UPI) Mar 24, 2015 - U.S. dollar movements and economic signals from China helped push crude oil prices above the recent floor in early trading Tuesday.
London, UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2015 - This time a year ago, the oil industry's biggest problem was finding a way to deal with the retirement tsunami about to crash down on it as older oilfield workers hung up their cork boots to enjoy
Shanghai (AFP) March 23, 2015 - Chinese energy giant Sinopec said net profit slumped 29.7 percent in 2014, blaming a precipitous drop in global crude oil prices and issuing a first-quarter profit warning.
Tehran (UPI) Mar 23, 2015 - As nuclear negotiations resume in earnest, the Iranian finance minister said the economy should continue to expand for the Islamic republic.
Tokyo, Japan (SNX) Mar 23, 2015 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ( MHI) and Toho Gas Co., Ltd. have jointly developed a new 450- kilowatt (kW) gas cogeneration system to be launched into the Japanese market by both companies on A
