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November 10, 2013

Greece encouraged by Ionian Sea hydrocarbon survey
Athens, Greece (UPI) Nov 8, 2013
Greece this week hailed the preliminary results of an oil and gas survey in the Ionian Sea showing similarities to earlier finds in Italian and Albanian waters. Greek Energy Minister Yiannis Maniatis, speaking Wednesday at a petroleum industry conference in Athens, said the first conclusions of a seismic survey carried out in the Ionian and south of Crete by the Norwegian company Petroleum Geo-Services were promising. Maniatis said the initial findings revealed geological analogies betwe ... read more

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				Shell 'manipulates Nigeria oil spills probes': Amnesty Amnesty International alleged on Thursday that Shell has repeatedly misrepresented the cause of oil spills in Nigeria, blaming criminal sabotage to avoid liability, in a charge the Anglo-Dutch energy giant dismissed as "unsubstantiated". ... more		Iraq oil pipeline bombed, pumping shut down Militants bombed a major oil pipeline in northern Iraq early on Saturday, disabling it and forcing pumping to be suspended, security officials said. ... more

Israel drills disputed West Bank oilfield with 3.5B barrels Israel's Givot Olam oil company says it's exploring an oil field that could contain 3.53 billion barrels of crude, which along with the rich natural gas fields the Jewish state's found under the Mediterranean Sea seems set to make it a regional energy power. ... more		Gas injection probably triggered small earthquakes near Snyder, Texas A new study correlates a series of small earthquakes near Snyder, Texas between 2006 and 2011 with the underground injection of large volumes of gas, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2) - a finding that ... more		The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests Small Satellite Contracted to Probe Climate Effects of Space Radiation Fengyun satellite strengthens China global weather forecasting capacity		Shell to drill again off Alaska's Arctic coast Oil giant Shell will make another attempt to drill for oil off Alaska's arctic coast. ... more
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Romanians protest Chevron fracking plans

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Ukrainians protest Chevron's shale gas plans

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Romanian villagers occupy site to prevent Chevron 'fracking'

China and Russia to boost energy cooperation

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