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January 17, 2014

5,900 natural gas leaks discovered under Washington, D.C.
Durham NC (SPX) Jan 17, 2014
than 5,893 leaks from aging natural gas pipelines have been found under the streets of Washington, D.C. by a research team from Duke University and Boston University. A dozen of the leaks could have posed explosion risks, the researchers said. Some manholes had methane concentrations as high as 500,000 parts per million of natural gas - about 10 times greater than the threshold at which explosions can occur. Four months after phoning in the leaks to city authorities, the research team returned and ... read more

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Syrian energy deal puts Russia in gas-rich Med Syria's new 25-year energy deal with Russia, a key ally of embattled President Bashar Assad, could open the way for Moscow's eventual move into the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean - if the Damascus regime survives the civil war that's raged since March 2011. ... more		Iraq: Maliki threatens Kurds if they export oil to Turkey As if Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki didn't have enough problems battling city-grabbing al-Qaida insurgents in western Iraq, his simmering faceoff with independence-minded Kurds in the north over their drive to export oil to neighboring Turkey looks like it's about to boil over as well. ... more		Polish auditors slam government for slow pace of shale gas development Poland's national auditing agency this week criticized the slow place of developing the country's shale gas industry, blaming government inefficiency. ... more
				Oil price gains capped by prospect of Iran supplies Global oil prices rose on Tuesday, but gains were capped by the prospect of a return of Iranian supplies, with a deal to curb Tehran's nuclear programme taking effect next week. ... more		Acid mine drainage reduces radioactivity in fracking waste Much of the naturally occurring radioactivity in fracking wastewater might be removed by blending it with another wastewater from acid mine drainage, according to a Duke University-led study. ... more

Violence Threatens to Thwart Iraqi Oil Resurgence A wave of violence has swept parts of Iraq at the start of 2014 as the central government fights back against Al-Qaeda aligned militants in Anbar Province. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ... more		Japan, Ethiopia urge peace in South Sudan The leaders of Japan and Ethiopia on Monday urged South Sudan's warring parties to sign a ceasefire to end weeks of fighting that has left thousands dead. ... 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		Oil prices drop after interim Iran nuclear deal Oil prices fell Monday amid oversupply worries after the West clinched a deal with Iran that will see Tehran scale back its disputed nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. ... more
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				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		Probe 'blames Sinopec, city for deadly China pipeline blast' 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. ... more

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

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US approves $1.2 bn missile sale to Germany

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'Thousands' killed as South Sudan slides toward civil war

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Correa slams report on CIA role in Ecuador strike

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US forces ready for possible new S.Sudan evacuations

Lifeline oil fields under rebel threat in South Sudan

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S.Africa suspends offshore oil, gas exploration

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Canada oil pipeline to Pacific clears major hurdle

Intelligence chief killed in Libya's Benghazi

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China state oil firm evacuating workers in South Sudan

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