ERBIL, Iraq, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Finance ministers in the Kurdish regional government of Iraq called for a greater share of national oil revenue during budget deliberations, officials said.
COURBEVOIE, France, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- French supermajor Total announced its Nigerian subsidiary encountered hydrocarbons identified as light oil in an offshore well under development.
LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A permit to assess South Africa's potential natural gas reserves has strengthened interest in exploring the country, supermajor Royal Dutch Shell announced.
DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Dayton Power and Light Co. announced plans to construct its largest solar farm to date for the state near its Yankee substation in southeast Ohio.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Bulgarian lawmakers placed the international agreement on the construction of the Nabucco gas pipeline on their agenda for ratification.
DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- More than 1,500 homes in North Carolina will have their energy demands met by renewable electricity generated from landfill gas, energy companies said.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left for Denmark on Thursday as foreign leaders arrive to take part in final talks on global climate change.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen were threatened from within and without Wednesday just two days before world leaders are expected to agree to a new treaty to stop global warming.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- India inaugurated Azure Power's 2-megawatt photovoltaic plant in the state of Punjab, the first privately owned, utility-scale power plant on the Asian subcontinent.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government, a bundle of contracts with major foreign oil companies in its pocket from a weekend auction, plans to start boosting the country's oil production to challenge world leader Saudi Arabia.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The departing head of Alaska's natural gas development warned of tough times ahead for the state as lawmakers bicker over energy policies.
MILAN, Italy, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- An affiliate of Nigeria's Allied Energy and Italy's Eni announced it started producing oil from the Oyo field in the offshore regions of the Niger Delta.
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- New Jersey company NRG Energy commenced operations at its Langford wind farm in Texas that can meet the energy demands of more than 100,000 homes.
STAVANGER, Norway, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Norwegian giant Statoil announced new gas discoveries near the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea with recoverable reserves of around 46 billion cubic feet.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The obstacles to reaching a climate deal in Denmark are significant, but progress can be made with a united effort, the British prime minister said.
MOSCOW, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Croatia missed its chance to sign on to Russia's South Stream natural gas pipeline in 2007 and now needs Moscow's good graces to join the project, leaders said.
MOSCOW, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Russian gas monopoly Gazprom signed an agreement in Moscow to establish a joint venture in Vietnam to exploit offshore reserves and handle other developments.
LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The inauguration of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China strikes a major blow to the European effort to launch its Nabucco project, Russian media report.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The trade organization for leading U.S. airlines announced a group of 12 international airlines signed a measure backing the use of alternative aviation fuels.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure by a vote of 412 to 12 that will sanction companies that sell gasoline to Iran.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Senior U.S. officials have taken center stage at the Copenhagen climate summit in a bid to convince the world that America is serious about climate protection.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The effects of climate change are complicating the effort to address the threat of natural disasters in developing nations, U.N. officials said in Denmark.
MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The flow of natural gas to Armenia and North Caucasus republics resumed Monday following a bomb scare on pipelines, Gazprom announced Tuesday.
SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Chevron Corp. through its Australian subsidiary announced an additional natural gas discovery in the Gorgon area off the coast of Western Australia.
Surfers ride the waves at Fort Point by the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 24, 2012. The bridge is set for its 75th anniversary celebration on May 27. UPI/Terry Schmitt
