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  Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 A drilling rig from Transocean will move into the northern waters of the North Sea for exploratory drilling, the Norwegian government said. The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority said Friday it gave consent to energy company Wellesley to drill an exploration well in a North Sea prospect dubbed Kallåsen. Drilling will be done by the Transocean Arctic rig in deep waters. "Drilling is scheduled to begin in early May," the government authority stated. "The drilling operation is estimated ... read more |
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Signs of balance, or even a deficit, lift oil prices higherWashington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 Expectations that OPEC's balancing act is working helped lift oil prices higher on Friday, but gains may be limited by the possibility of U.S. production gains. ... more 
Canada's Trudeau defends controversial pipeline projectParis, France (AFP) April 15, 2018 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday defended his government's backing of a controversial pipeline project, saying the world could not afford to choose between the environment and the economy. ... more 
India needs broad-based energy support, IEA saysWashington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 The Indian economy needs a balanced energy sector where growth in renewables is complemented by deeper invests in exploration and production, the IEA said. ... more 
Oil markets getting pretty tight, IEA saysWashington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 It's possible that the balance between oil supply and demand for the major industrialized economies could slip below the five-year average, the International Energy Agency said Friday. ... more |
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Philippines' Duterte to visit Kuwait after worker rowHong Kong, China (AFP) April 12, 2018 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he would visit Kuwait to seal a labour deal, in a sign of easing tensions after a diplomatic row over the alleged mistreatment of Filipino workers in the Gulf state. ... more 
Advocacy group raises California oil and gas alarmWashington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2018 While issuing a call to the governor to halt new oil and gas projects, an environmental advocacy group said companies in California repeatedly broke state laws. ... more 
Oil prices ease lower in fading risk and profit-takingWashington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2018 Easing geopolitical tensions over Syria helped drag crude oil prices lower early Thursday, even as data show total OPEC crude oil production moved lower. ... more 
Exxon raises gas reserve estimate in Papua New GuineaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2018 The reserve estimate for natural gas in Papua New Guinea is 84 percent higher than first thought, warranting a significant expansion, Exxon Mobil said. ... more 
Enbridge pipeline damaged in MichiganWashington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2018 Pipeline company Enbridge said an oil transit network running through the waters of northern Michigan was damaged, but maintained integrity wasn't an issue. ... more |
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New Zealand halts new offshore oil and gas explorationWellington, New Zealand (AFP) April 12, 2018 New Zealand is halting all new offshore oil and gas exploration to become a global leader in the fight against climate change, the centre-left government said Thursday, but opponents accused it of "economic vandalism". ... more  |
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Kurdish oil player turns its first profitWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 With a crude oil sales agreement in hand, British energy company Gulf Keystone Petroleum said it turned a profit for the first time for its Kurdish operations. ... more 
Rig work considered for Cuban oil prospectWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 The preliminary steps toward drilling into an oil basin in Cuba are underway in a project that could draw international interest, an Australian company said. ... more 
BP commits to new work in the North SeaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 Commitments to two new developments in the British waters of the North Sea could lead to 30,000 more barrels beyond 2020, BP said. ... more
Oil prices rise on risk of U.S. military action in SyriaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 Geopolitical risk factors over a looming multilateral engagement in Syria and warnings of the risk of protectionism sent oil prices higher early Wednesday. ... more 
Saudi crown prince arrives in Madrid on last stop of global tourMadrid, Spain (AFP) April 11, 2018 Saudi Arabia's crown prince arrived in Madrid on Wednesday on the last stop of his global diplomatic charm offensive in a bid to project a new liberal image of his conservative kingdom. ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 16, 2018 
An unconventional melange of algae, eucalyptus and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage appears to be a quirky ecological recipe. But, scientists from Cornell University, Duke University, and the University of Hawaii at Hilo have an idea that could use that recipe to help power and provide food protein to large regions of the world - and simultaneously remove carbon dioxide from Earth's atm ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 16, 2018 
Trapping light with an optical version of a whispering gallery, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a nanoscale coating for solar cells that enables them to absorb about 20 percent more sunlight than uncoated devices.
The coating, applied with a technique that could be incorporated into manufacturing, opens a new path for developing low-c ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 
Giving municipal leaders the ability to make it easier for home and business owners to take greener decisions will diversify the economy, Alberta said.
