ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Iran deal could spell trouble for OPEC, Mideast

Dec 06, 2013 (UPI)

Iran's expected return to full oil production after several years of U.S.-led sanctions over its nuclear program will sharpen its feud with its longtime rival, ...

Amid growing violence, Lebanon presses on with Med gas auction

Dec 05, 2013 (UPI)

As Lebanon stands on the brink of a new spasm of sectarian bloodletting, Energy Minister Gebran Bassil says he plans to go ahead with moves to launch exploratio...

India assures 'stable' environment to energy investors

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised investors Tuesday that the government will provide a "stable and enabling environment" for exploration of new sour...

Iraq says 'optimistic' over Kurd oil deal

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

Iraq is optimistic about resolving a long-running dispute over plans by the country's autonomous Kurdish region to export oil to international markets through T...

Iran will 'immediately' export more oil once sanctions lifted

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

Iran will "immediately" export more crude oil once sanctions are lifted in the wake of the international deal to roll back its nuclear programme, the country's ...

Mexico eyes Argentina oil deal, Pemex expansion

Dec 03, 2013 (UPI)

Mexico is hoping a reconciliation between Argentina and Spanish oil major Repsol will lead to a Mexican entry in Argentina's lucrative energy sector and improve...

Better combustion through plasma

Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)

Mix together air, fuel, and heat and you get combustion, the chemical reaction that powers most engines in planes, trains and automobiles. And if you throw in s...

Actor Bardem's mother protests Canaries oil-drilling

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

A campaign against plans to drill for oil off Spain's Canary Islands has united politicians, environmentalists and personalities including the mother of Hollywo...

Super SQUID

Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)

Weizmann Institute scientists have taken a quantum leap toward understanding the exciting phenomenon of superconductivity: they have created the world's smalles...

Greenpeace activists held after crashing energy conference

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

Eight Greenpeace activists were taken into custody Tuesday after an elaborate protest at a Geneva energy conference, including polar bears wading in oil-soaked ...

Romania villagers brave police and cold in fracking fight

Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)

On a frozen field braving police, Romanian villagers hold vigil in a makeshift camp set up to block US energy giant Chevron from exploring for shale gas. On Mon...

Turkey moots three-party talks over Iraq-Kurd oil row

Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)

Turkey's energy minister on Monday mooted three-party talks with Iraq's central government and the autonomous Kurdish region to resolve a long-running row over ...

Singapore ready to be LNG trading hub

Dec 02, 2013 (UPI)

Singapore is on course to become Asia's premier liquefied natural gas trading hub, says a key executive. "In our minds it's already happened, reality just takes...

Romania riot police clear shale gas protesters

Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)

Hundreds of Romanian riot police armed with batons early Monday forcibly removed some 100 villagers who had been camping out for weeks in protest of Chevron's p...

Oil prices edge higher after upbeat Chinese data

Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)

Oil prices rose in Asian trade Monday as dealers welcomed upbeat manufacturing data in China, the world's top energy consumer, analysts said. New York's main co...

Iraq oil exports rise for third month: ministry

Dec 01, 2013 (AFP)

Iraq's oil exports rose for a third successive month in November but remained below historic highs as the country looks for revenues to fund much-needed reconst...

Iraq bans Turkey planes ahead of Kurd oil conference

Nov 30, 2013 (AFP)

Baghdad has barred Turkish private planes from flying to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, officials said Saturday, ahead of an energy conference that Ankara's ...

Environment group sues China oil giant for nearly $10 mn

Nov 29, 2013 (AFP)

A Chinese government-backed environmental group said Friday it has launched legal action against state-owned oil giant PetroChina for almost $10 million over po...

China, India cut back Iranian crude, duck US sanctions

Nov 29, 2013 (AFP)

China and India are among countries that have dodged US sanctions by cutting back on Iranian crude, Washington said Friday as it pledged to "aggressively" enfor...

Copper promises cheaper, sturdier fuel cells

Nov 28, 2013 (SPX)

Copper adorns the Statue of Liberty, makes sturdy, affordable wiring, and helps our bodies absorb iron. Now, researchers at Duke University would like to use co...