The saga over whether Russia will supply natural gas to China has always resembled rival families negotiating a marriage dowry. For a decade, the two sides have wanted different things. Now a match between the worlds largest gas exporter an...

All 10 suspects involved in a poisonous gas case were detained last week in the coastal city of Maoming, Guangdong province, Legal Daily reported. More than 100 people had to be taken to hospitals for treatment after they inhaled the poison...

Ecuadors state-run company Petroamazonas has received 14 bids from seven companies for enhanced oil recovery works at six groups of oilfields in the Amazon region. The company said that bids, including those from Halliburton (HAL), Schlumbe...

The Environmental Protection Agency issued measures for using diesel in hydraulic fracturing, setting standards it said could be adopted by states to govern a process that has spurred the boom in natural gas production. While drillers say d...

Russian stocks rose to a two-week high as commodity producers in the worlds biggest energy exporter advanced on bets Chinese growth will support demand. The Micex Index (INDEXCF) increased 0.5 percent to 1,491.36 by 4:24 p.m. in Moscow, the...

Bangladesh is evaluating bids from Russias Gazprom and Chinas Sinopec to select one of them as contractor for drilling four onshore wells in state-owned gas field Titas, Petrobangla Chairman Hussain Monsur said Tuesday. Gazprom EP Internati...

PetroChina, Asias largest oil and gas producer, has found 308.2 billion cubic metres of technically recoverable gas in southwest Chinas Sichuan basin, according to parent CNPC, one of Chinas largest gas discoveries in more than a decade. Ch...

Petrochina (NYSE:PTR) was downgraded by research analysts at TheStreet from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Friday, Stock Ratings News reports. The analysts wrote, PetroChina (PTR) has been downgraded by TheStreet Rati...

While, perhaps understandably, China is the biggest polluter in the world, there is some heartening news for the economic powerhouse where carbon is concerned. According to the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) which is the product of Y...

Taipan Resources Inc. (TSX-V: TPN) reports that that BGP has begun the acquisition of further 2D seismic data on Block 2B, onshore Kenya. The data acquired will be used to finalize the drilling location for the Pearl-1 prospect. BGP has bee...