Report: Obama to press G8 nations to back oil release
President Obama will press Group of Eight leaders this weekend to support a coordinated release of emergency...
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
India will cut oil imports from Iran by 11%
NEW DELHI — A week after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged New Delhi to reduce its engagement...
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Tensions between Iran and West to keep oil prices high, says IEA
LONDON (Reuters) — Tension between Iran and the West is likely to keep oil prices high despite a significant...
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
China's CNOOC starts deepwater drilling
BEIJING, May 10 (UPI) -- China National Offshore Oil Corp. has started China's first deep-sea drilling...
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Clinton presses India to cut oil imports from Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged energy-starved India on Monday to reduce its Iranian oil...
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
EU urges gas partner Russia to back carbon capture
BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) - The European Commission, which has begun talks with the EU's biggest...
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
White House: Keystone approval mandate 'noxious' to highway bill's future
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Friday that mandating approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil...
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
White House threatens veto of highway bill over Keystone provision
The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto House legislation to extend transportation programs because it...
Sunday, April 15th, 2012
Total to spend over $300 mln on Uganda exploration
KAMPALA, April 13 (Reuters) - French oil company Total plans to spend over $300 million in 2012 on exploration...
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Washington Post/ABC News poll shows Obama’s gas price troubles persist
A new poll shows continued discontent with President Obama’s handling of gasoline prices despite aggressive...
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Oil discovered in Kenya for first time
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The president of Kenya says that oil has been discovered for the first time in his East...
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
S. Africa says has suspended Iran oil imports
PRETORIA, March 22 (Reuters) - South Africa has suspended almost all of its oil imports from Iran and intends...
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
China newspaper The People's Daily slams U.S. move on Iran oil sanctions
BEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) - China's top newspaper on Thursday slammed U.S. moves to restrict Iran's...
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
AP: 36 years of data show no correlation between how much oil comes out of U.S. wells and gas prices
It's the political cure-all for high gas prices: Drill here, drill now. But more U.S. drilling has not...
India asks Iran to bear oil insurance risk amid sanctions
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, March 21 (Reuters) - Indian oil buyers are asking Iran to bear the insurance risk for...
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Obama: 'Loose talk' of war is contributing to high gas prices
President Obama said Monday that "loose talk" of war is contributing to the recent spike in gas...
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Senate rejects move to fast-track Keystone
The Senate on Thursday rejected an attempt to fast-track the Keystone XL pipeline — barely.The White House and...
Japan, U.S. in final talks on Iran oil cuts
TOKYO—Japan is in "final stage" talks with the U.S. on cutting its imports of Iranian crude oil,...
World gas producers courting the U.S.
HOUSTON—The secretary general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, a group of the leading natural...
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
China gains foothold in U.S. energy
Since 2010, Chinese companies have invested more than $17 billion into oil and gas deals in the U.S. and...