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China completes shale biddingBeijing (UPI) Oct 30, 2012 The latest bidding round for exploration rights on 20 Chinese shale gas blocks attracted a record 83 companies, the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources said. The blocks total 7,723 square miles spread over eight Chinese provincial regions, Xinhua news agency reports. The auction is the second since June 2011, when six companies bid on four shale natural gas blocks. China has 25.08 trillion cubic meters of exploitable onshore shale-gas reserves, the ministry has said. As part of its cu ... read more |
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  New enzyme 'produces more fuel from less corn,' Danish company says Danish industrial enzymes maker Novozymes on Tuesday launched an enzyme that it said produces more ethanol from corn, addressing concern that growth in biofuels has come at the expense of food production. ... more | .. |
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 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 Projects $820 Billion Market for 7,290 New Airplanes in North America Boeing forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of 7,290 new airplanes over the next 20 years at a market value of $820 billion. Taking retirements of airplanes into account, ... more | .. |
 Wireless system charges electric vehicles Canadian researchers say they've developed a safe, efficient technology to wirelessly charge electric vehicles using "remote magnetic gears." ... more | .. |
 Oil prices drop as hurricane blasts US East Coast Oil prices dropped on Monday as refineries and oil terminals on the US East Coast shut down due to Hurricane Sandy, which bore down on the heavily industrial New Jersey coastline. ... more | .. |
 Hurricane Sandy grounds 12,000 US flights More than 12,000 flights have been grounded as Hurricane Sandy thwarted travel up and down the US East Coast Monday with powerful winds and blinding rain that could linger for days. ... more |
  
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 China approves Chery-JLR joint auto venture China has approved a joint venture which will see Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) make and sell luxury cars in China in partnership with domestic company Chery Automobile, official media said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Youngest Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Achieves 50 Years of Service Boeing has marked 50 years since the company delivered its last B-52 Stratofortress to the U.S. Air Force. H-model bomber 61-040 was assigned to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where it remains in activ ... more | .. |
 Obama shows support for natural gas U.S. President Barack Obama, in a plan for his second term released this week, is touting the economic benefits of natural gas in a way he never did four years ago as a candidate. ... more | .. |
 Crude down in Asia as hurricane threatens US Oil prices fell in Asia Monday as US refineries cut crude production in anticipation of a plunge in energy demand as Hurricane Sandy bore down on the eastern United States, analysts said. ... more |
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 'Frankenstorm' disrupts US-bound flights from Britain Thousands of Britons planning to travel to the United States over the school holidays this week faced disruption Monday after Hurricance Sandy forced the cancellation of flights to the US east coast. ... more | .. |
 Scientists build 'nanobowls' to protect catalysts needed for better biofuel production It may sound like a post-season football game for very tiny players, but the "nanobowl" has nothing to do with sports and everything to do with improving the way biofuels are produced. That's the ho ... more | .. |
 Honda slashes forecast on China territorial spat Honda Motor shares tumbled on Monday after the Japanese automaker warned that its full-year results would be much weaker than forecast, as a trade dispute between Tokyo and Beijing dents sales. ... more | .. |
 China Southern 3Q profits tumble 29 percent China Southern Airlines, the country's largest airline by fleet size, said Sunday its third quarter net profit fell 29 percent compared to a year earlier due to foreign exchange losses. ... more |
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 Bulgaria plans to acquire new fighter jets in 2014 Bulgaria will seek to acquire eight new or used fighter jets for its air force in 2014, Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Utah oil sands projects gets green light The United States' first commercial oil sands mining project, in Utah, has been approved. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices rise on US growth, Hurricane Sandy Oil prices closed higher Friday, lifted by better-than-expected US economic growth in the third quarter and worries about Hurricane Sandy churning toward the heavily populated US east coast. ... 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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 Kuwait gripped by growing political crisis 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. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 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 |
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