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January 07, 2014

Canada PM predicts Keystone pipeline 'will proceed'
Ottawa (AFP) Jan 06, 2014
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper predicted Monday that the United States will approve construction of the last leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada. "I am confident that in due course - I can't put a timeline on that - that the project will one way or another proceed," Harper told a gathering of the Vancouver Board of Trade. US President Barack Obama is expected to decide this year whether to greenlight the 1,179-mile (1,897 km) pipeline to carry oil extracted from A ... read more

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China weighs in as S.Sudan peace talks open Peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels started in Ethiopia on Monday, as key power China added its weight to efforts to end weeks of fighting in the world's youngest nation. ... more		Sudan, South mull joint oil protection force: minister Sudan and South Sudan agreed Monday during a visit to Juba by President Omar al-Bashir to consider setting up a joint force to protect vital oilfields, his foreign minister said. ... more		Beached Morocco oil tanker to be 'unloaded by Monday' A Moroccan tanker carrying 5,000 tonnes of fuel that ran aground during a storm last month will have been pumped dry by Monday without any lasting environmental damage, the environment minister said. ... more
				4 dead as Yemen army confronts tribe over hit pipeline Clashes Friday between Yemeni soldiers who confronted armed tribesmen blocking access to a damaged oil pipeline killed four people in the central province of Maarib, sources said. ... more		Iraq oil pipeline bombed, pumping halted Militants bombed a major oil pipeline in northern Iraq on Thursday, causing a fire and forcing pumping to be suspended, an official from the North Oil Company said. ... more

Russia drops cases against Greenpeace activists Russia on Wednesday dropped all but one of the cases against 30 crew members of a Greenpeace protest ship following a Kremlin-backed amnesty. ... more		Army commander in South Sudan oil-state 'joins rebels': army spokesman A top South Sudan army commander based in the key oil-producing Unity state appears to have defected to rebel forces, the country's army spokesman said Friday. ... more		Simulations of Exoplanet Formation May Help Inform Search for Extraterrestrial Life Ancient hot springs reveal how microbes thrived before Earth gained oxygen Framework proposed to study planetary scale impact of life		Fighting rages in S.Sudan oil regions, 'progress' for peace mission Heavy fighting raged in South Sudan's oil-producing north Thursday, officials said, although neighbours Kenya and Ethiopia claimed "good progress" in efforts to broker an end to the civil war there. ... more
				Two Libya army officers killed in Benghazi Two Libyan army officers have been killed in the past 48 hours in the eastern city of Benghazi, cradle of the 2011 revolt against Moamer Kadhafi, officials and medics said. ... more		Arab monarchies eye stronger ties with China The six energy-rich Arab monarchies of the Gulf are seeking to strengthen ties with China, Gulf Cooperation Council chief Abdullatif al-Zayani said Wednesday after talks with the Chinese foreign minister. ... more

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'Thousands' killed as South Sudan slides toward civil war Thousands of South Sudanese have been killed in more than a week of violence, with reports of bodies piled in mass graves, the UN said as it moved to nearly double its peacekeepers there. ... more		Greece won't cut heating oil tax despite smog: minister Greece's government Wednesday ruled out reducing a tax on heating oil despite a sharp increase in smog resulting from extensive wood-burning. ... more		Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones Teledyne Labtech and Bangor University advance Welsh space cooling technology NASA seeks student solutions for lunar lander life support technologies		Correa slams report on CIA role in Ecuador strike Ecuador President Rafael Correa warned Monday that reports US intelligence played a role in a 2008 Colombian attack on FARC rebels in his country could threaten regional peace efforts. ... more
				US judge rejects BP bid for extra proof in oil spill claims A US federal judge has rejected a bid from BP to require companies prove their losses are directly linked to the 2010 massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill before getting a payout. ... more		US forces ready for possible new S.Sudan evacuations The US military on Monday deployed a special Marine Corps unit and aircraft to the Horn of Africa to prepare for possible further evacuations of Americans from South Sudan, officials said. ... more

The entropy of nations

United Nations Proclaims "International Year Of Light" In 2015

Brazil's Vale revamps power generation investments

Canada PM predicts Keystone pipeline 'will proceed'

Sudan, South mull joint oil protection force: minister

China weighs in as S.Sudan peace talks open

York scientists' significant step forward in biofuels quest

Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES) acquires wild seaweed operation in Norway

Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab

Czech environment minister cancels nuke waste repository site survey

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China loans Pakistan $6.5 bn for nuclear plants

	Lifeline oil fields under rebel threat in South Sudan Rebel forces in South Sudan threaten the crucial oil fields key to the economy, experts warn, risking possible military intervention by old enemies Sudan should production not be protected. ... more		UTSA Institute for Economic Development researches oil, gas economic impact Development of oil and natural gas in a 16-county region of West Texas added more than $14.5 billion in total economic impact during 2012, according to a study released by the Center for Community a ... more		Iraqi Kurds pump oil to Turkey amid fears of new clash Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave has reportedly started pumping oil direct to neighboring Turkey via a new pipeline even though Baghdad has not approved the landmark deal between the Kurds and Ankara, raising concerns of a new clash with Baghdad. ... more		Study links BP oil spill to dolphin disease A U.S. government study links the BP oil disaster to Gulf of Mexico dolphin disease, but a spokesman for the oil and gas giant said the study proved nothing. ... more

India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets

France doubles down on threat to build future fighter jet alone

US approves $1.2 bn missile sale to Germany

S.Africa suspends offshore oil, gas exploration		Cameron vows to defend Falklands after 'momentous' year		Russia starts pumping oil at Arctic rig raided by Greenpeace		Venezuela to raise domestic gas prices?		Canada oil pipeline to Pacific clears major hurdle
Intelligence chief killed in Libya's Benghazi		Cyprus likely partner as Israel mulls gas exports, but Turkey beckons		China state oil firm evacuating workers in South Sudan		Libya oil deadlock causes jitters in global energy market		BP engineer guilty of obstructing oil spill investigation

Israeli navy to get 2 German frigates to shield natural gas fields

China natural gas represents 'golden opportunities'

British PM urges EU to cut shale gas red tape

Canadian court greenlights Ecuadoran lawsuit against Chevron

British utility Centrica wins bidding for Ireland's Bord Gais Energy

Lockheed Martin Manufacturing Tanks to Store and Transport Liquefied Natural Gas

Lithuania hails progress on LNG during EU presidency

Libya faces economc dangers over oil shutdown

Gunmen kill 18 pipeline workers in Iraq: police

Anadarko tumbles on multi-billion dollar ruling

Russia says Arctic crew cannot leave country: Greenpeace

Persian Gulf states seek joint military command -- again

Nigeria's leader under fire over missing $50B in oil money

Another cost blowout for Chevron's Gorgon LNG in Australia

Putin orders military to boost Arctic presence

Canada to claim North Pole: minister

Showdown on Iraqi Kurds' oil, gas is looming

India to offer BHP Billiton incentives to keep oil and gas blocks?

Pentagon chief affirms Qatar, US defence ties

Colombian oil pipeline changes hands in part acquisition

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