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November 06, 2012
ENERGY TECH
Turkey warns oil firms eyeing Cyprus shelf
Ankara, Turkey (UPI) Nov 5, 2012
Energy companies cooperating with Greek Cypriot offshore drilling plans will be banned from participating in new oil and gas projects in Turkey, Ankara says. Turkey's foreign ministry issued a statement Saturday reiterating warnings to oil companies taking part in last week's four Mediterranean Sea concessions awarded off the shore of Greek-held southern Cyprus. The awards came as part of a second gas-licensing round launched by Nicosia in February. The U.S. company Noble is working to t ... read more
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CAR TECH

Toyota hikes full-year profit target, warns on China spat
Toyota on Monday hiked its full-year profit forecast despite saying it expected to sell fewer cars due to weakness in Europe and slumping sales in China tied to a Sino-Japanese territorial row. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Iraq inks exploration deal with Pakistan Petroleum
Iraq on Monday signed a five-year deal with Pakistan Petroleum for the company to explore a massive tract of land believed to contain gas, the latest step in Baghdad's efforts to boost energy output. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Oil prices higher after China data, before US vote
Oil prices climbed slightly on Monday as traders reacted to a pick-up in China's services industry ahead of Beijing's leadership transition and the US presidential election. ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
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

CAR TECH

US car giants report record October in China
Two US car makers said Monday that their sales in China hit record highs in October, as Japanese brands suffered in the Chinese market due to a political dispute between the Asian giants. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Russia and China to drive the world oil market
The global oil market is moving east, says a recent report by The Wall Street Journal Europe. The oil that Russia exports to China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, the USA and ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Chinas online censors prowl ahead of power handover

Speculation intensifies over Chinas new leaders

Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis Partner for U.S. Navys Next Generation Jammer

China-US ties face challenges in coming decade

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USF study: Ancient plankton hint at steadier future for ocean life
Researchers wake up microbes trapped in permafrost for thousands of years
China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardship
ENERGY TECH

Nuclear power or shale gas? Poland may have to choose soon
Poland has set it sights on building its first nuclear power station and developing shale gas, but experts believe it may soon have to choose one or the other as investing in both could prove too costly. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Syria rebels seize oilfield, down warplane
Rebels seized a major oilfield and shot down a warplane in eastern Syria Sunday, a watchdog said, notching up new battlefield successes even as the opposition met in Qatar under US pressure for a makeover. ... more
ENERGY TECH
US military mobilizes to help restore power to New York

Sustainable cities must look beyond city limits

Outside View: Energy companies' taxes

Virgin Group and Rosnano announce joint investment fund

Efforts to mitigate climate change must target energy efficiency

ENERGY TECH
Anger mounts in US storm zone over fuel shortages

Iraq inks exploration deal with Pakistan Petroleum

Russia and China to drive the world oil market

Oil prices higher after China data, before US vote

Nuclear power or shale gas? Poland may have to choose soon

ENERGY TECH
Biofuel breakthrough: Quick cook method turns algae into oil

Switching to an energy crop: Break even or make a profit?

New enzyme 'produces more fuel from less corn,' Danish company says

Scientists build 'nanobowls' to protect catalysts needed for better biofuel production

Boeing-COMAC Technology Center Announces First Biofuel Research Project

ENERGY TECH
Nuclear industry funded Japan's safety experts: report

German nuclear exit delivers economic, environmental benefits

S. Korea shuts nuclear reactors, warns of power shortages

U.S. nuclear energy safety questioned

US nuclear plant exits 'alert' after storm waters recede

ENERGY TECH

New Jersey struggles with gas supply
New Jersey residents are grappling with gasoline shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. ... more
CAR TECH

Hyundai, Kia to pay owners for inflated mileage
South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia said Friday they will reimburse car owners in the United States and Canada for having exaggerated the fuel efficiency of their vehicles. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Chinas online censors prowl ahead of power handover

Speculation intensifies over Chinas new leaders

Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis Partner for U.S. Navys Next Generation Jammer

China-US ties face challenges in coming decade

Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis Partner for U.S. Navys Next Generation Jammer

Space News from SpaceDaily.com
SpaceX plans 11th test of Starship later this month from South Texas
Eutelsat and Tusass Strengthen Greenland's Digital Backbone with LEO Connectivity Expansion
Patchwork planets: Piecing together the early solar system
ENERGY TECH

Anger mounts in US storm zone over fuel shortages
New York commuters fought for car fuel at gas station forecourts Friday while mayor Michael Bloomberg faced pressure to call off his city's famed marathon as it struggles to recover from superstorm Sandy. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Falklands oil quest draws hedge funds
The Falklands' bid to enter the big league of oil producers in the South Atlantic is drawing hedge funds to what promises to be a multibillion-dollar enterprise. ... more
AEROSPACE

