CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Venezuela plans to impose a partial state of emergency to deal with electricity shortages resulting from the worst drought in more than 100 years, President Hugo Chavez announced.
LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The British government is spending $90 million to build four carbon-neutral towns in England.
SYDNEY, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Australia missed the opportunity to become a pioneer in solar power, experts say.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil announced it drilled its first development well at the Point Thomson gas field on Alaska's North Slope.
TEHRAN, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A gas pipeline from Iran's South Pars gas field to Pakistan is symbolic of the level of friendship between Tehran and Islamabad, officials said.
HONG KONG, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The China National Offshore Oil Corp. announced the discovery of natural gas at its deepwater LiuHua exploration block in the South China Sea.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Venezuela announced plans to invest more than $6 million in solar power as the government declares a formal electricity emergency.
MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The president of Sri Lanka spoke with Gazprom officials in Moscow to discuss a possible Russian role in exploring the offshore potential in the Asian country.
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- China passed the European Union as the largest trading partner with Iran as economic sanctions and a major gas pipeline loom over Tehran's global relations.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Nigerian drilling contractor SeaWolf Oil Services Ltd. deployed its first indigenous jack-up rigs to offshore fields to explore for oil and gas.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Amid deepening economic woes, Argentine consumers have been told they can look forward to more stable electricity supplies from the country's third nuclear power generation plant before the end of this year.
HOUSTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Houston announced plans to add 25 plug-in electrical vehicles to its fleet as part of a partnership with the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the automaker said.
LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office expressed its formal commitment to an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent by year's end.
QUETTA, Pakistan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Pakistani cities in southern Baluchistan province were left without natural gas when militants attacked a major pipeline, Iranian state media said.
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Australian mining company Resourcehouse announced Saturday it reached a record $60 billion coal supply agreement with Chinese power stations.
