Oslo, Norway (UPI) Mar 9, 2015 - A declaration of discovery was submitted to the government of the Ivory Coast after a test well produced oil and gas, RAK Petroleum said Monday.
Richland WA (SPX) Mar 06, 2015 - Large facilities like big box stores or hospitals could keep the lights on by using a fuel cell that runs off the natural gas that already flows in pipelines below most city streets. Instead o
Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2015 - China will spare no effort to further optimize the country's energy structure as the world's largest producer and consumer of energy enters a new normal, a senior energy official said. Nur B
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2015 - From light-up shoes to smart watches, wearable electronics are gaining traction among consumers, but these gadgets' versatility is still held back by the stiff, short-lived batteries that are requir
Galena, Ill. (UPI) Mar 6, 2015 - Two cars of an oil train carrying Bakken crude from North Dakota caught fire after a derailment in near Galena, Ill., Thursday, with an evacuation of homes within a one-mile radius.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2015 - Researchers with the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), a partnership that includes the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley, have fou
Urbana IL (SPX) Mar 06, 2015 - A recent study simulated a side-by-side comparison of the yields and costs of producing ethanol using miscanthus, switchgrass, and corn stover. The fast-growing energy grass miscanthus was the clear
Livermore, CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2015 - Lawrence Livermore researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored.
Washington (UPI) Mar 6, 2015 - While geopolitical concerns hold Brent crude prices relatively steady, West Texas Intermediate sinks on high U.S. supply and strong U.S. dollar.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2015 - Trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants and various industries could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the future. But current materials that can coll
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 06, 2015 - Whether it's swapping your car for an electric vehicle, or your natural gas furnace for geothermal heating, transitioning from fossil fuels to electric-powered technology is widely believed to be th
Washington (UPI) Mar 5, 2015 - Brent crude oil prices moved higher early Thursday as deteriorating security situations in Iraq and Libya countered increasing U.S. inventories.
Washington (UPI) Mar 5, 2015 - Libya declared force majeure on 11 oilfields after a series of Islamic State attacks on facilities in the country's central region.
Washington (UPI) Mar 4, 2015 - Oil prices were holding steady early Wednesday ahead of the release of U.S. oil inventory data.
Norwich, UK (SPX) Mar 04, 2015 - Researchers at the Institute of Food Research have developed a new way of rapidly screening yeasts that could help produce more sustainable biofuels. The new technique could also be a boon in the se
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2015 - Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which are made from carbon-containing materials, have the potential to revolutionize future display technologies, making low-power displays so thin they'll wra
