Iran's association of oil-industry contractors and suppliers is seeking assurances it won't lose business should foreign energy companies return to Iran. ...

Japan will fast-track the restart of some nuclear reactors, the regulator said on Wednesday, potentially breaking a logjam that has kept the country without nuclear power in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. ...

From LNG Industry Douglas Westwood has released a report that poses the question, ‘Could Methane Hydrates Challenge LNG in Japan?' While the shale gas boom has taken off, transforming the energy industry, other sources of natural gas have not been exploited. Methane hydrates, the report states, is the ‘dark horse' of future energy. Methane hydrates, commonly known as ‘burnable ice' are a potential significa ...

Despite the pictures of Beijing wreathed in soupy smog, China still enjoys the reputation of a country committed to leading the world into a clean-energy future. ...

China spent more than the U.S. on energy efficiency for the first time with the $4.3 billion it invested accounting for almost a third of the world's total. ...

Turkey's energy minister confirmed Monday that northern Iraqi oil has not been exported yet. ...

Chinese government has reiterated its call to the US to objectively and fairly handle ongoing solar trade disputes after Washington initiated another probe into Chinese products. ...

Argentina is seeking Qatari support to build a new LNG terminal to enhance the country's gas receiving capacity from Qatar. ...

Describing a strong earthquake that hit northern Taiwan on Wednesday as a warning, environmental groups yesterday urged the government not to consider extending the retirement schedule of the nation's operational nuclear power plants. ...

China appears to be buying an expensive insurance policy for natural gas imports from Central Asia with its plans to build a pipeline through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. ...