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Alaskan village loses court fight against big oil
May 20, 2013 (AFP)
Perched at the tip of an Arctic barrier reef in harsh northwestern Alaska, a tiny village took on big oil for causing the climate change that is eroding its sho...
Vietnam considers its options in response to China's oil rig
May 20, 2013 (UPI)
The situation surrounding China's decision to send an oil rig into waters disputed with Vietnam is growing unpredictable, a Vietnamese legislator said Tuesday. ...
U.S. unveils new draft fracking regulations
May 17, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Interior Department has released revised proposed rules governing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and natural gas on federal land. While rep...
Chevron to the rescue of YPF's shale project
May 17, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. oil and gas major Chevron will invest $1.5 billion in Argentina's ambitious shale development project in Patagonia despite energy industry skepticism over ...
Groundwater unaffected by shale gas production in Arkansas
May 17, 2013 (SPX)
A new study by scientists at Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in A...
Israel pushed to spell out gas export plan
May 17, 2013 (UPI)
Nobel Energy of Houston, which discovered Israel's big natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean, is pressing the government to decide on an energy export...
Britain: More than 300 licenses granted since fracking ban was lifted
May 17, 2013 (UPI)
Britain said this week it has issued more than 300 licenses for onshore oil and natural gas exploration since a ban on shale gas hydraulic fracturing was lifted...
Canada's Harper pitches Keystone oil line in NY
May 16, 2013 (AFP)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in New York Thursday promoting the Keystone XL pipeline, the $5.3 billion project that would move oil from the provin...
Libyan oil industry hit by legacy of violence
May 16, 2013 (UPI)
Protesters closed the Zueitina oil refinery in eastern Libya for the second time in six months this week, the latest setback for the North African country's tro...
Taiwan stages exercise as Philippines row rumbles on
May 16, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated a...
US-led navies press Gulf manoeuvres amid Iran tensions
May 16, 2013 (AFP)
Divers leap from a helicopter into the Gulf's choppy waters to destroy a mine, while a US marine fires at a floating target, as forces from 41 countries gathere...
French services company lands deal to help build Yamal LNG
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
French energy services company Technip said Thursday it secured a contract to help build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Russia's Yamal Peninsula. The Frenc...
PetroChina drops bid for Australian coal seam gas
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
China's largest oil and gas producer and distributor PetroChina has dropped its $185 million bid for Australia's coal-seam gas company WestSide Corp. PetroChina...
Polish combined-cycle gas-fired power station lands EIB loan
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
European financiers are sinking $364 million into new combined-cycle gas turbine power station in Poland to help it diversify from coal-fired generation. The Eu...
Oilmen ready for risky push into Somalia
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
Foreign companies are getting ready to undertake the risky business of exploring for oil in war-torn Somalia, a quest that could trigger new conflict as the Wes...
Study: Gas 'fracking' in Arkansas not affecting groundwater
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
Shale gas production in Arkansas has not contaminated groundwater, a study by Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey indicates. The scientists analyzed ...
Awash with cash, Petrobras aims to double in size in 7 years
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
Ahead of this week's dramatic $11 billion bond sale that swelled its coffers, Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras predicts it will double in size in seven years...
Gazprom's South Stream gas pipeline, which avoids Ukraine, progressing as planned
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
The process for building the South Stream gas pipeline through Hungary is progressing on schedule, Russian energy company Gazprom said. Gazprom Chairman Alexei ...
Canadian Arctic faces vulnerability to spills and other emergencies
May 15, 2013 (SPX)
As leadership of the Arctic Council passes from Sweden to Canada May 15, experts say it is crucial that northern nations strengthen response capabilities to shi...
Iranian crude oil export levels slip from February peak
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
Iranian oil exports for April were down by about 180,000 barrels per day and consistent with a gradual decline, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. I...
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