Energy Resources

PARIS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The environmental measures considered for the Copenhagen climate change summit in December would suppress natural gas demand significantly, a report indicates.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The TransCanada natural gas pipeline for Alaska is on schedule despite economic concerns and alternate options in gas shale, Alaskan officials said.

BAGHDAD, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Supermajors Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday won the rights to develop the West Qurna-1 oil field in southern Iraq.

PARIS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- French utility giant GDF Suez and Germany's E.ON finalized a capacity exchange deal that was part of a pledge to diversify the energy market.

SYDNEY, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The operator of an oil rig in the Timor Sea announced Tuesday it plugged the leak that had been spewing oil for 10 weeks and brought under control a massive fire that had been burning since Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- EU leaders traveled to Washington to demand greater climate protection efforts from the U.S. government, little over a month before a crucial climate summit takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark.

BAGHDAD, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Baghdad's deal Tuesday with BP and the China National Petroleum Corp. to invest $15 billion in the giant Rumaila oil field to help rebuild Iraq's ramshackle oil industry gives energy-hungry China its first real grip on Middle Eastern oil.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- An EU-U.S. Energy Council launched Wednesday in Washington provides a framework for bilateral dialogue on energy security and low-carbon technology.

WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- General Electric welcomes a U.S.-United Arab Emirates nuclear energy agreement as a landmark opportunity to expand civilian nuclear work in the region.

TULSA, Okla., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Oklahoma-based Arena Resources Inc. announced the rise in crude oil prices and declining costs created an opportunity to expand oil development in Texas.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Colorado-based American Energy Resources announced plans to drill and test seven wells in Kansas with the potential to produce millions of barrels of oil.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. and the National Communication Action Foundation teamed up to award $4 million in grants to improve energy efficiency for low-income houses.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A report by Russian gas giant Gazprom that European gas purchases were up is more of a reflection of low prices than economic recovery, analysts say.

LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Investors could shy away from a December auction for the East Baghdad oil field that lies under the streets of Baghdad on security concerns, analysts say.

STAVANGER, Norway, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Wintershall, the largest German oil and gas producer, announced it is relocating its Norwegian base from Oslo to the hub of the Norwegian energy sector.