ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Dry-run experiments verify key aspect of Sandia nuclear fusion concept

Sep 18, 2012 (SPX)

Magnetically imploded tubes called liners, intended to help produce controlled nuclear fusion at scientific "break-even" energies or better within the next few ...

Iraq oil growth slowing would be 'bad news'

Sep 18, 2012 (AFP)

The International Energy Agency's top economist warned in an interview with AFP that any unexpected slowdown in the growth of Iraq's energy output would be "bad...

Shell says to delay drilling for oil in Alaska

Sep 17, 2012 (AFP)

Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it was delaying until next year exploratory drilling for oil in offshore Alaska after suffering damage to a dome used to contai...

EU: Gazprom must play by rules

Sep 17, 2012 (UPI)

Russia and its Gazprom oil and gas monopoly need to recognize and play by the European Union's market rules, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger says. Oet...

Russia is facing strong competition from US shale gas expansion

Sep 17, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

Russia's hegemony in the gas sector had flown under the radar until recently, as the country now enjoys the status of the world's largest exporter. The situatio...

Iran says will hit Hormuz, US bases, Israel if attacked

Sep 16, 2012 (AFP)

The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards on Sunday warned of retaliation against the Gulf's strategic Strait of Hormuz, US bases in the Middle East and ...

At least 200,000 tons of oil and gas from Deepwater Horizon spill consumed by gulf bacteria

Sep 14, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers from the University of Rochester and Texas A and M University have found that, over a period of five months following the disastrous 2010 Deepwater ...

Angola seeks to be Africa's top oil power

Sep 14, 2012 (UPI)

Angola is driving to become Africa's leading oil producer and that's expected to gain momentum after its president since 1979, the autocratic onetime jungle fig...

Bulgaria hardens gas pipeline stance over nuclear claim

Sep 13, 2012 (AFP)

Bulgaria threatened on Thursday to harden its stance over Russia's South Stream gas pipeline, after Moscow filed a massive compensation claim against Sofia over...

Lebanon fights to join East Med gas boom

Sep 13, 2012 (UPI)

Lebanon's dysfunctional, crisis-ridden government is reported to be close to appointing a panel to oversee exploration of potential rich natural gas fields offs...

Iraq, Kurds reach preliminary oil deal: officials

Sep 13, 2012 (AFP)

The Iraqi government and Kurdistan struck a preliminary deal on Thursday on a months-long oil dispute that will see the autonomous region export 200,000 barrels...

Research team induce high-temperature superconductivity in a semiconductor with Scotch tape

Sep 13, 2012 (SPX)

An international team led by University of Toronto physicists has developed a simple new technique using Scotch poster tape that has enabled them to induce high...

Predicting Wave Power Could Double Marine-Based Energy

Sep 13, 2012 (SPX)

In the search for alternative energy, scientists have focused on the sun and the wind. There is also tremendous potential in harnessing the power of the ocean's...

Philippines tags coast 'West Philippine Sea'

Sep 12, 2012 (AFP)

President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday that the Philippines had officially named South China Sea waters off the country's west coast the "West Philippine Sea",...

Arab Spring, gas finds spark Med oil boom

Sep 12, 2012 (UPI)

The Mediterranean region, the battleground of empires for millennia, is now the arena for a new kind of rivalry as global energy giants move in following major ...

China hikes fuel prices for second month

Sep 11, 2012 (AFP)

China on Tuesday hiked government-set fuel prices for the second month in a row with shares in listed oil giants falling despite expectations the move would nar...

S.Africa to start processing shale gas applications

Sep 11, 2012 (AFP)

South Africa will process applications for shale gas exploration but hold off on controversial fracking drilling while new rules are drafted, the mines minister...

LEDs winning light race to save energy, the environment

Sep 10, 2012 (SPX)

Today's light-emitting diode light bulbs have a slight environmental edge over compact fluorescent lamps. And that gap is expected to grow significantly as tech...

Nationalized YPF draws Russian investor

Sep 07, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina's nationalized YPF energy company is pursuing talks with Russia's Gazprom to forge a partnership and secure needed cash investment in the company. Arg...

Nigeria has former militants guarding oil

Sep 07, 2012 (UPI)

Nigeria has hired former militants to provide pipeline security in the country's troubled Niger delta. In the past year the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. ha...