Eni official: Explosion cuts Nigeria's daily oil output by 12,000 barrels | LAGOS, Nigeria - An Eni SpA official says an explosion that damaged one of its pipelines in Nigeria's restive south has cut the company's daily oil output by 12,000 barrels. | A spokeswoman for the ... (photo: AP / George Osodi)Star Tribune
Eskom considers alternatives | Ahead of what could be a triple whammy for consumers - another price hike, penalties for not saving power and more power cuts - Eskom, the national electricity provider, has confirmed that renewable... (photo: WN)Independent online
'Land grab' in poor nations | KUALA LUMPUR--Resource-hungry nations are snapping up huge tracts of agricultural land in poor Asian nations, in what activists say is a "land grab" that will worsen poverty and malnutrition. | Glob... (photo: WN / james)Inquirer FoodLandPhotosPovertySecurity
Ghana ruling party seeks delay in decisive ballot | By Kwasi Kpodo | Ghana's ruling party said on Thursday it was seeking to delay voting scheduled for Friday in a rural district that will decide a knife-edge presidential election, and said... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)International Herald Tribune ElectionsGhanaPhotosPoliticsSociety
Analysts: Cheap oil may not last | HOUSTON - All that money you're saving these days at the gas pump? You might want to put it in the bank. | The same cheap oil that's providing relief to drivers and bus... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)The Boston Globe EconomyOilPhotosPricesRecession
Ukraine: Russia stops sending gas to Europe | KIEV, Ukraine—Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the latest move in a dev... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)The Boston Globe EnergyEuropePhotosRussiaUkraine