ENERGY TECH - WIND DAILY

Brazil's Petrobras reports small oil leak

Apr 10, 2012 (AFP)

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has reported "drops of oil on the ocean floor" near a Chevron-operated field that leaked some 2,400 barrels in November, sparking ...

Philippines, Vietnam to hold 'fun games' in Spratlys

Apr 10, 2012 (AFP)

Philippine and Vietnamese troops plan to hold joint "fun games" in the Spratlys to calm tensions over the disputed island chain in the South China Sea, the Phil...

Oil dives on weak China, US data

Apr 10, 2012 (AFP)

Oil prices sank Tuesday, mirroring global equity markets, as traders fretted over weak economic data in China and the United States, and amid resurgent concerns...

AllCell and University of Illinois Sign Agreement for Geothermal Thermal Storage Technology

Apr 09, 2012 (SPX)

AllCell Technologies LLC signed a License Option Agreement with the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to license technology developed by the University fo...

US keeps carriers near Gulf ahead of Iran talks

Apr 09, 2012 (AFP)

The United States is keeping the pressure on Iran with the presence of two aircraft carriers close to the Gulf region ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks w...

Best marketing for renewable energies

Apr 09, 2012 (SPX)

Transmission system operators must assess precisely the supply of electricity from renewable energies for the next day in order to market this electricity on th...

New Russian Baltic oil port up and running

Apr 09, 2012 (UPI)

The opening of a new Russian oil terminal on the Baltic Sea, seen as a new direct link to Europe, is having an effect on world crude markets, analysts say. Russ...

In move to cut Iran oil sales, Nigeria can offer little help

Apr 08, 2012 (AFP)

As the United States seeks to pressure Iran over its nuclear programme by cutting off the Islamic Republic's oil trade, Africa's largest oil producer will be of...

Extras sought for Matt Damon 'anti-fracking blockbuster'

Apr 06, 2012 (AFP)

Hollywood star Matt Damon is hunting for some "great character faces" for a feature film he is making with director Gus Van Sant said to be critical about frack...

US DHS Tests Rapid Recovery Transformers

Apr 05, 2012 (SPX)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S and T) has announced the successful completion of a drill to move, deploy...

Oil rift deepens Baghdad-Kurds dispute

Apr 05, 2012 (UPI)

Tensions between Baghdad and Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish enclave have intensified after the Kurds halted oil exports in a payment dispute and the government ...

Turkey to start northern Cyprus drilling

Apr 05, 2012 (UPI)

Turkey will start drilling for oil and gas in northern Cyprus this month despite opposition from Greek Cypriots, the north's energy minister says. Turkish Repub...

Experts survey stricken Total North Sea gas platform

Apr 05, 2012 (AFP)

A team of experts spent four hours inspecting a wellhead that is spewing a cloud of potentially explosive gas on a North Sea platform operated by French energy ...

Bulgarian parliament committee to review shale gas ban

Apr 04, 2012 (AFP)

Bulgaria's parliament set up a special committee Wednesday to review shale gas exploration and production in an apparent bid by the government to relax a ban on...

ASEAN to 'intensify efforts' on China sea disputes

Apr 04, 2012 (AFP)

Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday pledged to step up efforts to resolve overlapping maritime disputes with China, at the end of a two-day summit which also f...

ASEAN paralysed over China sea dispute, say analysts

Apr 04, 2012 (AFP)

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is paralysed by differences over how to deal with regional superpower China's claims to strategic islands in the Sout...

Brazil seeks $10.9 bn from Chevron for second spill

Apr 04, 2012 (AFP)

A Brazilian prosecutor is demanding that Chevron and the oil drilling contractor Transocean pay $10.9 billion for a second offshore spill last month, the US oil...

Arabian Sea caught in China-India standoff

Apr 04, 2012 (UPI)

The competition for energy between China and India, the world's two largest expanding economies, is likely to encompass the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, a vita...

Outside View: $8 a gallon gas!

Apr 03, 2012 (UPI)

Campaigning for office, U.S. President Barack Obama promised to do something about high gasoline prices but now he is denying he can do much about what American...

UCLA Engineering researchers use electricity to generate alternative fuel

Apr 03, 2012 (SPX)

Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car - even if it's not an electric vehicle. Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and ...