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Kuwait gripped by growing political crisisKuwait City (UPI) Oct 25, 2012 Kuwait, a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, is gripped by a deepening political crisis over demands for reforms that the ruling family is doggedly resisting. The government controlled by the al-Sabah dynasty, which has ruled the oil-rich emirate for more than 250 years, has sought to head off trouble ahead of Dec. 1 parliamentary elections under new rules decreed by the emir that opposition groups will produce a rubber-stamp national assembly. Kuwait has the most open political system i ... read more |
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 Nigeria loses billions in oil, gas theft Nigeria is losing an estimated $1 billion a month to oil theft while fraudulent natural gas deals with international oil companies have cost the West African country $29 billion over the past decade, official reports say. ... more | .. |
  Hawker signs New Zeland King Air deal The New Zealand air force has signed a deal with Hawker Pacific for the lease of four second-hand King Air B200 aircraft for five years. ... more | .. |
 Crude higher in Asia on China manufacturing data Oil prices climbed in Asian trade Thursday on data showing a slight pick-up in China's manufacturing sector, but weak US energy demand and eurozone worries capped gains, analysts said. ... 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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  Boeing-COMAC Technology Center Announces First Biofuel Research Project A newly formed technology center created by Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has announced that Hangzhou Energy Engineering and Technology, Co., Ltd., (HEET) will conduct the ce ... more | .. |
 Lubricants from vegetable oil Oil-independence is the dream of many countries that lack raw materials. Nevertheless, black gold still retains its dominant role as a power source, and also serves as a basic material for the chemi ... more | .. |
 Large-scale production of biofuels made from algae poses sustainability concerns Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least 5 percent - approximately 39 billion liters - of U.S. transportation fuel needs would place unsustainable demands on energy, wa ... more | .. |
 Poland must choose between nuclear and shale gas future: utility exec Poland must choose between developing its first nuclear energy plant or pushing ahead with a programme to tap potential shale gas reserves, the head of Polish state-owned utility PGE said on Wednesday. ... more |
  
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 All Canada to benefit from oil sands development: study An influential Canadian business association on Wednesday sought to quell domestic objections over the development of Alberta's oil sands by releasing a study showing country-wide economic benefits. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices rebound on upbeat Chinese manufacturing data Oil prices rebounded slightly on Wednesday, with sentiment boosted by upbeat data from top global energy consumer China, ahead of new economic figures from the United States. ... more | .. |
 Iraq to pay $500 mn airline settlement by mid-2013: Kuwait Kuwait said on Wednesday that Iraq will complete payment of a $500 million settlement of an airline dispute between the two nations by the middle of next year. ... more | .. |
 Yanukovych: Expects 'fair' gas price Ukraine expects to eventually negotiate a "fair" price for its imports of Russian natural gas, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said this week. ... more |
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 Serbia marks opening of new biogas plant Serbian efforts to produce renewable energy from agricultural waste marked a milestone over the weekend with the opening of a $7.2 million biogas plant. ... more | .. |
  WTO appoints panel to probe China-US auto dispute The World Trade Organization on Tuesday established a panel of experts to investigate a complaint by the United States over Chinese duties on auto imports. ... more | .. |
 Maker of London taxis falls into administration The company that makes London's iconic black taxis collapsed into administration on Monday but was hopeful of receiving a financial rescue amid reports of a possible Chinese lifeline. ... more | .. |
 Embraer delivers Super Tucano aircraft to Mauritania Brazil's top planemaker Embraer said Monday it has delivered an undisclosed number of its A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Mauritanian Air Force. ... more |
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SpaceX plans 11th test of Starship later this month from South Texas
Eutelsat and Tusass Strengthen Greenland's Digital Backbone with LEO Connectivity Expansion
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 Oil prices extend losses Oil prices fell further on Monday in the wake of sharp pre-weekend losses, as investors balanced poor Japanese export data against Middle East unrest. ... more | .. |
 Australia begins shale production Australian oil and gas company Santos Ltd. has launched the country's first commercial shale gas well in the Cooper Basin in South Australia. ... more | .. |
 Chinese HNA buys into French airline, steps into Europe A Chinese firm has acquired an interest in a French airline for the first time with the announcement on Tuesday that HNA has acquired nearly half of Aigle Azur. ... more | .. |
 British company claims 'gasoline from air' A small British company says it has developed a technology that can produce gasoline from air that can then be used in any regular gas tank. ... more |
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 Iraq signs gas pipeline deal with S.Korea's KOGAS Iraq signed a $128-million gas pipeline deal Tuesday and issued a tender to develop an oilfield in the south with proven reserves of more than four billion barrels, the latest steps in its efforts to ramp up output. ... more | .. |
 Embraer expands in African aviation market Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is expanding to Africa's defense procurement horizon, seen to be a potentially lucrative business growth area with the rise of several West African countries as emerging markets. ... more | .. |
 Edwards F-35A Completes First AIM-120 AMRAAM Internal Weapons Release An F-35A test aircraft, flown by U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Phillips, completed the first aerial weapons release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) from a conventional ... more | .. |
 Better Together: Joint Flight a Success The first C-5M Super Galaxy production joint acceptance flight with Lockheed Martin and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) occurred Oct. 17, here at the Lockheed Martin facilities. ... more |
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 Raytheon-led team graduates first Afghan Air Force pilots on Warfighter FOCUS program contract The first 10 Afghan Air Force (AAF) students graduated as commercial-level rotary-wing pilots on a contract led by Raytheon to provide training for up to 80 Afghan airmen on fixed- and rotary-wing a ... more | .. |
 Boeing EMARSS Risk Reduction Prototype Makes First Flight Boeing completed the first flight of the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) Risk Reduction Prototype (ERRP) aircraft on Saturday, Oct. 6, a critical step requir ... more | .. |
 Second UK F-35 And Marine Corps F-35B Delivered To Eglin The second United Kingdom Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Friday for delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin's eleventh U. ... more | .. |
 Canada opposes Petronas bid for Canadian gas producer A top Canadian official said his country is not satisfied with the $5.3 billion bid by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas to buy the Canadian gas producer Progress Energy Resources. ... more |
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 Bad weather stops south Iraq oil exports Oil exports through Iraq's southern oil terminals, through which the vast majority of the country's crude exports flow, have been suspended due to bad weather, an official said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Beneficial Mold Packaged in Bioplastic Aflatoxins are highly toxic carcinogens produced by several species of Aspergillus fungi. But not all Aspergillus produce aflatoxin. Some, in fact, are considered beneficial. One such strain, dubbed ... more | .. |
 Outside View: AA restructuring It's been nearly one year since American Airlines announced reluctantly that it could no longer avoid the inevitable. Like the many airlines before it, American would have to adapt to a new airline environment in which restructuring, internal and external realignment became paramount if an airline was to be in the conversation about tomorrow's survivors. ... more | .. |
 F-35A Completes First In-Flight Weapons Release An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a 5th Generation figh ... more |
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