NEW YORK, April 25 (UPI) -- Developments in the U.S. oil and natural gas sectors are strengthening the country's position in the world, national security adviser Tom Donilon said.
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- Incorporating hybrid vehicles into the U.S. government's fleet will save it the cost of buying 1 million gallons of gasoline per year, an administrator said.
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- A bill advanced by the House Natural Resources Committee would prevent President Obama from delaying the Keystone XL pipeline, the committee chairman said.
MILAN, Italy, April 25 (UPI) -- Italian energy company Eni said the sale of its share of assets in Mozambique was a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing quarter.
MANILA, April 25 (UPI) -- A side effect of the growing Asian economy is the degradation of air quality and long-term problems related to climate change, the Asian Development Bank said.
LONDON, April 25 (UPI) -- Results from natural gas production in Ukraine are reasons enough to continue development through new wells, Regal Petroleum announced.
BAAR, Switzerland, April 25 (UPI) -- An agreement by Albania, Greece and Italy to coordinate support for a planned natural gas pipeline safeguards its success, an executive said.
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- More than 21 million acres offshore Texas will go on the auction block to energy explorers in an August sale in New Orleans, the U.S. government announced.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 25 (UPI) -- The Sudanese government should use renewed oil revenue to provide a foundation to its economy, an International Monetary Fund representative said.
LONDON, April 25 (UPI) -- The Russian government can advance the economy by liberalizing the market for liquefied natural gas for Asian markets, an executive at Rosneft said.
BUENOS AIRES, April 24 (UPI) -- Argentine government policies are affecting agricultural output and are blamed for creating imbalances in the sector, independent data indicated.
BRISBANE, Australia, April 24 (UPI) -- Greenpeace activists have boarded a Korean vessel carrying thermal coal from Australia in protest of planned Australian coal expansion.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 24 (UPI) -- Syria's top rebel commander is reportedly seeking Western support for taking over oil fields held by Islamist factions.
DUBLIN, Ireland, April 24 (UPI) -- The Irish government is comparing notes with European counterparts on the potential of shale natural gas reserves, Irish Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte said.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- U.S. legislation under consideration for hydropower improvement is viewed favorably by federal energy regulators, FERC Energy Director Jeff Wright said.
CALGARY, Alberta, April 24 (UPI) -- Comments from the Environmental Protection Agency on the planned Keystone XL pipeline took TransCanada by surprise, spokesman Shawn Howard said.
MADRID, April 24 (UPI) -- Spanish energy company Repsol said it had encouraging results from its winter exploration campaign in the North Slope region of Alaska.
SAN RAMON, Calif., April 24 (UPI) -- Exploration success offshore Australia has created a "robust gas portfolio" and paves the way for growth, Chevron Regional President Melody Meyer said.
DUBLIN, Ireland, April 24 (UPI) -- A energy exploration team led by Exxon Mobil started drilling for the first time off Ireland, a chief executive officer said.
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., April 24 (UPI) -- Part of a pipeline in Michigan will be filled with inert gas to make way for the construction of a new section of the line that leaked in 2010, Enbridge said.
MOSCOW, April 24 (UPI) -- Russian oil company Lukoil expects to produce around 150,000 barrels of oil per day from the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq by January, the chief executive said.
UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (UPI) -- Iran is making "structural changes" to its economy to cope with sanctions targeting its energy sector, the Iranian minister of finance said.
MAYFLOWER, Ark., April 24 (UPI) -- The cleanup from a March oil spill in Mayflower, Ark., has moved from the emergency to the long-term remediation phase, Exxon Mobil said.
PARIS, April 24 (UPI) -- A report issued this week calls for reorganizing France's state-owned SNCF railway and debt-plagued rail system owner RFF under new public entities.
Kentucky Derby winning jockey Joel Rosario, and his mount Orb, both enjoy a quick bath after winning the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013. UPI/Mark Abraham
