Apache, Marathon Oil Corp. and…
UK firms plan to invest…
Suriname's oil boom hopes are…
“I do want Australia to be an energy superpower in the years ahead. We have large reserves of uranium. We have massive reserves of coal. We have extensive reserves of…
Scientists at the University of Manchester may have found a novel way to dispose of nuclear waste: unleash bacteria that love to devour it.The bacteria don’t seem to…
Hydroelectricity is one of the fore-runners of the renewable energy industry, accounting for over 16% of global electricity production, with a predicted annual increase in production of 3.1%. China is…
Japanese researchers have developed a finely porous membrane that can trap greenhouse gases but lets clean air pass through.The work at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-material Sciences…
The world may already be familiar with offshore wind, but what about offshore solar?Japanese technology giant Kyocera has announced the beginning of one of its most ambitious projects…
It was four years ago that researchers at the MIT assembled a piece of yarn out of carbon nanotubes, coated it with TNT and lit it with a laser. Predictably…
The U.S. government’s guidelines to healthy eating are at odds with a healthy environment, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Michigan. In fact, it…
Iran’s oil minister says recent U.S. penalties against several companies in Iran and elsewhere will only encourage Tehran to evade the sanctions regime imposed to hinder its nuclear energy program.
Nebraska's high court began hearing arguments on Friday in a case examining whether lawmakers short-circuited the regular approval process for TransCanada Corp.'s (TSX, NYSE:TRP) proposed $5.4 billion Keystone XL pipeline.
A federal judge has ruled that BP is guilty of gross negligence in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier also…
Researchers at the University of Maryland are reporting new advances in nanoscience that will enable the creation of new nanostructures that could greatly accelerate the generation of clean energy.
Pacemakers have saved the lives of many heart patients, but they need batteries. When a battery runs low, the only option is to replace it surgically, which is expensive and…
A team of British and Finnish scientists have figured out how to make small amounts of propane using Escherichia coli (E. coli), the naturally-occurring, diverse group of bacteria most commonly…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his government may offer China an opportunity to hold a share in one of the biggest energy projects in Siberia, the Vankor oil and gas…
Things never look that bad. Until they are.Like in India's coal sector. Where recently, many analysts have been suggesting that demand is going remain subdued--as with the global…
Russian oil giant Rosneft has just bought nearly one-third of the Norway’s North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (NADL), which wants to do more business with the Kremlin-run oil company despite Western…
We’ve already seen the news about how researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have recycled dead car batteries to create clean solar power. Now scientists at the Oak…
It can be dangerous to play "follow the money" when it comes to commodities investing--watching where big investors put their dollars, and then attempting to go along with the trend.
Royal Dutch Shell has begun selling five major oil assets in Nigeria as part of a plan to raise profits and cut $15 billion in costs by the end of…
Governments around the world may be enacting measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the energy industry isn’t on board with those goals, according to a new report from researchers…