STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 7 (UPI) -- Though gains were made in overall production, Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum said exploration offshore Norway was its core focus.
HOUSTON, May 7 (UPI) -- Gains in U.S. oil production mean Nigerian crude oil producers have to look to other export markets, the director of a Nigerian national oil company said.
PARIS, May 7 (UPI) -- There's not much to suggest the European natural gas market will make dramatic gains any time soon, the International Energy Agency said.
CALGARY, Alberta, May 7 (UPI) -- Canadian pipeline company Enbridge has less than four years to update its pump stations after most were cited for violations, a regulator said.
SEOUL, May 7 (UPI) -- The Scottish government announced it signed a memorandum of understanding in South Korea to work together on marine energy technology.
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- The difference between premium and regular unleaded gasoline prices in the United States is a reflection of ethanol blends, the U.S. Energy Department said.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (UPI) -- California utility company Pacific Gas and Electric Co. should spend top dollar to fix its gas pipeline system, the California Public Utilities Commission said.
MILAN, Italy, May 7 (UPI) -- The testing of a well near Sindh province in southeast Pakistan yielded more than 30 million cubic feet of natural gas, Italian energy company Eni said.
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 6 (UPI) -- BP is selling its substantial stake in one of 14 oil interests in Brazil as part of a global portfolio optimization program, the company said.
STAVANGER, Norway, May 6 (UPI) -- A proposal by the Norwegian government to change tax policies could make the offshore sector will be less attractive, Statoil said.
BRISBANE, Australia, May 6 (UPI) -- BG Group said Monday it's committed more than 8 million tons of liquefied natural gas to the Chinese market following a $1.93 billion deal with CNOOC.
LONDON, May 6 (UPI) -- A North Sea oil platform servicing the 90,000 barrel-per-day Brent oil pipeline will be closed for a few months for maintenance, the rig's operator said.
HOUSTON, May 6 (UPI) -- Scottish sales of oil and natural gas on the international market increased 8.4 percent from 2011-12, Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said.
VIENNA, May 6 (UPI) -- Potential shippers of natural gas can register interest in booking capacity in the Nabucco West pipeline with the launch of the open season, a consortium said.
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- President Obama's so-called war on coal means the U.S. economy isn't performing as well as it should, the Republican-led House Natural Resources Committee said.
LOS ANGELES, May 6 (UPI) -- California consumers will get more of their energy needs met through clean energy with the start of a 66-megawatt solar facility, NRG Energy said.
NEW ORLEANS, May 6 (UPI) -- Keeping the public's trust about offshore safety is a necessary part of ensuring the region's success, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said.
MAYFLOWER, Ark., May 6 (UPI) -- Exxon Mobil won't pump oil through any section of the 850-mile Pegasus oil pipeline until regulators say it's safe, a company spokesman said.
LONDON, May 6 (UPI) -- Uncertainty and inertia over long-term policies is hampering investment in alternative low-carbon energy in Europe, British lawmakers say in a new report.
BAGHDAD, May 3 (UPI) -- Iraq has inaugurated a $17 billion natural gas project run by Royal Dutch Shell that was hailed as a "milestone" in the country's postwar recovery.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- The Environmental Protection Agency will award $569 million to repair and upgrade water treatment plants damaged by Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey.
HOUSTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Plans to expand the capacity of a pipeline carrying tar sands oil from Canada into the United States are troubling, environmental groups say.
A trader wears a DOW 15,000 hat on the floor of the NYSE before the closing bell on Wall Street In New York City on May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time in history. UPI/John Angelillo
