Energy Resources

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- California has become the first state in the nation to adopt energy efficiency requirements for TVs.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is expected to award a contract for the Gulf's first nuclear power plant this year, amid concerns this could be the trigger for a new regional arms race with Iran.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The political will to embrace a comprehensive climate change agreement at a December conference in Denmark is growing by the day, the top U.N. official said.

MOSCOW, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The board of Anglo-Russian energy venture TNK-BP appointed Maxim Barsky as its next chief executive officer, ending a lengthy deliberation process.

STAVANGER, Norway, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Developments in the Norwegian continental shelf will focus on maintenance as the number of independent projects decline, officials at Statoil said.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- International oil companies gave a mixed report on the prospects of continuing plans for developments in the Alaskan North Slope.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Ankara and Baku should resolve issues related to the price for natural gas in order to move forward with the Nabucco gas pipeline, U.S. officials said.

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The missing $1 billion from the oil coffers in the Iranian treasury must be investigated, said the head of the Iranian energy committee.

YALTA, Ukraine, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Russian gas customers in the European Union will not face a cold winter following commitments by Kiev and Moscow to meet gas transit obligations, Moscow said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. and Canadian governments agreed at a Washington meeting to increase action to address the environmental impact of transboundary air pollution.

PARIS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- European leaders say they support a comprehensive climate change agreement to combat global warming envisioned for the December conference in Denmark.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Charges against Norwegian energy giant Statoil related to bribing Iranian officials for access to the South Pars gas field were dismissed, U.S. officials said.

BERLIN, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Two German scientists invented "liquid wood," which has the potential to save significant fossil fuel and natural resources.

NEW DELHI, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday said his country would never agree to legally binding emissions and downplayed expectations for the climate-change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, next month.

YALTA, Ukraine, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Ukraine will generate revenue from Russian gas transits to European customers for the first time in its history, said Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.