Washington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2014 - For years, scientists have been pursuing artificial leaf technology, a green approach to making hydrogen fuel that copies plants' ability to convert sunlight into a form of energy they can use.
Lanzarote, Spain (AFP) Dec 13, 2014 - Protesters plunged half-naked into the icy sea and unfurled banners Saturday to try to stop oil prospecting near Spain's Canary Islands, a major tourist destination.
Kolkata (AFP) Dec 13, 2014 - Indian authorities were on alert Saturday after a Bangladeshi tanker sank and dumped thousands of litres of oil into rivers of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest.
Dhaka (AFP) Dec 12, 2014 - Bangladeshi villagers using sponges, shovels and even spoons worked Friday to clean up a huge oil spill in a protected area that is home to rare dolphins, after environmentalists warned of an ecological catastrophe.
Paris (ESA) Dec 12, 2014 - ESA is finalising its first experiment on a Chinese space mission: small containers of crude oil will help to improve our understanding of oil reservoirs buried kilometres underground. The pac
Moscow (UPI) Dec 12, 2014 - Though diversification strategies are on the table, a European official told Russia state media Ukraine plays a critical role in regional energy security.
Tehran (UPI) Dec 12, 2014 - Oil needs to be priced at about $125 per barrel in order for Iran to end the calendar year without a budget deficit, an Iranian economist said Friday.
New York (UPI) Dec 12, 2014 - A Friday decision by the International Energy Agency to trim its oil demand forecast added insult to injury, pushing oil price indices to record lows.
Grenoble, France (SPX) Dec 12, 2014 - Clathrates are now known to store enormous quantities of methane and other gases in the permafrost as well as in vast sediment layers hundreds of metres deep at the bottom of the ocean floor. Their
Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2014 - It may be premature to ease restrictions on U.S. crude oil imports despite early indications of economic benefits, analysts told lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2014 - American lawmakers defied President Barack Obama and approved fresh economic sanctions against Russia, prompting swift criticism from Moscow Friday over toughening the US response to a Kremlin-backed separatist insurgency in Ukraine.
Dhaka (AFP) Dec 11, 2014 - An oil spill from a crashed tanker in Bangladesh is threatening endangered dolphins in the vast Sundarbans delta, officials warned Thursday, calling it an ecological catastrophe.
Lima (AFP) Dec 11, 2014 - Environment ministers faced mounting time pressure on Thursday to shape a blueprint for a global pact on climate change with ground-breaking carbon curbs at its core.
New York (UPI) Dec 11, 2014 - Crude oil prices continued their steady decline Thursday after the previous down day despite signs of steady recovery in the U.S. labor market.
Houston (UPI) Dec 11, 2014 - Services company KRB said Thursday it was streamlining its business operations to focus on core strengths in hydrocarbons and government services.
Mexico City (UPI) Dec 11, 2014 - The first package of licenses for work in the shallow waters off the coast of Mexico is coming as the government weighs the market for crude, an official said.
