Energy News

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 11 (UPI) -- Dominion Virginia Power said it's conducting tests off the coast of Virginia to determine the strength of the sea bed for wind turbine installations.

LONDON, July 11 (UPI) -- Greenpeace said it was calling on LEGO to review its relationship with Royal Dutch Shell because of the oil company's environmental legacy.

ANKARA, Turkey, July 10 (UPI) -- Turkey is interested in exploring its shale natural gas potential through a possible joint venture with U.S. energy company Exxon Mobil, an official said.

VIENNA, July 10 (UPI) -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Counties said Thursday it expected the world will need more oil because of improvements in the global economy.

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The American Petroleum Institute released its first-ever set of guidelines aimed at directing community engagement where hydraulic fracturing is planned.

ZAGREB, Croatia, July 10 (UPI) -- Russian energy company Gazprom said it was considering more exploration work in Croatia, a host of the planned South Stream natural gas pipeline.

STAVANGER, Norway, July 10 (UPI) -- The Norwegian government said it gave its consent to energy company Statoil to start drilling in controversial arctic waters of the Barents Sea.

ERBIL, Iraq, July 10 (UPI) -- The Kurdish government of Iraq said it may take legal action against any entity buying oil from the federal government because of constitutional issues.

PARIS, July 10 (UPI) -- French energy services company Technip said Thursday it secured a contract to help develop the giant Matindok gas project in Indonesia.

TOKYO, July 10 (UPI) -- Japanese company Marubeni Corp. said Thursday it started construction of a hydroelectric power plant in a small town in Fukushima prefecture.

GLADSTONE, Australia, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. construction company Bechtel said it's installed part of the first half of a liquefied natural gas facility on Curtis Island in Queensland, Australia.

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The Permian shale basin in the southern United States is the most prolific with output topping 1.3 million barrels per day, the Energy Department said.

HOUSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Energy industry watchers said Wednesday optimism over the rebound of Libyan oil production should be tempered.

TEHRAN, July 9 (UPI) -- Iran's deputy minister for gas affairs said Wednesday he was expecting Russia to start investing in the Iranian natural gas industry.

BEIJING, July 9 (UPI) -- The United States and China must work together to combat climate change, but the fight is a global one, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday.