Energy Resources

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- China's monopoly on "rare earth" minerals, essential for green technologies, may not keep up with increasing demand.

BAGHDAD, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Amid a new terrorist bombing campaign that is likely to intensify as parliamentary elections loom, Iraq's beleaguered government is stepping up security around the Oil Ministry as it prepares to auction licenses to develop some of the world's richest oil fields.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A leaked document known as the "Danish text" has increased tensions between rich and poor countries negotiating at a crucial U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Canadian exploration company Husky Energy Inc. announced a deepwater gas discovery in the South China Sea that could yield millions of cubic feet per day.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. state of Maryland selected Constellation Energy to develop what will become the third-largest solar facility in the United States, the company said.

DOHA, Qatar, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Sustained increases in global energy demand require major investments in alternatives such as liquefied natural gas, Exxon Mobile officials said in Qatar.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. environmental officials said the configuration of a burst oil pipeline in Alaska was unusual as crews work to clean one of the state's largest oil spills.

DOHA, Qatar, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Russian and Iranian representatives are vying to become the first secretary-general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum at their ninth regular summit in Doha.

BASRA, Iraq, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Major energy players expressed interest in working with Baghdad to tap vast oil riches in the country despite concerns over violence, officials say.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Baku would benefit substantially from a decision to allow European consumers access to its vast natural gas reserves, a European envoy to Azerbaijan said.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A top climate scientist said the negotiations in Copenhagen are so flawed that he wants them to fail.

MOSCOW, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Officials from the China National Petroleum Corp. arrived in Moscow to discuss securing natural gas supplies from Russian energy giant Gazprom.

BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- British gas giant BG Group announced with its partners that tests of the Iara well in the Santos Basin off the Brazilian coast proved the exploration potential.

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Rising energy demand over the coming two decades will require investment in all potential sources of energy, Exxon Mobil said Tuesday in its latest report.

TEHRAN, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Washington is in no position to make decisions for Europe on who would supply gas to the Nabucco gas pipeline, the Iranian foreign minister said.