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Japan to pay $4.4 bn for Australian gas field stakeTokyo (AFP) May 16, 2012 Japan's government and several major firms are to buy a 10.0 percent stake in an Australian natural gas field as the country seeks alternatives to atomic power, a spokeswoman for one of the companies said Wednesday. The consortium, including the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Tokyo Electric Power and state-backed Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC), is to invest $4.4 billion in the Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project in the state of Western Australia, a JOGMEC sp ... read more |
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 Total eyes more projects in booming Australia The head of France's Total says the energy giant wants to expand in Australia's booming resources sector, but warns that a lack of manpower and lively competition could contain its ambitions. ... more | .. |
 China, Japan hold sea talks on island row China and Japan hold high-level maritime talks on Wednesday expected to focus on a group of uninhabited islands that are at the heart of an ongoing territorial row between the two countries. ... more | .. |
 A Push From the Mississippi Kept Deepwater Horizon Oil Slick Off Shore, Penn Research Shows When the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded April 20, 2010, residents feared that their Gulf of Mexico shores would be inundated with oil. And while many wetland habitats and wildlife were oile ... more | .. |
 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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 South Sudan says ready to resume talks with Khartoum South Sudan is ready to resume negotiations with Sudan, Juba's lead negotiator said late Tuesday on the eve of a United Nations date to restart talks, but also accused Khartoum of not being willing to meet. ... more | .. |
 US attack submarine docks in Philippines A US navy attack submarine has docked in a Philippine port close to the disputed shoal where Philippine and Chinese ships are locked in a standoff, a spokesman for Manila's navy said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 India says it will cut Iran oil purchases by 11% India said Tuesday it would cut purchases of Iranian oil by 11 percent - far less than many other countries - following US pressure to isolate the Islamic republic over its disputed nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  Lawrence Livermore work may improve the efficiency of the biofuel production cycle By deciphering the makeup of a bacterium found in the soil of a tropical rain forest, scientists may have a better understanding of how to more efficiently produce biofuels. The production of liquid ... more |
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 Relative reference: Foxtail millet offers clues for assembling the switchgrass genome Arranging DNA fragments into a genome sequence that scientists can interpret is a challenge often compared to assembling a puzzle, except there is no box to provide an idea of what the picture is ev ... more | .. |
 Iowa State, Salk researchers make plant protein discovery that could boost bioeconomy Research groups from Iowa State University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have uncovered the function of three plant proteins, a discovery that could help plant scientists boost seed ... more | .. |
 Discovery of plant proteins may boost agricultural yields and biofuel production Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Iowa State University discovered a family of plant proteins that play a role in the production of seed oils, substances important for anim ... more | .. |
 Microbe that can handle ionic liquids In the search for technology by which economically competitive biofuels can be produced from cellulosic biomass, the combination of sugar-fermenting microbes and ionic liquid solvents looks to be a ... more |
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 Researchers look to relatives for clues in quest to develop sources of bioenergy Arranging DNA fragments into a genome sequence that scientists can interpret is a challenge often compared to assembling a puzzle except you don't have the box and have no idea what the picture is s ... more | .. |
 Russia's Kuril Islands to become investment heaven In 2010, the then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured Russia's Kuril Islands and approved an ambitious development programme for the ar ... more | .. |
 Nord Stream to become more powerful The capacity of the Nord Stream gas pipeline can be increased. According to the operator company Nord Stream AG, opportunities for buildi ... more | .. |
  Superjet crash blamed on clouds - official The Sukhoi Superjet-100 airliner probably crashed when it was trying to go around dense cumulus clouds, an official with Indonesia's transportation security agency said Monday. The area where ... more |
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Space agencies track rare 3I/ATLAS interstellar object near Mars
Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULA
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 F-35 to replace most US combat aircraft by 2020 The Pentagon plans to have the F-35 fighter jet replace most of the combat aircraft fleet of the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps by the end of the decade. ... more | .. |
 Nord Stream studies two more pipelines The Russian-led ownership consortium of Nord Stream says it's conducting a feasibility study for the potential construction of two additional pipelines. ... more | .. |
 Japan Airlines reports $2.33 bn annual net profit Japan Airlines (JAL), which went bankrupt two years ago in one of the country's biggest-ever corporate failures, on Monday logged an annual net profit of $2.33 billion, thanks to cost-cutting efforts. ... more | .. |
 Philippines, China impose fishing bans in disputed sea The Philippines and China will both impose fishing bans in the South China Sea where the two countries have been involved in a tense territorial standoff. ... more |
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 Gazprom considers gas deliveries to Japan via pipeline Gazprom announced that it was considering gas deliveries to Japan via pipeline. Russia's gas giant said in a statement on Thursday, "The sides touched upon a possibility of working on a project for ... more | .. |
 Beijing envoy in Khartoum amid Sudan-South tension A Chinese envoy was in Khartoum for talks on Sunday after his country backed a UN resolution that aims to halt border fighting between Sudan and South Sudan. ... more | .. |
 Putin expects a lot from Rosneft, Statoil deal Russia's President- elect Vladimir Putin hopes that Rosneft-Statoil joint venture will ensure the development of a number of resource exploration-related spheres, including shipbuilding. He st ... more | .. |
 OPEC hikes 2012 world oil demand forecast OPEC revised its 2012 world oil demand outlook slightly upwards on Thursday citing a stable US economy and the shutdown of nuclear plants in Japan, which boosted demand. ... more |
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Filipino-Chinese ocean comradery fades amid row For years Filipino and Chinese fishermen peacefully shared the rich harvests around a tiny South China Sea shoal, but today threats, harassment and fear have replaced ocean comradery. ... more | .. |
Despite takeovers, Total seeks Uruguay oil Despite what the energy industry sees as takeover mania in Latin America, France's Total is pitching for new oil in Uruguay even as news from Argentina and Bolivia continues to rattle energy investors in the region. ... more | .. |
 Power struggle in Angola amid new oil boom Angola, Africa's second-largest oil producer, is locked in a power struggle over who'll succeed longtime strongman Jose Eduardo dos Santos amid signs offshore exploration will open up giant fields like those found by Brazil across the Atlantic. ... more | .. |
 Canada lagging in LNG Canada needs to invest about $50 billion in its liquefied natural gas sector over the next five to 10 years to avoid losing out on opportunities in emerging demand markets, an Ernst & Young report says. ... more |
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 Manila urges dialogue over shoal dispute The Philippines has reiterated it wants to settle the ongoing Scarborough Shoal dispute with China through dialogue and an international tribunal. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices fall on weak China data, Europe woes Oil prices dropped Friday as traders worried about disappointing Chinese economic data and debt-wracked Greece, where an election was almost certain after austerity opponents blocked a new government. ... more | .. |
 Rosneft strikes Arctic deal with Statoil Russia's state oil champion Rosneft struck a $2.5 billion Arctic exploration deal Saturday with Norway's Statoil - its third global tie-up in a month and a sign of its growing global ambitions. ... more | .. |
 US partially resumes military supplies to Bahrain The United States said Friday it was partially resuming sales of military supplies to Gulf Arab ally Bahrain after having frozen most shipments last year amid a bloody crackdown on protests. ... more |
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