Singapore's economy enjoyed a surprise turnaround in non-oil exports in November, following a steep decline in exports in the previous month.

On a year-on-year basis, non-oil domestic exports jumped by 1.6 per cent in November this year, reversing a decline of 16 per cent in October.

North Carolina is fast becoming a hotbed for renewable energy. Duke Energy Renewables' solar-power project on a 37-acre field in Hertford County will be one of the state's biggest renewable energy projects when it will become operational sometime next month.

In a Friday-released provisional report, the Japanese government's Atomic Energy Commission said that it will probably take around three decades or so for the decommissioning of the incapacitated reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

Asian Buyers were raising the issue of fall in the level of output at Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSB) Singapore refinery. The reason for the decline in the output is the fire that had set out at the refinery on Wednesday and was still burning following two intervals.

According to recent reports, it has been revealed that Singapore is running short on electric supplies and this is the reason they are now looking for possible sources for the import of energy from other places.

Shareholders of Sim Siang Choon, the Mainboard-cited firm, have approved the proposal to change the firm's name to Loyz Energy. The new title is inspired by the company’s new focus in the oil and gas business.

The approval, which came after a long conference yesterday, is likely to pave the way for it to endeavor into the oil and gas business across the region.

PowerSeraya in order to raise awareness about the energy consumption among the households in Singapore had introduced Responsible Energy Advocates Programme (Reap) along with various institutions in the region.