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OPEC Chief: U.S. economy to blame for high oil prices

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:09:44 -0400

By BEN LANDO
UPI Energy EditorWASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Angry oil consumers taking aim at OPEC are looking at a "scapegoat" instead of a needed mirror, the head of the bloc of oil producers said during a visit to Washington Thursday.

UPI Energy Watch

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:44:06 -0400

Southern Sudan's oil revenues reach $3.2B in the last 3 years; Gazprom board orders creation of winter gas reserves; Russian oil exports to non-C.I.S. down

Analysis: Define 'renewable'

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:33:55 -0400

By ROSALIE WESTENSKOW
UPI CorrespondentTHE DALLES, Ore., May 8 (UPI) -- Crucial options were left out of last year's energy bill, advocacy groups say, and policymakers are looking to remedy the exclusion.

Nigeria oil rebels eye U.S. presidential race

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:38:23 -0400

By CARMEN GENTILE
UPI Energy Correspondent Nigerian militants are calling for former U.S. President Carter to mediate talks between rebels and the government to end hostilities in the oil-rich Niger Delta and are weighing a reported cease-fire appeal by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

UPI Energy Watch

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:27:31 -0400

Kazakhstan increases output; Surgutneftegaz net proceeds grow by 19 percent in 2007; China, Japan work to resolve East China Sea Resources issue

Experts ask if China has an energy policy

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:36:44 -0400

By SIOBHAN DEVINE
UPI CorrespondentWASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- Experts say China's government has less control over energy decisions than the nation's mammoth energy companies.

Lawmakers take another look at ethanol

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:11:11 -0400

By ROSALIE WESTENSKOW
UPI Correspondent Five months after passing a new alternative fuel mandate, U.S. policymakers are questioning the legislation's wisdom in the face of skyrocketing food prices.

Venezuela, China set to ink new oil deal

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:03:22 -0400

By CARMEN GENTILE
UPI Energy CorrespondentMIAMI, May 7 (UPI) -- China is reportedly preparing to sign a new petroleum deal with Venezuela, this time pledging to invest $2 billion in Venezuela's oil industry.

Oil and Gas Pipeline Watch

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:29:09 -0400

By BEN LANDO
UPI Energy Editor Europe ties Nabucco deals with Turkey and Arab gas, says Russia not involved; Iraq-Iran pipeline tender deadline extended to May 18; TransCanada keen on second Keystone line

UPI Energy Watch

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:42:21 -0400

Iraq Kurdistan region to export 100,000 barrels of oil per day; Turkmenistan attaches great importance to Nabucco project; Tajikistan asks major company to pay for Uzbek gas to avoid cutoff

Analysis: U.S. wind market's mixed signals

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:34:47 -0400

By MEGAN HARRISHANOVER, Germany, May 6 (UPI) -- The wind energy industry is beginning to repower existing turbines for greater efficiency and expanding to offshore locations in Europe, and despite unstable incentives for wind power in the United States, strong growth potential and the weak dollar are buoying interest in the U.S. market.

Analysis: Storage needs for nuclear growth

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:37:36 -0400

By MEGAN HARRISHANOVER, Germany, May 6 (UPI) -- Expanding nuclear power to meet growing energy demand worldwide may be hindered by the lack of repositories for spent nuclear fuel, but planned national underground repositories in some countries and interim storage options could sustain nuclear energy's rapid growth in the short term.

Analysis: TAP pipeline reality or romance?

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:35:32 -0400

By JOHN C.K. DALY
UPI International CorrespondentWASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- TAP's promises of riches trump geography and politics as it would pass through some of the world's most forbidding places en route to India.

UPI Energy Watch

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:12:33 -0400

Geopolitics keeps oil prices high; Shell, Repsol may pull away from Iran deals; Oil demand growth spurs safety need

Analysis: Can airplanes go green?

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:06:30 -0400

By ROSALIE WESTENSKOW
UPI CorrespondentCHICAGO, May 5 (UPI) -- Alternative fuels for cars and trucks are becoming increasingly viable, but there's another area of the transportation sector where they haven't quite taken off: aviation.

UPI Energy Watch

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:16:16 -0400

Estonian, Lithuanian hold energy security talks; Armenia to refine Iranian oil; Japanese banks to increase efforts to attract Middle East oil money

Analysis: Bio-based products cut emissions

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:34:22 -0400

By ROSALIE WESTENSKOW
UPI CorrespondentCHICAGO, May 2 (UPI) -- Bio-based materials have been in the limelight lately because of their potential as low-emissions fuels, but their ability to cut CO2 emissions extends beyond the transportation sector, experts say.

New crops change food vs. fuel debate

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:28:28 -0400

By ROSALIE WESTENSKOW
UPI CorrespondentCHICAGO, May 2 (UPI) -- As oil prices rise and food-based ethanol appears increasingly unsustainable, companies are scrambling to find new energy crops for the next generation of biofuels.

UPI Energy Watch

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:56:27 -0400

Macedonia to decide on tender for power plants construction

Foreign companies oppose use of corn for ethanol

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:34:47 -0400

By ROSALIE WESTENSKOW
UPI CorrespondentCHICAGO, May 1 (UPI) -- Concern over ethanol's contribution to increasing food prices, among other things, has shifted research away from corn and into new alternatives.

ExxonMobil, Nigerian workers fail to resolve impasse

Thu, 01 May 2008 09:17:49 -0400

By CARMEN GENTILE
UPI Energy Correspondent Talks between Nigeria's leading petroleum workers' union and officials with ExxonMobil failed Wednesday to end a seven-day strike.

Analysis: Peru, India cultivate oil ties

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:30:22 -0400

By CARMEN GENTILE
UPI Energy CorrespondentMIAMI, April 30 (UPI) -- India's Reliance India Ltd. is reportedly preparing to buy a stake in a major Peruvian oil block, marking yet another foray into developing markets in Latin America for the Indian energy giant.

UPI Energy Watch

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:28:36 -0400

LUKoil to switch to production of Euro-4 gasoline by 2012; India, Iran, Pakistan to finalize pipeline deal; Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline to raise Europe's security

U.S. auditors of Iraq reconstruction see potential and roadblocks

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:25:53 -0400

By BEN LANDO
UPI Energy EditorWASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- Higher exports and oil prices are bringing in record revenue for Iraq, but the lack of institutional capacity to spend it on capital projects is preventing further development of the oil and gas sector, according to a report by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.

Analysis: Algae emerges as new fuel source

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:33:05 -0400

By ROSALIE WESTENSKOW
UPI CorrespondentCHICAGO, April 30 (UPI) -- As climate change and rising oil prices intensify the search for alternative energy sources, researchers are on the brink of commercializing algae for fuel, experts say.