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February 08, 2014

Drought threatens US fracking industry: study
Washington (AFP) Feb 05, 2014
The two years of drought in the central United States is placing strains on the water-intense oil and gas fracking industry, according to a new study Wednesday. Nearly 50 percent of the wells drilled since 2011 using hydraulic fracturing, aimed at exploiting hard-to-tap oil and gas deposits, are in areas with "high or extremely high water stress," according to the study by Ceres, a non-profit group promoting sustainability in business. That could put fracking operations in conflict with other us ... read more

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Tensions rise as Iraqi Kurds' oil flows to Turkey As Iraqi Kurdistan exports oil northward to Turkey through its own pipeline despite dire warnings from Baghdad about the consequences of such independent action, the prospect of a collision between Iraq's central government and the semiautonomous Kurds increases. ... more		US to advise Iraq on securing oil infrastructure The United States is to provide Iraq with technical support to help it secure its oil export infrastructure, which accounts for the lion's share of government revenues,officials said Wednesday. ... more		Libya rebels say oil crisis can be resolved, but no end in sight Eastern separatists blockading three of Libya's oil export terminals say the six-month-old crisis crippling the country's energy industry could be resolved within weeks. But there's little sign of any breakthrough. ... more
				Iraqi Government Threatens Action Against Kurds as Oil Exports Set to Begin By. Nick Cunningham Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs firmly stated the central government will take action, "including fiscal measures," if Kurdistan begins exporting oil without com ... more		South Africa to move ahead with shale gas exploration South Africa will move ahead "decisively" with the exploration of shale gas, the country's minerals minister said in Cape Town on Tuesday. ... more

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Iraq criticises Kurds over oil 'grey area' Iraq's top minister responsible for energy affairs on Saturday criticised the autonomous Kurdish region's push towards exporting oil independently of Baghdad, calling it a grey area lacking in transparency. ... more		Study finds Mexico's energy reforms represent 'abundant opportunities' U.S. energy companies will benefit from "abundant opportunities" as a result of Mexico's energy reforms, a private economic analysis indicated. ... 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		French trade delegation in Iran to boost business ties A French trade delegation arrived in Tehran Monday to try to restore business ties with Iran, ahead of a possible comprehensive nuclear deal between the Islamic republic and world powers. ... more
				Lebanon pols battle over energy ministry to control gasfields As deeply divided Lebanon struggles to form a new government after 10 months of political paralysis, one of the key issues is which faction will control the Energy Ministry and the development of potentially rich offshore gas fields. ... more		French minister supports allowing 'clean' shale gas fracking A split over France's ban on shale gas development has emerged within the government, with one minister supporting an experimental type of "clean fracking." ... more

Australia's environment minister denounces carbon tax

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US approves $1.2 bn missile sale to Germany

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Abbas 'seeks $1B deal with Russia on Gaza natural gas field

EU issues framework for shale gas exploitation

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Shell to further scale down Australian operations?

EU wants common rules for shale gas 'fracking'

Norway to build modern icebreaker for oil, gas exploration in Arctic by 2016

Vietnam anti-China activists mark Paracels defeat

Oil prices drop on China data

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Syrian energy deal puts Russia in gas-rich Med

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EU, Russia to discuss concerns over South Stream pipeline

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Iraq: Maliki threatens Kurds if they export oil to Turkey

Polish auditors slam government for slow pace of shale gas development

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