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'Thick extensive' layer of oil in shale encountered in Kenya
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
British energy explorer Tullow Oil said Thursday it was reviewing options at its oil basins in Kenya after encountering extensive reserves in shale. Tullow said...
North Sea oil, a tax revenue base for Britain, showing signs of life
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
Oil production from the British waters of the North Sea could see its first increase in more than 10 years, a regional director for BP said. Monthly production ...
Vietnam produces atlas saying China has no claims to regional waters
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
China has no sovereignty over waters in the South China Sea where it has deployed government vessels alongside an oil rig, a Vietnamese historian said. China Na...
New technique to improve quality control of lithium-ion batteries
May 14, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies ...
Russia-Ukraine spat is about gas pipeline ambitions, former Czech leader says
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
Former Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said the row over Ukraine is part of an overall effort to get Gazprom's gas pipeline, South Stream, built. A pivot t...
Iraqi Kurds 'close to energy deal with Turks'
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
Iraq's Kurds are reported to have reached a secret deal with Turkey under which the Kurds' semiautonomous enclave will ship oil to Turkey for export, a move tha...
Geologists study mystery of 'eternal flames'
May 14, 2013 (SPX)
"Eternal flames" fueled by hydrocarbon gas could shine a light on the presence of natural gas in underground rock layers and conditions that let it seep to the ...
Chinese ships spotted in disputed islands waters: Japan
May 13, 2013 (AFP)
Three Chinese government ships remained in the waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands for nearly 12 hours on Monday, Japan's coastguard said, as a long-ru...
Bombs halt Iraq oil exports to Turkey
May 13, 2013 (AFP)
Multiple bombs hit a pipeline carrying oil from Iraq to Turkey on Monday, causing a major fire and stopping exports, a senior official from the North Oil Compan...
Gas pipeline meant to break Russia's grip on EU looking for contractors
May 13, 2013 (UPI)
The consortium managing the planned Trans-Adriatic pipeline said it was seeking contractors for the onshore section planned through Greece and Albania. TAP cons...
Oil prices slip on strong dollar, China data
May 13, 2013 (AFP)
Global oil prices fell on Monday on the back of the strong dollar and weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data, dealers said. Brent North Sea crude for delive...
Peru upbeat about boosting natural gas exports
May 13, 2013 (UPI)
Peru, the fastest growing economy in Latin America, is hoping its natural gas development projects will transform its economy and Fitch rating agency agrees. Pe...
Gulf navy drill not directed at Iran: US
May 12, 2013 (AFP)
Vice Admiral John Miller, commander of the US Fifth Fleet, said on Sunday that a massive naval minesweeping exercise involving 41 countries was not directed at ...
LED lights ruin retinas, researchers say
May 11, 2013 (UPI)
A study by Spanish researchers found that eco-friendly LED lights can be damaging to your retinas, which cannot regrow or be replaced. The lights produce high l...
Turkish energy hub plan faces hurdles
May 09, 2013 (UPI)
Israel's rapprochement with onetime strategic ally Turkey is a vital element in Ankara's drive to become the intercontinental east-west energy hub in the Medite...
U.S. regulator issues emergency order on oil transport by rail
May 08, 2013 (UPI)
Rail companies operating in the United States should avoid using older DOT-111 tank cars to carry Bakken crude oil, the Department of Transportation said. The d...
Transocean records $456 million in net income
May 08, 2013 (UPI)
Rig company Transocean said its first quarter 2014 profits were more than 40 percent above what it posted for the last quarter of 2013. The company said Wednesd...
The Demand to Grid Lab
May 08, 2013 (SPX)
At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Guest House, guests who have business with Berkeley Lab can get a comfortable night's sleep-while ex...
Singapore now a gas hub
May 08, 2013 (UPI)
Singapore's first liquefied natural gas terminal has received its first commercial cargo, putting the island country on course to become a major gas trading hub...
South Australia rocked by new clean energy technology
May 08, 2013 (SPX)
The Clean Energy Council has congratulated Geodynamics on being the first company to successfully produce power in Australia from deep beneath the earth's surfa...
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