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January 10, 2014

Probe 'blames Sinopec, city for deadly China pipeline blast'
Beijing (AFP) Jan 09, 2014
An official inquiry blames China's state-owned oil giant Sinopec and local authorities in the city of Qingdao for a November pipeline explosion that killed 62 people, state media reported Thursday. The State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) found that Sinopec and the Qingdao city government "are responsible for not identifying and correcting potential safety hazards", state broadcaster China Central Television reported, citing a summary of an investigation. The probe found that the pipeline ... read more

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Libyan oil crisis swells as militias refuse to end shutdown Libya's battered oil industry crisis appears to be escalating again, with armed separatist militants who have shut down vital facilities in the east since July now seeking to sell oil from rebel-controlled terminals, while the navy drove off with shellfire a Maltese-flagged tanker that tried to illegally load at one of the blockaded ports. ... more		Lebanon's prospects of gas bonanza slip further away With Lebanon's long-awaited auction for exploration licenses in the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean postponed because there's no functioning government, time may be running out for the tiny country to grasp what's likely to be its last chance for economic salvation as it slips once more toward sectarian savagery. ... more		Exxon Mobil launches Singapore petrochemical processing Exxon Mobil has inaugurated a petrochemical processing facility in Singapore on the island of Jurong. ... more
				Shell New Zealand to drill in Great South Basin Shell New Zealand says it will drill an exploration well in the Great South Basin. ... more		Abe to offer help in Africa tour as Ethiopia hopes for trade Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will offer humanitarian aid to Africa when he visits this week, the government said Wednesday, as his Ethiopian opposite number expressed a wish for more trade with Tokyo. ... more

India urges Asian unity for fair LNG pricing Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged Asian buyers of imported liquefied natural gas to unite to demand fair pricing. ... more		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		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		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
				Canada PM predicts Keystone pipeline 'will proceed' 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. ... 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

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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		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		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		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

US energy secretary delays India trip amid row

Suburban sprawl cancels carbon footprint savings of dense urban cores

The entropy of nations

Shell New Zealand to drill in Great South Basin

Lebanon's prospects of gas bonanza slip further away

Abe to offer help in Africa tour as Ethiopia hopes for trade

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York scientists' significant step forward in biofuels quest

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

Czech environment minister cancels nuke waste repository site survey

Greenland and Denmark to agree on uranium in 2014: Danish PM

Japan scientists to create controlled nuclear meltdown

	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		'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

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

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Iraqi Kurds pump oil to Turkey amid fears of new clash		Study links BP oil spill to dolphin disease		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

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