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  • China harnesses mountain wind power

    AFP – Sun Nov 22, 2:25 am ET  
    Cars and people are seen passing near wind power turbines in... AFP/File

    DALI, China (AFP) - In the mountains above the southwestern Chinese town of Dali, dozens of new wind turbines dot the landscape -- a symbol of the country's sky-high ambitions for clean, green energy. Full Story »

  • LyondellBasell says receives offer from Reliance

    Reuters – Sat Nov 21, 10:18 pm ET  
    Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, speaks during... Reuters

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Indian energy giant Reliance Industries has made a non-binding cash offer to buy a controlling interest in bankrupt petrochemicals company LyondellBasell Industries, LyondellBasell said on Saturday. Full Story »

  • Pennsylvania residents sue over gas drilling

    Reuters – Fri Nov 20, 2:56 pm ET  

    DIMOCK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Residents of a small rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company's natural-gas drilling has contaminated their water wells with toxic chemicals, caused sickness and reduced their property values. Full Story »

  • Permafrost thaw threatens Russia oil and gas complex: study

    AFP – Fri Nov 20, 2:03 pm ET  
    A gas pipeline is seen at the Russian gas compressor station... AFP/File

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday. Full Story »

  • Cabinet approves solar power programme

    Reuters – Thu Nov 19, 11:10 am ET  
    A labourer cleans solar cells placed on a window of a newly constructed... Reuters

    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's cabinet on Thursday approved its first solar power plan, pledging to boost output from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2020 as part of its plan to fight global warming. Full Story »

  • EU-Russia summit sees climate progress, rights row

    AFP – Wed Nov 18, 3:19 pm ET  
    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) poses in front of Russian,... AFP/SCANPIX

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - EU criticism of Russia's rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on climate issues ahead of a key summit in December. Full Story »

  • Iraq wants France's Total to work its oilfields: Talabani

    AFP – Wed Nov 18, 6:07 am ET  
    An Iraqi engineer works at the Barjisiya oil field in Zubair.... AFP/File

    PARIS (AFP) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told business leaders in Paris that he wanted to see the French energy giant Total working in his country's oil fields. Full Story »

  • Fossil-fuel emissions up 2% in 2008

    AFP – Wed Nov 18, 5:41 am ET  
    The smoke stacks at a coal power plant in West Virginia. Carbon... AFP/File

    PARIS (AFP) - Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose two percent last year to an all-time high, leaving Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, scientists reported on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Long-awaited pipeline funnels gas across 8 states

    AP – Tue Nov 17, 8:34 pm ET  

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A 1,679-mile pipeline crossing eight states is now fully completed and funneling natural gas from Wyoming and Colorado to the eastern edge of Ohio. Full Story »

  • India's Reliance looks to oil for growth: chairman

    AFP – Tue Nov 17, 5:12 am ET  
    Indian energy giant Reliance Industries will launch an "aggressive"... AFP/File

    MUMBAI (AFP) - Indian energy giant Reliance Industries will launch an "aggressive" oil and gas exploration campaign over the next three years, its chairman Mukesh Ambani told shareholders on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Kuwait says OPEC to keep production steady

    AFP – Tue Nov 17, 3:55 am ET  
    Kuwait's Oil Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah, has... AFP/File

    KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Kuwait's Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah said on Tuesday OPEC will leave its production unchanged at its meeting next month, adding that current oil price was "comfortable." Full Story »

  • OPEC head says $75-80 a barrel a 'good price'

    AFP – Mon Nov 16, 9:19 am ET  
    Seventy-five to 80 dollars a barrel is a satisfactory price for... AFP/Getty Images/File

    ABU DHABI (AFP) - Seventy-five to 80 dollars a barrel is a satisfactory price for oil, the president of OPEC said on Monday, adding that the cartel may leave production unchanged at its meeting next month. Full Story »

  • Govt to unveil 20,000 MW solar power plan

    Reuters – Fri Nov 13, 6:18 am ET  
    A labourer cleans solar cells placed on a window of a newly constructed... Reuters

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will soon launch an ambitious plan to boost its solar power generation from 3 MW to 20,000 MW by 2022, the minister for new and renewable energy said on Friday. Full Story »

  • Dhaka to revive talks on Myanmar-India gas link

    Reuters – Thu Nov 12, 8:49 am ET  

    DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will restart negotiations over a long standing proposal for a pipeline across its territory that would take natural gas from Myanmar to India, a senior energy official said on Thursday. Full Story »

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