KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Malaysia's Petronas said it will enter a production-sharing contract for the exploration and production of natural gas in offshore Sabah in east Malaysia.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy has filed a plan to reduce mercury emissions at its coal-fired power plant in Becker, Minn.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- India's Coal Ministry says it is in the process of allocating 23 blocks to state-run and private companies for captive use.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- State-run Indian Oil Corp. and private major Reliance Industries Ltd. have agreed to jointly undertake oil and gas exploration abroad.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The year 2007 will be seen as a major turning point in the development of Caspian energy, perhaps the most significant 12 months since the 1991 collapse of communism opened up the possibilities of development of one of the world's last great oil frontiers.
MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- After the EU gave its approval for the Russian-Bulgarian agreement on building a nuclear power plant in the small Bulgarian town of Belene on the bank of the Danube, the two countries are in the starting blocks waiting for the main treaty to be signed in late January 2008.
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Iraqi oil officials and business leaders are in Iran for a weeklong dialogue on future cooperation as cross-country oil trade continues.
KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The official Kurdish OK to delay a vote on the future of oil-rich Kirkuk has given Iraq more time to deal with a powder keg of an issue.
BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Brazil's state-owned Petrobras announced a new daily production record of 2.238 million barrels of oil on Christmas Day.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Iraq's Kurdish leaders, tired of arguments with Shiite Arab counterparts over issues such as oil deals and oil-rich Kirkuk, are forging a pact with Sunnis.
A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo
