Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Feb 27, 2015 - As state leaders review legislative and economic affairs, government data for Friday show the number of rigs in North Dakota down 38 percent year-on-year.
New York (UPI) Feb 27, 2015 - Crude oil prices rebounded Friday on revised U.S. economic data, recovering from midweek slumps sparked by OPEC comments and U.S. inventory buildups.
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2015 - Maintenance at U.S. refineries should leave some markets short on gasoline supplies, with West Coast markets suffering most, the Energy Department said.
Lima (AFP) Feb 26, 2015 - Indigenous villagers and an Argentine oil company are making strides toward ending a dispute in Peru's Amazon basin region that led to reduced oil output, the two parties said Wednesday.
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 26, 2015 - Chinese oil giant Sinopec has denied reports the government plans to merge the firm with another domestic energy behemoth, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the official Xinhua news agency said Thursday.
Chestnut Hill MA (SPX) Feb 26, 2015 - To power a car so it can travel hundreds of miles at a time, lithium-ion batteries of the future are going to have to hold more energy without growing too big in size. That's one of the dilemmas con
New York (UPI) Feb 26, 2015 - Crude oil prices pulled back early in the Thursday session amid U.S. inventory buildups, ending a midweek rally spurred in part by comments from OPEC leaders.
Richland WA (SPX) Feb 26, 2015 - Ensuring the power grid keeps the lights on in large cities could be easier with a new battery design that packs far more energy than any other battery of its kind and size. The new zinc-polyi
Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 26, 2015 - Oil and gas operations in the United States produce about 21 billion barrels of wastewater per year. The saltiness of the water and the organic contaminants it contains have traditionally made treat
Tehran (UPI) Feb 26, 2015 - Most sectors of the Iranian economy are performing well, with the oil sector in particular performing as expected, the country's deputy oil minister said.
Houston (UPI) Feb 26, 2015 - U.S. rig company Hercules Offshore said Thursday one of its drilling contracts with the main oil company in Saudi Arabia was terminated.
Washington (UPI) Feb 26, 2015 - U.S. crude oil production for the week ending Feb. 20 held steady amid rig count reductions and planned cuts in upstream spending, federal data show.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2015 - A superconductor that works at room temperature was long thought impossible, but scientists at USC may have discovered a family of materials that could make it reality. A team led by Vitaly Kr
Denver (UPI) Feb 26, 2015 - U.S. shale player Whiting Petroleum said it expects overall production to rise, though fewer wells are planned in areas like the Bakken play in North Dakota.
London (UPI) Feb 26, 2015 - British shale pioneer Cuadrilla Resources said it was perplexed by a regional council's decision to deny a planning application for pioneer well developments.
Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 25, 2015 - Stressing the debate over the Keystone XL oil pipeline isn't over, Alberta Premier Jim Prentice said he wasn't surprised by a veto from the White House.
