Aberdeen Press and Journal32 Azeri workers die in fire on Caspian Sea oil platform: committee headReutersThe fire on the platform was finally extinguished," Mirvari Gakhramanly, head of Azerbaijan's Oil Workers' Rights Protection Committee, to …

ThinkProgressAfter Endorsement From Oil Industry, Vitter Calls For End To Solar Tax CreditsThinkProgressMeanwhile, the oil and gas industry has collected over $2.4 billion from Louisiana taxpayers since 2008, according to a new documentary. In other words, …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Why the oil sands no longer make economic senseThe Globe and Mail (subscription)Plunging oil prices may suggest that the world is awash with cheap oil but, in reality, what the world is really awash with is lots of expensiv …

Yahoo News UKQueen presents £1m engineering prize to Dr Robert LangerYahoo News UKThe Queen has presented a £1 million engineering prize to Dr Robert Langer at a reception at Buckingham Palace. Chemical engineer Dr Langer received The Queen Elizabeth Prize …

BigLever Announces Next Generation Gears Capabilities for Enabling Product ...Marketwired (press release)AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Oct 26, 2015) - BigLever Software, the leading provider of Product Line Engineering (PLE) solutions, today announced the nex …

Yahoo News UKUK lags behind on female interest in engineeringNew Civil EngineerThe Create the Future report, published by the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, ranked the UK ninth out of 10 for female interest in the industry. India led the way with 7 …

CNNMoneyCracks emerge in U.S. oil boomCNNMoneyThe American energy boom is finally showing some cracks from the crash in oil prices. U.S. oil production decreased by 120,000 barrels per day in September from August, according to a report released by the Ene …

Financial TimesRoyal Dutch Shell warns of risk of oil price spikeFinancial TimesRoyal Dutch Shell on Tuesday warned of the risk of a “spike” in oil prices should Opec keep pumping flat-out in the face of an expected decline in output after spending cuts by …

Lifting the export ban on crude oil would be a boon to the US economyWashington PostIMAGINE THERE were a simple policy that would spur economic growth, lower gas prices and please international allies. This policy exists: removing the United States' ir …

CBC.caUPDATE 1-Nexen pipeline leaks 31500 bbls of emulsion at oil sands siteReutersIn terms of volume, the incident is one of the largest environmental spills on land in North American history, greater than the estimated 20,082 barrels of crude oil release …