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IMF sees modest growth from MENA oil states
Apr 09, 2013 (UPI)
The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it expects tepid economic growth from oil-producing nations in the Middle East and North African regions. IMF sai...
Electron conflict leads to 'bad traffic' on way to superconductivity
Apr 09, 2013 (SPX)
Rice University physicists on the hunt for the origins of high-temperature superconductivity have published new findings this week about a seemingly contradicto...
Norway touts LNG for polluted Baltic
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
The polluted Baltic Sea has the potential to become a pilot area for the use of liquefied natural gas as an alternative shipping fuel, Norse Prime Minister Jens...
Brazil allows Chevron to resume oil exploration after spill
Apr 08, 2013 (AFP)
Chevron was given the green light to resume oil exploration in Brazil following a massive 2011 spill which led to the US oil giant halting its activities, autho...
Japan starts first oil fracking program
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. said it was preparing to conduct the first-ever hydraulic fracturing operating in the country at the Fukumezawa oil field....
DRS developing energy storage modules for U.S. destroyers
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
Energy storage modules that will act as a ship-wide power supply for U.S. Navy destroyers are to be developed and built by DRS Technologies Inc. The U.S. Naval ...
Iran bullish about oil potential
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zanganeh said the country is bent on increasing the level of oil production despite Western economic sanctions. Zanganeh told t...
U.S. says energy diversity equals energy security
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
Reducing the dependence on oil and increasing energy security involves more than just increasing production, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said. The U.S. E...
Western powers hail Libyan oil deal
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
Western powers praised a deal ending blockades at eastern Libya oil export terminals, saying their closure had spoiled the nation's economy for nine months. A j...
Australia could emerge as shale powerhouse
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
The Australian energy sector is in the midst of a sea change, with investors retooling their strategies to focus on unconventional gas, industry officials said....
Statoil said CO2 levels up at Alberta site
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
Norwegian energy company Statoil said Tuesday it wants to cut its carbon dioxide emissions from oil sands production, though there may be short-term spikes. Sta...
Kashagan oil field hits restart delays
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
It may cost as much as 15 times more to rebuild the pipelines needed to restart operations at the giant Kashagan field in the Caspian Sea, a metallurgist said. ...
North Sea coal seams eyed for natural gas
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
British energy company Five Quarter said it wants the government's approval to try to coax natural gas from coal deposits under the North Sea bed. Five Quarter ...
Libyan oil terminals reopen after rebel deal
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
Another 200,000 barrels of oil exports could come back on stream through the opening of oil ports under rebel control in eastern Libya, an official said. Author...
Iran and Russia working on oil-for-goods deal
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
The director of the National Iranian Oil Co. said talks with Russia for a deal to swap oil for goods have taken on a serious tone. NIOC Director Roknoddin Javad...
Kiev standing up to Russia's Gazprom
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
The Ukrainian government won't bow to pressure from the Kremlin by accepting a rise in natural gas prices, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said. Russian energy...
Statoil brings giant Gudrun field online
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
Norwegian energy company Statoil said Monday it started production at the Gudrun oil and gas field in the Norwegian waters of the North Sea. Statoil, alongside ...
U.S. shale to curb imports for decades, EIA says
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. imports of petroleum and liquid fuel sources should dip to 25 percent by the mid 2010s before rising again by 2040, the Energy Department said Monday. The ...
Baker Hughes: U.S. rig count increasing
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States was up more than 2.5 percent in March year-on-year, Baker Hughes said Monday....
Canada pushes for energy trade with Asia
Apr 05, 2013 (UPI)
Canada will send a trade mission to China and Japan next week to promote the North American country as an energy superpower, a government official announced. "W...
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