US eases natural gas glut with second export terminal (+video)

NEW YORK, May 17: The US Energy Department has conditionally approved liquefied natural gas exports from Freeport LNG terminal in Quintana Island, Texas, to non-free trade agreement countries, opening the door to a major expansion of US gas trade. ...

The following statement was issued by Mark A. Snell, president of Sempra Energy: We applaud the Department of Energy's action and view it as an indication that other projects, including our own Cameron LNG, will receive this authorization soon. Just ...

Online Editor Sponsored by Energy industry trade groups are reacting to the confirmation of Ernest Moniz to lead the Department of Energy (DOE) with generally positive statements. The May 16 confirmation vote was 97-0, with three senators (Roy ...

Qualcomm Incorporated, through Qualcomm Wireless Reach, Nexleaf Analytics, in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute New Delhi (TERI), Project Surya and the UK Department for International Development (DFID), today announced that they ...

Scientists with the US Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis. While "artificial leaf" is the popular term for such a system, the key ...

With energy prices showing a substantial decrease, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing that U.S. consumer prices fell by slightly more than expected in the month of April.The Labor Department said its consumer price index fell ...

The Senate has begun debate on President Barack Obama's nomination of physicist Ernest Moniz to lead the Energy Department. Moniz, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, would replace Steven Chu, who served as Energy secretary in Obama's ...

United States President Barack Obama has nominated new heads for the energy department and the Environmental Protection Agency, as he reshuffles his second term cabinet. He nominated MIT physicist Ernie Moniz as his new energy secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Moniz would replace Steven Chu as his new energy secretary. Obama also announced to appoint Mathews Burwell, from Walmart Foundation, as his next director of the Office of Management of Budget, and Gina McCarthy to head the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. Department of Labor and ASRC Energy Services Alaska Inc. have agreed to a consent judgment in federal court that will result in the payment of $43,000 in back wages for an employee who was allegedly terminated in ...