Greenpeace urged the European Commission to oppose EU-financing of the Ukrainian nuclear reactors Khmelnisky-2 and Rovno-4 to replace the Chernobyl reactor destroyed in the nuclear disaster of 1986.

The cost of decommissioning nuclear plants and cleaning up radioactive materials at British Nuclear Fuels, the state owned atomic services group, has jumped 7bn pounds following a review of the

In a major development, the steep hike in naphtha prices during the last one-year has forced the power companies to consider use of fine quality superior kerosene oil as fuel for the power

The Bangladesh government has dissolved the National Council for Energy and Mineral Resources as it "appeared inoperative" three years after it was reconstituted. Entrusted with the huge task of

The Nigerian government has approved the award of a contract for the construction of a 276MW thermal power plant by the local subsidiary of Germany's Siemens under the west African country's plan to

The plan to build a $280 million nuclear reactor at Sydney's Lucas Heights was in limbo yesterday, with the body charged to give it final approval concerned about safety. The proposed replacement

The Group of Seven biggest industrial nations and the European Union have agreed to double their promised aid to $600 million to help rebuild the leaky cement shell that covers the ruined reactor at

Just a few years ago, oil production simply wasn't feasible in waters deeper than about 455 meters. But driven by the need to replace dwindling reserves on land and in coastal waters, the industry

Oil pipelines meet Russia's desperate need to reap oil dollars from the corners of its sprawling land mass and are part of an industry that feeds and clothes thousands in this desolate region, some

The United Arab Emirates(UAE) had proven oil reserves of 97.8 billion barrels at the end of 1999, the third largest in the world. At the rate of production last year, the UAE has sifficient reserves