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Britain lifts gas 'fracking' ban despite tremors
Dec 13, 2012 (AFP)
The British government came out in favour of a controversial shale gas extraction method known as fracking, saying on Thursday that work should be resumed even ...
Rice cultivates green batteries from plant
Dec 13, 2012 (SPX)
Here's a reason to be glad about madder: The climbing plant has the potential to make a greener rechargeable battery. Scientists at Rice University and the City...
China's accelerating overseas buys raise fears
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
China's biggest overseas takeover, the $15 billion purchase of Canada's Nexen, is a huge step in Beijing's push for foreign acquisitions -- but its drive to sec...
BHP offloads Australia LNG interest to PetroChina
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
Global mining giant BHP Billiton said Wednesday it had agreed to sell its stake in the proposed Browse liquefied natural gas project in Australia to PetroChina ...
Wind, solar power paired with storage could be cost-effective way to power grid
Dec 12, 2012 (SPX)
Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today's electricity expenses, according to new ...
BHP Billiton sells stake in Australian LNG
Dec 12, 2012 (UPI)
Mining giant BHP Billiton said it would sell its interest in the Browse natural gas project offshore Western Australia to Chinese state-run oil producer PetroCh...
Texas landowner blocks Keystone pipeline building
Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)
A Texas judge temporarily blocked construction on a small portion of the controversial Keystone pipeline after a landowner sought relief, but operator TransCana...
Israel, Iran vie for control of Red Sea
Dec 11, 2012 (UPI)
The Red Sea, a key shipping route, is becoming an arena of confrontation between Israel and Iran, with Sudan and Eritrea key targets by both sides in a strategi...
Ukraine Crushed in $1.1bn Fake Gas Deal
Dec 11, 2012 (SPX)
Certainly the folks at Gazprom are having a good snicker, reveling in the mockery that has been made of what should have been a landmark Ukraine-Spain gas deal ...
Danish PM refuses to block Greenland mining law
Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)
Denmark's prime minister rejected Tuesday calls to block a Greenland law that will allow foreign mining companies to employ workers under conditions prevalent i...
Romania gas, gold referendums scrapped after low turnout
Dec 10, 2012 (AFP)
Romania's electoral office announced on Monday that two regional referendums on gold mine and shale gas projects were invalidated a day after too few people tur...
Oil market gains on China data
Dec 10, 2012 (AFP)
World oil prices rose on Monday as traders digested a raft of upbeat economic data in top energy consumer China, ahead of an OPEC oil output meeting later in th...
CNOOC-Nexen deal the last for Canada?
Dec 10, 2012 (UPI)
Canada has signaled it is putting the brakes on foreign state-owned companies investing in Canadian oil sands, following the government's approval of China Nati...
US greenlights CNOOC takeover of Nexen
Dec 09, 2012 (AFP)
Beijing-based energy giant CNOOC has received US approval for its takeover of Canadian oil producer Nexen, surmounting the last hurdle to closing the deal, Nexe...
Vietnam breaks up anti-China rally, arrests protesters
Dec 09, 2012 (AFP)
Vietnam broke up an anti-China rallies in its two main cities and arrested around 20 people Sunday, activists told AFP, in the latest protests against Beijing a...
China's CNOOC say Nexen staff will benefit from takeover
Dec 09, 2012 (AFP)
A Beijing-based energy giant which will take over a Canadian firm in what is reportedly China's biggest-ever foreign investment has said local employees will be...
Four Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan
Dec 07, 2012 (AFP)
Four Chinese government ships sailed into the territorial waters of disputed islands controlled by Tokyo in the East China Sea on Friday, Japan's coastguard sai...
Canada approves two energy takeovers worth $20 bn
Dec 07, 2012 (AFP)
Canada on Friday approved two major takeovers of energy firms by the Chinese state-owned giant CNOOC and Malaysia's national oil company Petronas -- deals worth...
US extends exemptions for Asian powers to Iran oil sanctions
Dec 07, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Friday extended exemptions from sanctions designed to choke Iran's oil exports to nine major economic powers, including China, Taiwan, Indi...
Arab states rush to join the shale boom
Dec 07, 2012 (UPI)
Jordan is pressing ahead with plans to develop its massive shale oil deposits, joining a growing push by Arab states to unlock shale reserves because convention...
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