ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

China backs Cambodia's first oil refinery

Dec 28, 2012 (AFP)

Cambodia on Friday gave the green light to construction of its first oil refinery, a multi-billion-dollar Chinese-backed project, as the kingdom looks to tap it...

Minister says Turkey will keep buying gas from Iran

Dec 26, 2012 (AFP)

Turkey will keep buying natural gas from neighbouring Iran as Western allies raise pressure over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, Energy Minister Taner Yild...

Iraqi Kurdistan oil exports slashed in payment row

Dec 26, 2012 (AFP)

Oil exports from Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region via the federal government have been slashed in the latest chapter of a long-running payments row, a spokesm...

Iran begins naval war games: reports

Dec 25, 2012 (AFP)

Iran on Tuesday launched naval manoeuvres in the Gulf, and announced plans for another exercise in the strategic Strait of Hormuz later this week, media reports...

Russia unveils $25 bn oil link to Pacific

Dec 25, 2012 (AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday unveiled the final extension of a new $25 billion oil pipeline to the Pacific that underscores the energy power's gr...

Sudan jails 4 for life for killing Chinese: media

Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)

Four Sudanese have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Chinese worker in oil-producing South Kordofan, state-linked media reported on Monday. The Sud...

Iran warns of cancelling $5 bn China gas deal: media

Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)

Iran has warned China it could cancel a much-delayed $5-billion offshore gas exploration contract in the Gulf, a news agency said on Monday. "There is a possibi...

Iraq agrees to extend oil pipeline through Jordan

Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)

Iraq and Jordan agreed on Monday to extend an oil pipeline to the Red Sea city of Aqaba for the export of Iraqi crude, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said after ...

Quest to Find New Uses for Abundant Natural Gas

Dec 24, 2012 (SPX)

Little more than a decade ago, the United States imported much of its natural gas. Today, the nation is tapping into its own natural gas reserves and producing ...

Silver Sheds Light On Superconductor Secrets

Dec 24, 2012 (SPX)

The first report on the chemical substitution, or doping, using silver atoms, for a new class of superconductor that was only discovered this year, is about to ...

Geothermal Industry Ends 2012 on a High Note

Dec 24, 2012 (SPX)

The past 12 months saw continued economic challenges for many American industries, including those in the renewable energy field, but the country's geothermal c...

Ditch that phone charge cable

Dec 23, 2012 (UPI)

The announcement last week by Japanese automaker Toyota that it will offer wireless charging for mobile phones in its redesigned 2013 Avalon is the latest indic...

Exxon extends Africa's energy enterprise

Dec 21, 2012 (UPI)

Exxon Mobil's plan to begin exploring for oil and natural gas in 2.8 million acres off South Africa's east coast greatly expands the energy boom along Africa's ...

Judge clears BP's $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill

Dec 21, 2012 (AFP)

British oil giant BP won approval Friday from a US federal judge of a $7.8 billion settlement with people and businesses who lost money and property due to the ...

Will Regulators Damn Keystone XL?

Dec 20, 2012 (SPX)

Starting Tuesday, U.S. regulators will hold regular meetings on oil and natural gas pipeline safety standards. A series of pipeline issues, ranging from a deadl...

YPF seeks $37B cash for shale development

Dec 20, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina's nationalized oil and gas corporation YPF is seeking new investors in Europe and Asia as part of its plan to raise about $37 billion to develop energ...

Mexico to Privatize State Oil Company Pemex?

Dec 20, 2012 (SPX)

Big potential changes south of the border. Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto has announced that he wants increased private investment in the nation's e...

ASEAN wants India's help in China disputes

Dec 20, 2012 (AFP)

Southeast Asian countries on Thursday urged India to intervene to help resolve bitter territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea, saying it was "cru...

Engineers roll up their sleeves - and then do same with inductors

Dec 20, 2012 (SPX)

On the road to smaller, high-performance electronics, University of Illinois researchers have smoothed one speed bump by shrinking a key, yet notoriously large ...

Keystone XL: Welcome to the Proxy Energy War

Dec 20, 2012 (SPX)

Now that elections are over, everyone is waiting for a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, but it's not so easy amid the atmosphere of protests that have even...