Alberta is the top oil producer in Canada, but has taken steps to add layers of diversity to an economy that was left exposed to the decline in crude oil prices two years ago. The provincial government last month launched a challenge to ... more |
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 Windhoek (AFP) April 9, 2018 
Namibian President Hage Geingob on Monday strongly denied corruption accusations stemming from a French anti-corruption probe centered on the purchase of Canadian mining company Uramin by French nuclear giant Areva.
"The accusations of corruption concern the conduct of Areva and/or Uramin and do not implicate Dr. Geingob or the government of the republic of Namibia," the president's lawyer, ... more |
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 Washington, United States (AFP) April 12, 2018 
A trial date has been set for October 29 in the case of nearly two dozen US youths suing the US government for failing to protect public resources by burning fossil fuels.
The case, Juliana v. United States, will be heard before US District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene, Oregon, said a statement on Thursday from Our Children's Trust, the non-profit group supporting the plaintiffs who range ... more |
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 Washington, United States (AFP) April 11, 2018 
Uber said Wednesday it plans to add mass transit, bike-sharing and other options to its mobile app, as it unveiled a vision for urban transport that goes well beyond its core ridesharing offer.
Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi presented the plans during a visit to Washington, where he said the ride-hailing pioneer would seek a more diversified model offering various transport options, inclu ... more |
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 Samarra, Iraq (AFP) April 12, 2018 
At least 16 people died in a bomb attack Thursday during funerals in a northern Iraqi village for fighters killed by the Islamic State group, the village's mayor said.
"Two bombs exploded as the funeral procession was entering the cemetery" in Asdira, near the town of Sharqat, Salaheddin Shaalan told AFP.
Most of 14 people wounded in the blast were in "critical condition", he said.
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 Seoul, South Korea (AFP) April 12, 2018 
South Korea's national security adviser has flown to Washington to meet his newly appointed US counterpart John Bolton, an official said Thursday in Seoul, where concerns are growing over the American's hardline stance on the nuclear-armed North.
Chung Eui-yong, who personally delivered Kim's summit offer to Trump last month, returned to the US capital unannounced Wednesday as the two allies ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) April 11, 2018  One of China's most popular news apps issued an abject apology Wednesday and pledged to increase its internal censorship staff to 10,000 after it and three other apps were temporarily banned by the government in a widening content crackdown.
Chinese media reports earlier this week said the four apps, led by news and content aggregator Jinri Toutiao, had been ordered removed from app stores f ... more |
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 Accra, Ghana (SPX) Apr 12, 2018 
Ghana is ready to host the Africa Space Agency, an African Union initiative that will allow Africa to launch and explore the Space for improved technological advancement, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has announced.
He said out of the five countries including; Ghana, Namibia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Egypt that are bidding to ... more |
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 Notre-Dame-Des-Landes, France (AFP) April 11, 2018 
Activists reinforced by dozens of their supporters clashed with police for a third day in western France on Wednesday to oppose their eviction from an anti-capitalist camp set up 10 years ago to protest a new airport.
The clashes erupted at dawn when protesters began throwing projectiles at officers from behind barricades set up to defend the camp at Notre-Dames-des-Landes near the city of ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 12, 2018  China denied President Xi Jinping's pledge this week to further open the country's economy was related to its trade spat with the United States, insisting on Thursday there were currently no negotiations between the two sides.
Xi on Tuesday vowed ease tariffs and open the economy up more in what was seen as a conciliatory gesture to temper fears of a US trade war after Donald Trump last week ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (AFP) April 15, 2018 
The leaders of China and Japan are expected to pay reciprocal visits as relations between their countries warm, the Japanese foreign minister said on Sunday.
After rare talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Taro Kono said the ministers had "forward-looking" and "fulfilling" discussions about rebuilding ties between the Asian powers.
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 Koh Phi Phi Ley, Thailand (AFP) April 11, 2018 
Hordes of tourists clamber across the white sand with selfie sticks as Thai park rangers wade into turquoise waters to direct boats charging into the cliff-ringed cove.
Made famous by the 2000 movie "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Maya Bay on the western Thai island of Koh Phi Phi Ley is now a case study in the ruinous costs of runaway tourism, swamped by up to 4,000 daily visitors. ... more |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 
While coastal development and climate change are increasing the risk of flooding for communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast, restoration of marshes and oyster reefs are among the most cost-effective solutions for reducing those risks, according to a new study.
Published April 11 in PLOS ONE, the study compares the cost effectiveness of nature-based and artificial solutions for flood reducti ... more |
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