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Mozambique gas find hikes East Africa boom
May 16, 2012 (UPI)
Mozambique's drive to become a major natural gas producer got a major boost last week with the discovery of a large offshore field in the Indian Ocean containin...
India to reduce Iran oil imports
May 16, 2012 (UPI)
India said it will reduce crude oil imports from Iran this year by 11.1 percent. Indian Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas RPN Singh told Parliamen...
Berkeley Lab scientists generate electricity from viruses
May 16, 2012 (SPX)
Imagine charging your phone as you walk, thanks to a paper-thin generator embedded in the sole of your shoe. This futuristic scenario is now a little closer to ...
Catching the Wave of Alternative Energy
May 16, 2012 (SPX)
Southern Maine Community College in South Portland partnered with a team of energy professionals to design and install an innovative ocean-based geothermal - or...
Afghanistan to pump oil in five months: official
May 16, 2012 (AFP)
Afghanistan will start pumping oil for the first time within five months, an official said Wednesday, as part of the nation's efforts to tap underground treasur...
Japan to pay $4.4 bn for Australian gas field stake
May 16, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's government and several major firms are to buy a 10.0 percent stake in an Australian natural gas field as the country seeks alternatives to atomic power,...
Philippines bans fishing near disputed shoal
May 16, 2012 (AFP)
The Philippines imposed a two-month ban on fishing around a disputed South China Sea shoal on Wednesday, after saying it did not recognise a similar order by Ch...
China, Japan hold sea talks on island row
May 16, 2012 (AFP)
China and Japan hold high-level maritime talks on Wednesday expected to focus on a group of uninhabited islands that are at the heart of an ongoing territorial ...
Total eyes more projects in booming Australia
May 16, 2012 (AFP)
The head of France's Total says the energy giant wants to expand in Australia's booming resources sector, but warns that a lack of manpower and lively competiti...
Russia's Kuril Islands to become investment heaven
May 15, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
In 2010, the then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured Russia's Kuril Islands and approved an ambitious development programme for the area. This programme i...
Nord Stream to become more powerful
May 15, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
The capacity of the Nord Stream gas pipeline can be increased. According to the operator company Nord Stream AG, opportunities for building another one or even ...
US attack submarine docks in Philippines
May 15, 2012 (AFP)
A US navy attack submarine has docked in a Philippine port close to the disputed shoal where Philippine and Chinese ships are locked in a standoff, a spokesman ...
South Sudan says ready to resume talks with Khartoum
May 15, 2012 (AFP)
South Sudan is ready to resume negotiations with Sudan, Juba's lead negotiator said late Tuesday on the eve of a United Nations date to restart talks, but also ...
India says it will cut Iran oil purchases by 11%
May 15, 2012 (AFP)
India said Tuesday it would cut purchases of Iranian oil by 11 percent -- far less than many other countries -- following US pressure to isolate the Islamic rep...
Philippines, China impose fishing bans in disputed sea
May 14, 2012 (AFP)
The Philippines and China will both impose fishing bans in the South China Sea where the two countries have been involved in a tense territorial standoff. China...
Nord Stream studies two more pipelines
May 14, 2012 (UPI)
The Russian-led ownership consortium of Nord Stream says it's conducting a feasibility study for the potential construction of two additional pipelines. The fiv...
Gazprom considers gas deliveries to Japan via pipeline
May 14, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Gazprom announced that it was considering gas deliveries to Japan via pipeline. Russia's gas giant said in a statement on Thursday, "The sides touched upon a po...
Putin expects a lot from Rosneft, Statoil deal
May 14, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russia's President- elect Vladimir Putin hopes that Rosneft-Statoil joint venture will ensure the development of a number of resource exploration-related sphere...
Beijing envoy in Khartoum amid Sudan-South tension
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese envoy was in Khartoum for talks on Sunday after his country backed a UN resolution that aims to halt border fighting between Sudan and South Sudan. Zh...
Filipino-Chinese ocean comradery fades amid row
May 12, 2012 (AFP)
For years Filipino and Chinese fishermen peacefully shared the rich harvests around a tiny South China Sea shoal, but today threats, harassment and fear have re...
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