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![]() Houston TX (SPX) May 01, 2012 A team of Rice University students accepted a challenge to turn shale gas produced in China into a range of useful, profitable and environmentally friendly products and did so in a cost-effective manner. The CHBE Pandas (CHBE stands for chemical and biomolecular engineering) designed a process by which shale gas extracted in the rich Sichuan Basin could be turned into methanol, hydrogen and carbon disulfide, all valuable products in the booming Chinese economy. The Rice team was one of seven group ... read more |
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![]() China sets fines for Bohai oil spill China has ordered oil giant ConocoPhillips and China National Offshore Oil Corp. to pay $269 million for oil spills at a Bohai Bay oilfield run by Conoco. ... more | .. |
![]() Kuwaiti MP questions oil deal with China A Kuwaiti opposition MP on Monday questioned what he called a "suspicious" deal to supply China's Sinopec with 300,000 barrels per day of oil for 10 years. ... more | .. |
![]() Philippines appeals for US help in building armed forces The Philippines, lamenting the poor state of its armed forces, appealed Monday for US and international help in building a "minimum credible defense" amid an escalating territorial dispute with China. ... more | .. |
Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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![]() New Sudan air raids alleged as hungry flee A surging number of hungry refugees are fleeing fighting in Sudan where some are reduced to foraging in the wild, the UN said Monday, amid new allegations of Sudanese air strikes. ... more | .. |
![]() Oil palm surging source of greenhouse gas emissions Continued expansion of industrial-scale oil palm plantations on the island of Borneo will become a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 unless strong forest and peatland protections are ... more | .. |
![]() OriginOil Technology Recovers 98% of Hydrocarbons in Oil and Gas Production Water OriginOil has announced that in recent independent third-party testing OriginOil's algae harvesting process was able to remove 98% of hydrocarbons from a sample of West Texas oil well 'frac flowback ... more | .. |
![]() China to loan South Sudan $8 billion, Juba says China has agreed to loan oil-rich South Sudan eight billion dollars for infrastructure development, Juba government spokesman Barnaba Mariel Benjamin said on Saturday. ... more |
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![]() Philippines plays down Chinese military threat The Philippines sought to play down simmering tensions with China on Sunday, saying Beijing was unlikely to resort to military action to resolve their maritime dispute in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
![]() Chinese tastes impact global car designs As more and more Chinese buy cars, automakers say consumer tastes in the Asian nation have a growing influence on vehicle design the world over. ... more | .. |
![]() China Eastern to buy 20 Boeing 777-300s China Eastern Airlines will buy 20 Boeing 777-300 extended-range aircraft, Boeing said Friday, announcing a deal worth nearly $6 billion at list prices. ... more | .. |
![]() Turkish gas drill in Cyprus hikes tensions Turkey has begun drilling for natural gas in northern Cyprus ratcheting up growing tension across the east Mediterranean over control of offshore gas fields that could transform the economies of a region long barren of energy resources. ... more |
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![]() Philippines says US wargames boost defence The Philippines said war games with the United States that ended Friday had showcased its resolve to fend off external aggressors, amid an escalating territorial dispute with China. ... more | .. |
![]() Civilians suffer as Sudan-S.Sudan troops face off on border On South Sudan's tense front line with Sudan, Southern troops lie in the shade of trees alongside the tanks hidden there from the spying eyes of Sudanese warplanes overhead. ... more | .. |
![]() Vibrating Steering Wheel Guides Drivers While Keeping Their Eyes on the Road A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegi ... more | .. |
![]() Chinese oil giants hit by refining losses Chinese oil giants Sinopec and Petrochina said they were hit by heavy refining losses in the first quarter, despite strong energy demand and higher oil prices. ... more |
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![]() Foreign carmakers 'pressed' to launch China brands Foreign carmakers in China say Beijing is pressuring them to produce dedicated new brands so their local partners can gain technical know-how, but experts warn the strategy could backfire. ... more | .. |
![]() Fracking requires a minimum distance from sensitive rock strata The chances of rogue fractures due to shale gas fracking operations extending beyond 0.6 kilometres from the injection source is a fraction of one percent, according to new research led by Durham Un ... more | .. |
![]() Japan's Honda Motor full-year net profit down 60.4% Honda Motor said Friday its net profit for the fiscal year to March plunged 60.4 percent from the previous year due to Japan's quake-tsunami disaster, flooding in Thailand and the strong yen. ... more | .. |
![]() Iran's Oil Ministry under cyberattack Iran's Oil Ministry, already battling stringent economic sanctions aimed at throttling the country's oil exports, is having to fight on another front: cyberattacks. ... more |
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![]() China vows to defend rights in maritime row: Xinhua China's military on Thursday vowed to defend the country's territory amid a stand-off with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency said. ... more | .. |
![]() Philippines seeks US defence boost amid China row The Philippines said Thursday it would seek more US military help during top-level talks next week, as it ignored a warning from China not to "internationalise" a tense territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan's Mitsubishi Motors posts 53% profit rise Mitsubishi Motors said Thursday its net profit for the fiscal year to March soared 53.2 percent, partly driven by cost cutting, even as its last-quarter results tumbled on a strong yen. ... more | .. |
![]() Hackers hit Philippines websites amid China dispute Philippine government websites are under heavy attack from hackers, apparently from China, amid a tense territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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![]() Technology can help older drivers Scientists in Britain say technology could help keep older drivers on the roads longer, reducing their driving risks and improving their confidence. ... more | .. |
![]() Egypt's gas cut may spur energy conflicts Egypt's decision to cut off natural gas supplies to Israel threatens the countries' historic 1979 peace treaty and could crank up simmering tensions over disputed offshore gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean. ... more | .. |
![]() Saudi output pledge likely to ease prices Saudi assurances the kingdom can and will increase crude oil output to dampen prices is exactly what the market needs, a London think tank said. ... more | .. |
![]() S. Sudan leader to cut short China visit South Sudan's president will cut short his visit to China amid violence between the world's newest nation and Sudan, officials said Wednesday, as Beijing unveiled plans to send a peace envoy. ... more |
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![]() JAL could go public again in July 2012: report Japan Airlines, the flag-carrier that went bust in 2010 in one of Japan's biggest-ever bankruptcies, has filed preliminary documents to relist on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
![]() US, Philippines in war games as China warns of force US and Filipino Marines armed with assault rifles and smoke grenades stormed a South China Sea island Wednesday in war games south of a real-life standoff between Manila and Beijing. ... more | .. |
![]() SUV makers flock to China as sales boom Automakers are rushing to cash in on China's growing passion for SUVs, with sales up five-fold in the last half-decade, as increasingly affluent urban consumers seek to showcase their wealth. ... more | .. |
![]() NCEAS researchers offer new ecological model for deep-water oil spills On the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform blowout, a national panel of researchers is providing new insight into what happened in the disaster, as well as a guide for how to de ... more |
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