Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Mar 18, 2015 - In response to a slowdown in the industry, Canadian energy company Nexen, a Chinese subsidiary, announced plans to eliminate more than 300 employees.
Houston (UPI) Mar 18, 2015 - U.S. energy company ConocoPhillips said it was cutting capital spending by more than 25 percent in order to stay competitive in the low oil price cycle.
Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Mar 18, 2015 - Mixed Ti-Nb oxide Ti2Nb10O29 (TNO) is one of the negative electrode materials for large scale Li-ion battery with high safety because the potential (= 1.6 V vs. Li/Li+) for Li storage of TNO should
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 18, 2015 - The honeycomb structure of pristine graphene is beautiful, but Northwestern University scientists, together with collaborators from five other institutions, have discovered that if the graphene natu
London (UPI) Mar 18, 2015 - Production from oil operations in Kurdish Iraq is expected to increase following a payment from the regional government, Gulf Keystone Petroleum said.
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Mar 18, 2015 - Drexel researchers, along with colleagues at Aix-Marseille University in France, have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next generation lithium-sulfur batt
Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Mar 18, 2015 - The lithium ion battery currently is the most widespread battery technology. It is indispensable for devices, such as laptops, mobile phones or cameras. Current research activities are aimed at reac
London, UK (SPX) Mar 18, 2015 - Texas is famous the world over for two things on a massive scale: oil and droughts. Now the slick but dry state is becoming famous for water: that precious element that both resolves the drought pro
Ontario, Quebec (UPI) Mar 18, 2015 - Federal regulators in North America are under pressure from industry bodies and environmental advocates worried about the safe transport of oil by rail.
Washington (UPI) Mar 18, 2015 - The U.S. government will roll out new standards in the coming months to cut the amount of shale natural gas wasted through flaring, the interior secretary said.
New York (UPI) Mar 18, 2015 - Concerns about a slow pace of economic recovery and a build in U.S. oil inventories pushed West Texas Intermediate prices to new lows Wednesday.
Shanghai (AFP) March 17, 2015 - A top executive of China National Petroleum Corp, the country's biggest energy company, has been put under investigation, authorities said as the Communist Party's anti-corruption drive targets more state firms.
Tehran (UPI) Mar 17, 2015 - The Iranian economy grew by 3.6 percent during the nine-month period that began in March 2014 despite Western sanctions, the Central Bank of Iran said.
Tehran (AFP) March 17, 2015 - Western sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme cannot prevent it from growing, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday as he inaugurated part of the giant South Pars gas field in the Gulf.
Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2015 - Statements made by BP about the state of the U.S. Gulf Coast environment after the Deepwater Horizon incident are off the mark, the federal government said.
Ottawa (AFP) March 17, 2015 - Nexen Energy announced Tuesday it is laying off 400 workers, or 12 percent of its workforce, in North America and Britain in response to the drop in oil prices.
