Beijing (SPX) Jan 29, 2015 - Superconductivity is a remarkable macroscopic quantum phenomenon, discovered just over a century ago. As temperature decreases to below a critical value, the electric resistance of a superconductor
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Jan 29, 2015 - The Scottish government will take a cautious look at shale oil and gas extraction during a moratorium period, the energy minister said Thursday.
The Hague, Netherlands (UPI) Jan 29, 2015 - While spending is taking a dramatic hit, Royal Dutch Shell's chief executive said Thursday there's no reason to overreact to the bear market for crude oil.
Stanford CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2015 - A technology developed by Stanford scientists for passively probing the seafloor using weak seismic waves generated by the ocean could revolutionize offshore oil and natural gas extraction by provid
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 29, 2015 - Research on how science works - the science of science - can benefit from studying the digital traces generated during the research process, such as peer-reviewed publications. This type of research
New York (UPI) Jan 29, 2015 - Growth in the U.S. labor sector gave oil prices a lift in Thursday trading despite a string of dismal fourth quarter reports from leading energy companies.
Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2015 - A pipeline pumping oil from Myanmar to China started a trial operation on Wednesday, Chinese state media reported, Beijing's latest step to diversify energy imports into the world's second-largest economy.
New York (UPI) Jan 28, 2015 - After announcing plans to cut overall spending for the year, U.S. energy company Hess Corp. said Wednesday it suffered major losses in the fourth quarter.
Lima (AFP) Jan 28, 2015 - Hundreds of indigenous Indians from the Peruvian Amazon demanded compensation for land use at 14 oil wells, where their demonstrations caused production to be suspended, Argentine oil company Pluspetrol said Wednesday.
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 28, 2015 - The Iraqi government and Royal Dutch Shell signed Wednesday an agreement in principle potentially worth $11 billion (9.6 billion euros) to build a large petrochemicals plant in the country's south.
Washington (UPI) Jan 28, 2015 - Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she was looking forward to working with the next administration on energy policies as new drilling frontiers open elsewhere.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jan 28, 2015 - Canada's second-largest oil producer, Cenovus Energy, said Wednesday it was cutting its capital expenditures for 2015 deeper than originally planned.
Washington (UPI) Jan 28, 2015 - As Senate leaders weigh tighter sanctions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told lawmakers Iran's ability to ability to produce oil is severely curtailed.
Espoo, Finland (SPX) Jan 28, 2015 - Understanding this kind of electronic effects in organic molecules is crucial for their use in optoelectronic applications, for example in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field-effect
New York (UPI) Jan 28, 2015 - A grim forecast on oil futures from Goldman Sachs pushed the price for West Texas Intermediate close to a 10-year low early in the Wednesday session.
Houston (UPI) Jan 27, 2015 - British energy company BP said that, barring a few exceptions, it was freezing pay rates to cope with a weak oil price environment.
