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![]() Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Sep 20, 2012 Top international oil companies operating in Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave are heading for a showdown with Baghdad, which brands their deals with the independence-minded Kurds as hugely detrimental to Iraq's drive to become a major oil power. "The dispute highlights a power struggle over oil between Erbil, the Kurdish capital, and Baghdad, which wants oil companied to focus on large but financially less attractive southern oilfields so it can meet national crude production targets," the ... read more |
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![]() New airport system facilitates smoother take-offs and landings For airline passengers who dread bumpy rides to mountainous destinations, help may be on the way. A new turbulence avoidance system has for the first time been approved for use at a U.S. airport and ... more | .. |
![]() World's first biofuel jet flight to take off in Canada The world's first flight powered entirely by bio jet fuel will take off next month from Ottawa, the fuel makers announced Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() Nexen shareholders approve takeover by China's CNOOC Nexen shareholders on Thursday overwhelmingly approved Chinese state-owned energy giant CNOOC's $15.1 billion takeover bid for the Canadian oil and gas company. ... 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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![]() EU MPs call for 'robust' oversight of shale gas development European lawmakers want tough regulation of shale oil and gas exploration and member states should be cautious as they proceed, especially over 'fracking' recovery systems, a statement said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan calls for reform of LNG markets Resource-hungry Japan called Wednesday for a revamp of the world's LNG market, as it ramps up its hunt for new sources of energy for a country badly scarred by the Fukushima disaster. ... more | .. |
![]() Boeing Business Jets proves range capability with record-setting trans-Pacific flight Boeing Business Jets set a new world record for "Speed Over a Recognized Course" when a BBJ flew non-stop from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand for installation of its VIP interiors. The BBJ, a ... more | .. |
![]() Rosneft's Cooperates with Eni and Statoil in the Arctic After the government had given a preferential tax treatment to the companies engaged in offshore hydrocarbon field development foreign investors became more active in joining Russian projects. The g ... more |
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![]() Sorghum Eyed as a Southern Bioenergy Crop Sweet sorghum is primarily grown in the United States as a source of sugar for syrup and molasses. But the sturdy grass has other attributes that could make it uniquely suited to production as a bio ... more | .. |
![]() Norway investigates leak on BP platform Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into a "substantial" oil and gas leak on a production platform operated by BP off the coast of Norway. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq oil growth slowing would be 'bad news' The International Energy Agency's top economist warned in an interview with AFP that any unexpected slowdown in the growth of Iraq's energy output would be "bad news" for the rest of the world. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan auto giants scale back China production Japan's big three automakers shuttered some or all of their factory operations in China on Tuesday amid escalating anti-Japan protests centred on a bitter territorial dispute between the Asian giants. ... more |
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![]() Shell says to delay drilling for oil in Alaska Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it was delaying until next year exploratory drilling for oil in offshore Alaska after suffering damage to a dome used to contain any potential spills. ... more | .. |
![]() Obama to launch China WTO action on autos President Barack Obama will launch a new WTO enforcement action against Chinese auto subsidies Monday, countering his Republican foe Mitt Romney's accusations that he is too timid towards Beijing. ... more | .. |
![]() Iran says will hit Hormuz, US bases, Israel if attacked The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards on Sunday warned of retaliation against the Gulf's strategic Strait of Hormuz, US bases in the Middle East and Israel if his country was to be attacked. ... more | .. |
![]() EU: Gazprom must play by rules Russia and its Gazprom oil and gas monopoly need to recognize and play by the European Union's market rules, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger says. ... more |
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![]() Russia is facing strong competition from US shale gas expansion Russia's hegemony in the gas sector had flown under the radar until recently, as the country now enjoys the status of the world's largest exporter. The situation started to change over the last deca ... more | .. |
![]() EU confirms change in biofuel targets The European Commission rejected Monday charges that EU biofuel policy was contributing to soaring food prices but confirmed that it will trim its targets for their use. ... more | .. |
![]() DLR and NASA announce partnership in aeronautics research On 11 September 2012 at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS ... more | .. |
![]() At least 200,000 tons of oil and gas from Deepwater Horizon spill consumed by gulf bacteria Researchers from the University of Rochester and Texas A and M University have found that, over a period of five months following the disastrous 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, natur ... more |
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![]() Angola seeks to be Africa's top oil power Angola is driving to become Africa's leading oil producer and that's expected to gain momentum after its president since 1979, the autocratic onetime jungle fighter Jose Eduardo dos Santos, won another five years in office. ... more | .. |
![]() Volvo Cars cuts consultant jobs Volvo Cars announced Friday it would cut up to 400 temporary consultant positions and has reportedly issued an ultimatum to its Swedish suppliers to slash prices by a fifth before 2015. ... more | .. |
![]() Sikorsky explores broader Polish network European helicopter manufacturing and service companies have recently signed agreements to strengthen and expand their business portfolios. ... more | .. |
![]() Chile in talks to buy Dutch Cougar copters Chile is in talks with the Netherlands to purchase eight Cougar helicopters that are likely to be reconditioned and upgraded to form part of an air cavalry brigade. ... more |
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![]() Engine for 1,000 mph car to be tested A rocket engine intended to power a car to speeds in excess of 1,000 mph is being prepared for a test firing in Britain, its developers say. ... more | .. |
![]() Arab Spring, gas finds spark Med oil boom The Mediterranean region, the battleground of empires for millennia, is now the arena for a new kind of rivalry as global energy giants move in following major natural gas strikes and the political upheaval of the Arab Spring. ... more | .. |
![]() Lebanon fights to join East Med gas boom Lebanon's dysfunctional, crisis-ridden government is reported to be close to appointing a panel to oversee exploration of potential rich natural gas fields offshore that could be the salvation of a country hovering on the brink of a new sectarian explosion. ... more | .. |
![]() Drivers, start your batteries: electric cars to race Motor racing is set for an electric makeover that will see a new generation of green cars speeding at 220 kmh (138 mph) around urban racetracks - at least until their batteries run out. ... more |
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![]() Iraq, Kurds reach preliminary oil deal: officials The Iraqi government and Kurdistan struck a preliminary deal on Thursday on a months-long oil dispute that will see the autonomous region export 200,000 barrels of oil per day, officials said. ... more | .. |
![]() Bulgaria hardens gas pipeline stance over nuclear claim Bulgaria threatened on Thursday to harden its stance over Russia's South Stream gas pipeline, after Moscow filed a massive compensation claim against Sofia over a dropped nuclear plant deal. ... more | .. |
![]() Northrop Grumman to Supply Inertial Navigation System for Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Eurofighter Consortium and prime contractor Alenia Aermacchi to provide inertial and satellite navigation systems for Tranche 3 of the Eurofighter Typhoon m ... more | .. |
![]() Boeing, US Navy Complete First Test of AMC for Super Hornet, Growler Boeing and the U.S. Navy on Sept. 6 successfully flight tested a new mission computer that will expand the performance of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler. The new Type 4 Advanced ... more |
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