LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The governor of Nebraska should wait to make decisions on the Keystone XL pipeline route until a court issues a final ruling on state laws, an attorney said.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- New rules proposed by state regulators in Alaska for hydraulic fracturing are "quite comprehensive," the director of a water advocacy group said.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The inauguration of the Tamar natural gas production platform heralds a new era for Israeli energy independence, a top stakeholder said.
KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian government said it secured a loan from the Chinese government to back a program aimed to substituting natural gas with coal.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A Canadian energy company expects a regional regulator to sign off soon on an $802 million oil sands development project in Alberta, an executive said.
BEIJING, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- China National Petroleum Corp. aims to secure natural gas supplies from domestic and Central Asian suppliers to address surging winter demand, a spokesman said.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The second phase of the Shah Deniz natural gas field offshore Azerbaijan should cost as much as $30 billion, the head of a state energy company said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Companies examining the energy potential in Lebanon are eager for the robust showing at a February natural gas auction, an executive said.
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Dana Gas, one of the largest natural gas producers in Egypt, announced new gas discoveries pushed proven reserves to more 17 million barrels of oil equivalent.
TUCSON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Raytheon is to build and begin delivering Block IV variant Tomahawk cruise missiles to the U.S. Navy under a $254.6 million contract.
TURIN, Italy, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The first of 10 C-27J aircraft being built by Italy's Alenia Aermacchi for the Australian air force is set for final assembly.
EDINBURGH PARKS, Australia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- BAE Systems Australia has dropped out of a tender process with the Australian military after two employees breached tender protocols.
UMM QASR, Iraq, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Two U.S.-made offshore support vessels built for Iraq through a Foreign Military Sales deal have been delivered Iraq's Umm Qasr naval facility.
MARIGNANE, France, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Eurocopter and Finland's Border Guard have completed a deal for two additional AS332e L1 Super Puma helicopters to be delivered in 2015.
KIEL, Germany, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A 50kW high-energy laser weapon demonstrator by Rheinmetall of Germany has successfully detected, tracked and engaged targets.
ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Turkey's position as a guarantor of energy security in Europe has been secured with the new TANAP gas pipeline, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
EDINA, Minn., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- ReconRobotics Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of tactical micro-robots, reports it is closing the calendar year with strong sales of systems abroad.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A winter storm grounded a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig in waters off the southern coast of Alaska's Kodiak Island, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
TOKYO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Japanese yen is forecast to fall against the U.S. dollar in 2013 after it lost more than 10 percent of its value against the dollar in 2012, analysts said.
