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Nigeria summons US official over tweets on pardon
Nigeria's foreign ministry summoned a top U.S. diplomat Friday night over an issue of national importance — on Twitter. At dispute are two messages ...
Obama says US must shift cars, trucks off of oil
Envisioning cars that can go "coast to coast without using a drop of oil," President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to authorize spending $2 ...
Brazil's new oil revenue law goes into effect
A new oil law that gives a greater share of royalty revenues from Brazil's vast oil fields to non-producing states went into effect Friday and ...
Report: Grand jury investigating NJ Sen. Menendez
Sen. Robert Menendez is being investigated by a Miami federal grand jury for his role in advocating for the business interests of a wealthy donor and ...
Oil rises ahead of US industrial production data
The price of oil rose to near $94 on Friday ahead of the release of U.S. industrial production and manufacturing figures that analysts expect to show ...
Italy's ENI sells Africa gas stake to China
Italian oil producer ENI says it has sold a 20 percent stake in a gas field in Mozambique in southern Africa to China's biggest state-owned energy ...
Gulf spill trial: Contractor finds cement samples
BP's cement contractor on the Deepwater Horizon rig has discovered cement samples possibly tied to the ill-fated drilling project that weren't turned ...
Obama says Iran a year away from nuclear weapon
Iran is about a year away from developing a nuclear weapon and the United States remains committed to doing everything in its power to prevent that ...
Obama: Keystone XL pipeline not major jobs creator
Jobs numbers and other benefits touted by supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are probably exaggerated, President Barack Obama told House ...
Worker: Rig was bustling before BP well blowout
A worker who survived the deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon testified Wednesday that a flurry of activity on the drilling rig hindered his ...
Solid gain in Feb. US retail sales eases concerns
Thanks to solid job creation, Americans spent more at retailers in February despite smaller paychecks. The surprisingly strong increase helped allay ...
Libya's militarized youth feed into economic woes
More than 18 months since the end of Libya's civil war, the most attractive job for many of the young is still to join a militia. In fact, just under ...
Iran: Bushehr nuclear power plant taken off line
Iran's vice president says the Bushehr nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the country's electricity grid because of a mechanical problem.
Iraq: 7 oil companies qualified for key oil field
The Iraqi Oil Ministry says seven international oil companies have qualified to bid for developing a promising oil field and build a refinery in the ...
German utility Eon posts FY profit of $3.4 billion
German utility Eon bounced back to profit in 2012 but warned that it may have to start closing gas-fired power plants if government doesn't take steps ...
China wrestles with cost of cleaner environment
Facing public outrage over smog-choked cities and filthy rivers, China's leaders are promising to clean up the country's neglected environment — a ...
Pakistan, Iran leaders inaugurate pipeline project
The leaders of Pakistan and Iran are pushing ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, and the Iranian ...
Recovery slow as Japan marks 2 years since tsunami
Amid growing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of recovery, Japan marked the second anniversary Monday of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ...
Total restarts production after North Sea gas leak
French energy group Total says it is slowly restarting gas production in an area of the North Sea where a well sprang a leak nearly a year ago. A leak ...
Bahamas gov't to allow offshore oil exploration
Offshore oil exploration will be allowed off the Bahamas, the environmental minister said Sunday, adding that a voter referendum on whether to go ...
Nuclear chief: US plants safer after Japan crisis
Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free.
Qatar announces large natural gas discovery
Qatar says it has discovered as much as 2.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in an offshore field. Energy Minister Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sadah told ...
Japan's cleanup lags from tsunami, nuke accident
Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, debris containing ...
Protesters in Tokyo demand end to nuclear power
Thousands of people rallied in a Tokyo park Saturday, demanding an end to atomic power and vowing never to give up the fight, despite two years of ...
AP PHOTOS: Images from Japan's nuclear disaster
Two years after a powerful earthquake and tsunami wrecked Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, many towns nearby remain abandoned, too affected ...