Juba (AFP) Feb 17, 2015 - Warring forces in South Sudan battled Tuesday in the oil-rich Upper Nile state, the defence minster said, claiming insurgents were trying to capture a key town ahead of peace talks.
Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2015 - Lithium-sulphur batteries promise to extend the range of electric cars at least three times over current lithium ion cells and at much lower cost, making electric cars practical and potentially more
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Feb 17, 2015 - Internal conflicts in Libya may leave the country without a source of oil revenue in less than two years, the U.S. ambassador to Libya said Tuesday.
Moscow (UPI) Feb 17, 2015 - Russia's economy is entering a period of prolonged retraction because of the dual strains of sanctions and weak crude oil markets, the Economy Ministry said.
Aberdeen, Scotland (UPI) Feb 17, 2015 - Scottish energy company Wood Group said Tuesday it was confident it had the mettle to endure the new commodity price environment.
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Feb 16, 2015 - Though flames are out at a pipeline from its largest oil field, the Egyptian bombing of Islamic State targets in Libya show terrorists are gaining ground.
New York (UPI) Feb 16, 2015 - Crude oil prices extended their rally into the third week of February as U.S. rig activity declined and Middle East violence escalated Monday.
Tehran (UPI) Feb 16, 2015 - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said Monday the budget for the country's energy sector was on a steady path toward nil.
London (UPI) Feb 16, 2015 - JKX Oil & Gas, a company that bet on Ukrainian shale gas potential, said Monday it launched legal action against Kiev, claiming treaty violations.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 16, 2015 - Iraqi Kurdish premier Nechirvan Barzani on Monday accused the Baghdad government of failing to give his autonomous Kurdish region its share of oil revenues despite a deal signed in December.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 16, 2015 - Renewed air strikes by the United Arab Emirates against the Islamic State group have hit oil refineries run by the jihadists, the state news agency reported on Monday.
San Francisco CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2015 - The Williston Basin in north central U.S. produced fewer earthquakes caused by wastewater injection than in Texas, suggesting the link between seismicity and production activities may vary by region
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 15, 2015 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday his commitment to ramping up India's renewable energy supplies is not aimed at impressing the world following international pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Fort Collins CO (SPX) Feb 15, 2015 - A new study led by Colorado State University found wide variations in the amount of methane being emitted at U.S. natural gas gathering facilities and processing plants. Researchers at CSU, Carnegie
Paris (AFP) Feb 14, 2015 - Since the 1970s, the renewable energy sector has usually trembled each time oil goes through the bust phase of the commodity cycle.
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Feb 13, 2015 - The global insurance company Allianz has signed agreements to acquire an additional 33 MW of nameplate capacity at Maevaara wind farm in Northern Sweden from the Nordic renewable energy developer, O
