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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Researchers in China have leveraged the Earth science satellite SDGSAT-1 to enhance monitoring of offshore oil and gas platforms, demonstrating a new capability for remote sensing technology in oceanic environments. A team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) detailed their findings in a recent publication in the International Journal of Digital Earth. Their work underscores the growing need for advanced monitoring systems as global energy dema ... read more |
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BP executive promises 'reset' after profits fell in 2024Washington DC (UPI) Feb 11, 2025 BP Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss promised a "reset" for the company, including dialing back climate commitments, on Tuesday after a dip in annual profits and a threat from an influential activist investor. ... more 
Sudan says 'no obstacles' to Russian Red Sea naval baseMoscow (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Sudan's foreign minister said on Wednesday there were "no obstacles" to Russia's bid to establish a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast. ... more 
Did cuts to shipping emissions spur more global warming?Paris (AFP) Feb 10, 2025 Could a sudden drop in pollution from cargo vessels criss-crossing global shipping lanes be inadvertently making the world hotter? ... more 
Airbus acknowledges slow progress on hydrogen planeParis (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Airbus acknowledged on Friday that progress on developing an aeroplane operating on hydrogen was slower than expected, but said it was not reviewing its approach to decarbonising aviation. ... more |
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Trump seeks species protection rollbacks to promote US drillingWashington (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 US President Donald Trump's administration is moving to roll back protections for endangered species and their habitats in a bid to advance his "drill, baby, drill" energy agenda. ... more |
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Australian 'green' hydrogen project under threatSydney (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 A major Australian "green" hydrogen project was in limbo Tuesday after a state government withdrew its backing, dealing a blow to the nation's renewable energy ambitions. ... more
Trump's point man for drilling agenda confirmed by SenateWashington (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, a role that oversees the nation's vast public lands and waters that are vital to the president's agenda of expanding drilling. ... more 
Trump says oil and gas tariffs may come around Feb 18Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Friday that China, Canada and Mexico would not be able to forestall Washington's fresh tariffs due this weekend, adding that levies on oil and gas could come around mid-February. ... more  
Turning farm waste into sustainable roadsCoral Gables, FL (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 A typical road is made of rocks and sand held together by petroleum to create the smooth surfaces we drive on every day. But some of these materials come at a cost: during the production and install ... more |
Scottish court rules against two new North Sea oil and gas fieldsLondon (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 A Scottish court on Thursday ruled against the development of two oil and gas fields in the North Sea in a "historic win" for two environmental groups. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Shell annual profit drops to $16 bn as oil prices fallLondon (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 British energy giant Shell on Thursday announced a 17-percent drop in annual net profit owing to weaker oil and gas prices as well as asset write-offs. ... more 
New Green Phosphonate Chemistry ExploredBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Phosphorus, a vital raw material, is in dire need of more efficient recycling methods. The increasing demand for environmentally sustainable production techniques for organic phosphorus compounds hi ... more 
Chemical looping turns environmental waste into fuelColumbus OH (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Turning environmental waste into useful chemical resources could solve many of the inevitable challenges of our growing amounts of discarded plastics, paper and food waste, according to new research ... more 
Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia kills two, hits oil refineryKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 A Ukrainian drone attack killed a mother and her toddler in a Russian border region on Wednesday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv launched a major overnight barrage that set an oil refinery ablaze and targeted a nuclear facility. ... more |
Development of a 2-liter ammonia fueled engineTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 A 2-liter engine powered by ammonia, a renewable and zero-carbon energy source, has been developed to serve as a versatile platform for applications such as vehicles, ships, aircraft, and industrial ... more 
Trump moves to redesignate Houthi rebels as a Foreign Terrorist OrganizationWashington DC (UPI) Jan 23, 2025 President Donald Trump moved on Wednesday to re-designate the Iran-proxy Houthi militia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, as he continues to undo the policies of former President Joe Biden during his first days back in office. ... more 
126 NGOs oppose funding of TotalEnergies Mozambique LNG projectWashington DC (UPI) Jan 22, 2025 An open letter Wednesday signed by 126 non-governmental organizations urged public and private lending institutions to end financing for a Mozambique liquified natural gas facility being built by France's TotalEnergies. ... more 
For clean ammonia, MIT engineers propose going undergroundBoston MA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Ammonia is the most widely produced chemical in the world today, used primarily as a source for nitrogen fertilizer. Its production is also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions - the highest i ... more |
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Clean hydrogen in minutes with microwave energy innovationsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 A pioneering research team at POSTECH, led by Professor Gunsu S. Yun and doctoral candidate Jaemin Yoo from the Department of Physics and Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, alongside Professo ... more 
Oil spill unchecked in Nigeria's delta region: activistsLagos (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 Oil has spilled for weeks in Nigeria's delta region from a well apparently damaged by thieves and which has also sparked a fire that has yet to be contained, environmental activists said Tuesday. ... more
Trump leaves Paris climate agreement, doubles down on fossil fuelsWashington (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide. ... more 
From lab to field: CABBI pipeline delivers oil-rich sorghumOmaha NB (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 Researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have developed a new sorghum variant that can outperform soybeans in oil production, with great potential as a cle ... more |
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Nord Stream methane release highlights scale of emissionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 In late September 2022, damage to the Nord Stream pipelines led to an unprecedented release of nearly 500,000 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere. This represents the largest single event of metha ... more |
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Breakthrough process converts CO2 and electricity into protein-rich foodLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University and the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed an innovative method to produce single-cell protein (SCP ... more 
Sri Lanka signs landmark $3.7 bn deal with Chinese state oil giantBeijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 Sri Lanka has secured its biggest-ever foreign investment after signing a deal with Chinese state-run oil giant Sinopec, officials said on Thursday. ... more 
Green hydrogen faces critical challenges in bridging ambition and realityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 "Over the past three years, global project announcements for green hydrogen have almost tripled," says PIK researcher and lead author Adrian Odenweller. "However, only seven percent of the productio ... more 
Methane leaks from Nord Stream pipeline blasts revised up: studiesParis (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 A series of underwater explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 caused the largest known methane leak on record from a single incident, according to new research published on Wednesday. ... more |
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