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July 21, 2013

A 70-year-long experiment yields a result -- one drop of pitch
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Jul 19, 2013
One of the world's longest-running experiments climaxed last week in a university lab in Dublin, Ireland, with a simple falling drop of pitch, researchers said. The experiment, meant to show that pitch, although considered a solid, is actually one of the world's most viscous liquids, was set up at Trinity College Dublin in 1944. "No one has ever seen a drop fall anywhere in the world," Trinity's Shane Bergin, whose Web cam caught the event on July 11, told NewScientist.com. "It's one of ... read more

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Indonesian graft court jails third Chevron employee An Indonesian ant-corruption court on Friday jailed a third employee of the local subsidiary of US energy giant Chevron Corporation, in a case that has spooked foreign investors. ... more		Algerian energy sector in decline amid security concerns Algeria's oil industry, its economic mainstay, is in decline amid dramatic changes across the Arab world that could yet bring political upheaval to the pivotal North African state, a major gas supplier to Europe. ... more		Israel's dilemma: Where to sell the east Med gas The Israeli government, rejoicing in the Jewish state's growing reserves of natural gas off its Mediterranean coast and the possibility of oil as well, is wrestling with the geopolitical ramifications this energy wealth has brought in its train. ... more
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Japan mulls nationalising unclaimed islands: report Japan may nationalise any unclaimed remote islands in its waters in a bid to bolster its territorial claims, a newspaper said Monday amid a dispute with China over one set. ... more		Brussels says no plans for EU-wide shale gas ban The European Union has no plans to impose a blanket ban on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial shale gas extraction method, but it will lay out rules to address environmental concerns, a top EU official said Tuesday. ... more		The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests Wildfire-induced thunderstorms recreated in Earth system models for first time Fengyun satellite strengthens China global weather forecasting capacity		Oil slips on China's economic slowdown World oil prices edged lower on Monday after weak economic data in both China and the United States, the two biggest global consumers of crude. ... more
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Japan vows to help Philippines amid China sea row

Jordan seeks energy security with shale oil plant

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Chinese secure foreign oil in $100B buying spree

Bangladesh to exhaust gas reserves?

Qatar succession and the gulf's aging monarchies

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India pushes for energy security in Iraq meet

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