ENERGY

President Rouhani said he was authorized by Iran’s Supreme Leader to reach an agreement with the West over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Japan is looking to diversify its energy mix and stay clear from nuclear power after the disaster at Fukushima.

Greece may pass laws that will allow the acquisition of private and even protected lands or forests for businesses.

Environmentalists are wielding a new weapon in the fight against one of the biggest wind farms in Scotland, and it’s a bird.

Barely 20 years old, Kazakhstan has developed into a self-sustaining and model economy where green energy and development is paramount

After decades of failed efforts to significantly boost clean energy use, the U.S. may have hit on a strategy that could actually work.

The energy-focused private investment firm, founded in 2000, has raised at least $26 billion in equity capital.

Fracking is seen as the key element to the U.S. natural gas boom but some people are not so sure that there really is a boom.

Turkey has relied heavily on natural gas imports but now looks to develop its own energy resources.

The Indian government will build world’s largest power plant, which will generate 4,000 MW of power, in Rajasthan.

The first-ever attempt by the federal government to impose limits on carbon emissions faces strong criticism.

The German chancellor ordered the closure of all nuclear plants by 2022 -- and the price of energy skyrocketed, leaving German firms in the lurch.

Illinois is buying 60 electric vehicles as part of a pilot program that could lead to more EVs in the government's fleet.

Once the expanded canal opens, the distance to ship U.S. natural gas from the Gulf Coast to Asia will decrease by 9,000 miles.

An arbitration panel in The Hague released Chevron of any liability in “collective” environmental damage claims.

When will we find out if the Keystone XL pipeline will be approved?

Anadarko Corp. reported two major oil spills, while the state’s energy regulator said they are tracking eight other smaller spills.

When they discovered oil in Alberta, Canada began to change. The environment and the population have all suffered.

Are the Russians breaking international law by boarding Greenpeace's vessel in their Exclusive Economic Zone?

The U.S. is looking to promote Ukraine's energy security by helping the country diversify its energy mix.

Oil companies in Alberta, Canada, are looking for ways to move the glut of crude out, but the lack of transportation has made it difficult.

Greenpeace sent five inflatable vessels to an oil platform operated by Russia's largest company in protest of drilling.

While climate change has taken center stage, carbon intensive coal-fired plants have been increasing capacity.

Countries with large shale crude oil and natural gas reserves can learn from the U.S. energy boom.

Turkey's need for natural gas may help it get over its animosity toward Israel.

A key question: Can Libya reverse course and become a reliable source for oil exports?

The tiny island nation of Cyprus, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, has found huge offshore natural gas reserves in the Levant Basin.

China announced a ban on new coal plants, but is that enough to curb air pollution?

Aided by technology, U.S. oil production has increased at a rapid pace in an ongoing five-year oil boom.