CALGARY, Alberta, May 3 (UPI) -- More than $900 million is needed to ensure pipeline capacity can keep up with the expected increase in Canadian oil production, TransCanada said.
MOSCOW, May 3 (UPI) -- Russian energy company Gazprom has the right to try to access the estimated 63.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the arctic, the prime minister said.
JUNEAU, Alaska, May 3 (UPI) -- Oil production from the North Slope region of Alaska declined nearly 6 percent last month, part of a recent trend, the state government reports.
HOUSTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Expansion plans for an oil pipeline that feeds a Texas refinery will increase the pipeline's capacity more than 200 percent, Kinder Morgan announced.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 3 (UPI) -- There are signs that sustained warming trends will continue because of high atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, a weather group said from Geneva.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- The shipment of petroleum and petroleum products by U.S. rail accounted for the largest increase for commodities in April, a railroad association said.
DONIPHAN, Mo., May 3 (UPI) -- Federal approval was given for Exxon Mobil to repair part of the Pegasus oil pipeline that leaked about a barrel of oil in Missouri, the company said.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 3 (UPI) -- A Nebraska security official said he was concerned that out-of-state activists may turn up in the state to protests Keystone XL pipeline construction.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- BP's consideration of $600 million to help restore the southern U.S. coast soiled by the 2010 oil spill is the right move, the U.S. Interior Department said.
MAPUTO, Mozambique, May 2 (UPI) -- Mozambique and neighboring Tanzania are set to become major natural gas producers, while Kenya sits on at least 10 billion barrels of oil.
BANGKOK, May 2 (UPI) -- If current deforestation rates continue, The Greater Mekong subregion in Southeast Asia risks losing more than a third of its remaining forest cover within the next two decades, says a new report.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2 (UPI) -- The evaluation period for pipeline options to send natural gas from the Shah Deniz field offshore Azerbaijan to Europe has started, BP said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- There are a series of refinery issues in the United States that should be considered if crude oil exports are to expand, the U.S. Energy Department said.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, May 2 (UPI) -- The Kazakh government extended the terms of an oil exploration campaign in which production has increased 19 percent, Max Petroleum said.
HOUSTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The Mexican government is suing for claims related to the 2010 oil spill in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico, BP confirmed.
HOUSTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Canadian pipeline company Enbridge, along with its U.S. affiliate, announced the design of an online tool meant as a training device for onshore emergencies.
BASRA, Iraq, May 2 (UPI) -- Forming a joint venture with British and Japanese companies shows the Iraqi government is serious about the energy sector, a Basra company official said.
HOUSTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Energy companies working offshore need to ensure their work is conducted in a way that allays public concerns, a former Shell scientist said.
ISLAMABAD, May 2 (UPI) -- Pakistan aims to finalize the contracts necessary to start work on a section of a natural gas pipeline planned from Iran, a government official said.
JERUSALEM, May 2 (UPI) -- Israeli oil shale deposits are similar to those in Canada, presenting a unique opportunity for bilateral work, the Canadian oil minister said.
DONIPHAN, Mo., May 2 (UPI) -- About 42 gallons of crude oil was released in a Missouri neighborhood from a section of the Pegasus pipeline, Exxon Mobil confirmed.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 1 (UPI) -- Western sanctions on Iran are biting deeper than ever with oil exports tumbling to a 26-year low only weeks before the Iranian presidential election.
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Social media company Facebook said it wouldn't put an ad on its website critical of the Keystone XL pipeline because it included CEO Mark Zuckerberg's image.
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Talk of energy independence in the United States doesn't take into account the global nature of energy markets, Saudi Energy Minister Ali al-Naimi said.
Beyonce arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