Japan Airlines profit soars but China spat weighs
Japan Airlines on Friday raised its full-year profit forecast to $1.74 billion as the carrier, which only exited bankruptcy last year, released its first results since re-listing on Tokyo's stock market. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Iraqi Kurds defy Baghdad, export own oil
Iraq's independence-minded Kurds have started exporting oil independently of Baghdad, fueling a political battle that will undermine the central government's strategy of boosting oil production and possibly threaten the cohesion of the state. ... more
AEROSPACE

Boeing Opens First System Integration Lab for KC-46 Tanker Program
Boeing has opened the first KC-46 Tanker System Integration Laboratory (SIL) to support testing and reduce risk in the development of the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling tanker. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Maurel Prom reveals approach for Gabon oil assets, report names suitor Sinopec
French oil company Maurel et Prom, which operates mainly in Gabon, said on Thursday that it had received approaches for some of its activities but that no agreement was in sight. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Chinas online censors prowl ahead of power handover

Speculation intensifies over Chinas new leaders

Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis Partner for U.S. Navys Next Generation Jammer

China-US ties face challenges in coming decade

Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis Partner for U.S. Navys Next Generation Jammer

Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Russia regularly targeting UK satellites: space command boss
French navy boards Russia 'shadow fleet' ship, arrests two
Defense contractors brace for climate threats despite Trump's denials
BIO FUEL

Biofuel breakthrough: Quick cook method turns algae into oil
It looks like Mother Nature was wasting her time with a multimillion-year process to produce crude oil. Michigan Engineering researchers can "pressure-cook" algae for as little as a minute and trans ... more
BIO FUEL

Switching to an energy crop: Break even or make a profit?
Along with the growing interest in biomass energy crops as renewable alternatives to fossil fuels comes a growing list of questions from corn and soybean farmers about what it will cost them to swit ... more
AEROSPACE

Non-NATO Sweden, Finland agree to monitor Iceland's airspace
Sweden said Wednesday that it and Finland, two countries outside any military alliances, would help monitor the airspace of NATO member Iceland for a few months in early 2014 in what is seen as a sensitive step. ... more
AEROSPACE

US travel chaos continues with 20,000 flights cancelled
Travel chaos from Hurricane Sandy dragged into a fourth day with roads still covered in floodwater and debris, New York's subway still closed and flights cancellations reaching nearly 20,000 Wednesday. ... more
SPACEWAR
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... the Space Station

Crew Prepares for Spacewalk After Progress Docks

Crew Preparing for Cargo Ship, Spacewalk

Russian cargo ship docks with ISS: official

Packed Week Ahead for Six-Member Crew

SPACEWAR
Russian Proton Briz-M Launches Yamal Satellites Into Orbit

Globalstar Birds To Launch On Soyuz Next February

SpaceX Transitions to Third Commercial Crew Phase with NASA

Ariane 5s are readied in parallel for Arianespace's next heavy-lift flights

Japan Plans to Launch New Carrier Rocket in 2013

SPACEWAR
Physicists confirm first planet discovered in a quadruple star system

Planet-hunt data released to public

New Study Brings a Doubted Exoplanet 'Back from the Dead'

New small satellite will study super-Earths for ESA

Most Planetary Systems are 'Flatter than Pancakes'

SPACEWAR
UNH Space Scientists to Develop State-of-the-Art Radiation Detector

Spaceflight Completes Secondary Payload System Preliminary Design Review With Hardware Fabrication Underway

ORNL Debuts Titan Supercomputer

Samsung muscle versus Apple's 'cool'

Android smartphone shipments boom: industry tracker

SPACEWAR
Research cruise testing EGNOS satnav for ships

Gazprom to Launch Two Satellites by Yearend

Two SOPS accepts command and control of newest GPS satellite

Telit Introduces LTE Module Expanding Automotive Product Line with 4G for North American and European Markets

China launches another satellite for independent navigation system

SPACEWAR
Israel 'success' in new missile defence test

Russia's space forces launch missile shield rocket

Integrated Missile Defense System Test Sees Multiple Targets Engaged

U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Initial Contract for Next Set of Missile Warning Satellites

Patriot, SM-2 engage ballistic and cruise missile targets in sophisticated test scenario

SPACEWAR
Rare 300 kg meteorite unearthed in Poland

Asteroids Deflected with Paint

Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroid

Sonic boom rocks southwest England

Russia may build rocket to destroy Earth-threatening asteroids

SPACEWAR
Ball Aerospace/B612 Foundation Sign Contract for Sentinel Mission

Scientists Monitor Comet Breakup

Protoplanet Vesta: Forever young?

Dawn Sees "Young" Surface on Giant Asteroid

Dawn On Route To Ceres

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