ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Romania to review moratorium on shale gas

Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)

Romania will review its stand on shale gas when a drilling moratorium expires in December and align itself with a future joint EU position on the controversial ...

Vietnam slams 'absurd' China protest over islands

Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)

Vietnam has defended a new maritime law claiming sovereignty over the fiercely-contested Paracel and Spratly islands, dismissing protests from China as "absurd"...

Oil key to any Iraqi Kurdistan independence bid

Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)

Iraqi Kurdistan's efforts to ramp up its oil production and export capabilities increase the viability of independence as an option for the region, which is in ...

Ensuring safety of offshore drilling and production

Jun 22, 2012 (SPX)

To ensure the effectiveness of recently mandated Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) programs for offshore drilling and production operations, the...

US military's role with petroleum is to assure security, not pioneer alternataive fuels

Jun 22, 2012 (SPX)

Energy purchases made by the U.S. Department of Defense do not influence world oil prices, making cutting fuel use the only effective choice to reduce what the ...

East Med tensions simmer over gas riches

Jun 22, 2012 (UPI)

The natural gas bonanza in the eastern Mediterranean just keeps getting bigger and so do the geopolitical headaches. Israel, whose exploration is the most advan...

OPEC Could Collapse As Shale Gas Pops Peak Oil Myth

Jun 21, 2012 (UPI)

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which in its heyday could trigger global economic crises by turning off the oil taps, faces an uncertain futu...

China strongly protests Vietnam's claim over islands

Jun 21, 2012 (AFP)

China said it summoned Vietnam's ambassador Thursday and strongly protested a law adopted by the Vietnamese parliament that places the disputed Spratly and Para...

OPEC threatened by shale oil revolution

Jun 21, 2012 (UPI)

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which in its heyday could trigger global economic crises by turning off the oil taps, faces an uncertain futu...

Smarter lighting would save $110 billion, summit told

Jun 21, 2012 (AFP)

Efficient lighting would save $110 billion a year worldwide, according to a UN-led study published at the Rio+20 summit on Thursday. Yearly savings in phasing o...

Helping superconductors turn up the heat

Jun 20, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers from the University of Miami (UM) are unveiling a novel theory for high-temperature superconductivity. The team hopes the new finding gives insight ...

Turks seek Iraq Kurds' help in oil drive

Jun 20, 2012 (UPI)

Much to Baghdad's annoyance, Turkey is driving to develop energy links with Iraq's oil-rich, semiautonomous Kurdish enclave, in large part to secure its help in...

Power-generating knee strap hints at end for batteries

Jun 20, 2012 (SPX)

Battery-powered devices could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a group of UK researchers who have created a novel energy harvester to power some of the lat...

Guiana offshore oil drilling to restart: lawmakers

Jun 20, 2012 (AFP)

Anglo-Dutch group Shell will soon be allowed to resume oil exploration off the coast of French Guiana, lawmakers from the overseas French department said Wednes...

British and Argentinian leaders clash over Falklands

Jun 19, 2012 (AFP)

Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron clashed publicly at the G20 summit on Tuesday over the future of the disputed...

British, Argentinian leaders clash over Falklands

Jun 19, 2012 (AFP)

Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron clashed on Tuesday at the G20 summit over the future of the disputed Falkland...

Blair leads call for worldwide 'green industrial revolution'

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Former British premier Tony Blair and other statesmen and corporate chiefs urged world leaders Monday to usher in "a green industrial revolution" to steer the p...

Why Natural Gas Could Displace Gasoline

Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)

Massive natural gas discoveries along with new extraction techniques have led many to claim nat gas as the fuel of the future - which could ensure U.S. energy i...

Philippine ship pull-out calms tensions: China

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

China said Monday it welcomed Philippine President Benigno Aquino's order pulling out two ships from a disputed shoal and expressed hope it would calm tensions....

Bankrupt British refinery facing closure

Jun 18, 2012 (UPI)

The closure of a financially troubled British oil refinery appeared more likely after the government refused to seek permission from the European Union to help ...