Oslo (AFP) Dec 03, 2014 - An expert panel recommended Wednesday that Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, give more consideration to climate change in its investments but stopped short of calling for it to spurn fossil fuels as demanded by environmentalists.
Milan, Italy (UPI) Dec 3, 2014 - Though most parties to the South Stream consortium are holding their tongues, an Italian company said it's received no formal notice the program was over.
Berlin (AFP) Dec 03, 2014 - The German government adopted Wednesday a plan aimed at accelerating its efforts to cut carbon gas emissions by 2020.
Washington (UPI) Dec 3, 2014 - An Iraqi deal ending a simmering impasse over oil is an economic victory as well as a blow to Islamic State insurgents, the U.S. State Department said.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (UPI) Dec 3, 2014 - Kazakhstan is interested in taking part in the multilateral natural gas pipeline project extending east from Turkmenistan, its government said.
Richland WA (SPX) Dec 03, 2014 - A new study will help researchers create longer-lasting, higher-capacity lithium rechargeable batteries, which are commonly used in consumer electronics. In a study published in the journal ACS Nano
New York (UPI) Dec 3, 2014 - Good economic data Wednesday helped push oil markets slightly higher, though prices still reflected uncertainty following OPEC's production decision.
Oklahoma City (UPI) Dec 3, 2014 - U.S. shale player ONEOK said it expects substantial and ongoing growth for its operations moving forward despite a volatile commodity environment.
Washington (UPI) Dec 2, 2014 - U.S. gasoline prices have fallen more than 50 cents over 68 consecutive days and have been below $3 per gallon nationally for a full month, motor club AAA said.
Tehran (UPI) Dec 2, 2014 - The Iranian government said Tuesday it was drafting its annual budget for the next calendar year on the assumption that oil prices will be $70 per barrel.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 02, 2014 - Iraq's government and the autonomous Kurdish region announced Tuesday an agreement resolving their longstanding disputes over the budget and oil exports, boosting prospects of closer cooperation against jihadists.
Tripoli (AFP) Dec 02, 2014 - Seven people were killed, including five African migrant workers, as pro-government forces carried out air strikes Tuesday on the coastal city of Zuara in western Libya, an official said.
Lorrach, Germany (SPX) Dec 02, 2014 - The Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) established by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is pushing research relating to batteries of the next and next-but-one generations: A research team has now d
Ankara, Turkey (UPI) Dec 2, 2014 - If the European community doesn't want to back the planned South Stream gas pipeline, it will be taken off the table, the Russian president said from Ankara.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 2, 2014 - Russian economic growth is expected to fall below 1 percent in part because of investment uncertainty and sanctions pressure, a minister said Tuesday.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 02, 2014 - Two years ago, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria to convert glucose into significant quantities of methyl
