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March 21, 2014

Birth of a New Ukrainian Nation?
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2014
Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula is now Russia's. It was done with an impressively organized non-violent military operation, and supported by the foregone conclusion of a referendum on independence from Ukraine. One Ukrainian soldier was reportedly killed on 18 March, after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the treaty to annex the Crimea and troops moved to take over a Ukrainian military facility in Simferopol. The US has imposed largely symbolic sanctions on Russian officials who have no America ... read more

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Pentagon to host Saudi deputy minister for talks The Pentagon was due to host Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister for talks Thursday as the two sides try to smooth over differences on US policy towards Iran and Syria. ... more		Kurds offer to export 100,000 bpd of oil in Iraq row Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region pledged Thursday to export 100,000 barrels of oil per day through central government-controlled pipelines in a bid to resolve an impasse with Baghdad ahead of elections. ... more		Russia Eyes Crimea's Oil and Gas Reserves According to Reuters , Crimea may nationalize oil and gas assets within its borders belonging to Ukraine, and sell them off to Russia. Crimea's Deputy Prime Minister hinted at the possibility that i ... more
				Scientists find new way to upgrade natural gas America's current energy boom may take a new direction thanks to the discovery of a new way to turn raw natural gas into upgraded liquid alcohol fuel. In the March 14 issue of Science magazine, chem ... more		Shale, the Last Oil and Gas Train How much faith can we put in our ability to decipher all the numbers out there telling us the US is closing in on its cornering of the global oil market? There's another side to the story of the rel ... more

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US Seals take control of rogue Libya oil ship: Pentagon US Navy Seals boarded and took control of an oil tanker that had loaded crude at a rebel-held port in eastern Libya and escaped to sea, the Pentagon said Monday. ... more		Greenpeace sues Russia over Arctic Sunrise detention Greenpeace is suing Russia before the European Court of Human Rights for detaining its members during a protest last year against Arctic drilling, the environmental lobby group said on Monday. ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		US ends BP contract ban The United States announced Thursday an end to its ban on BP obtaining government contracts following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. ... more
				scientists devise new, lower cost method to create more usable fuels As the United States continues to lead the world in the production of natural gas, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and more efficient m ... more		Europe's resilience of natural gas networks during conflicts and crises probed with maths Gas networks in Eastern European countries, such as Ukraine and Belarus are less resilient than the UK during conflicts and crises, according to new research from mathematicians at Queen Mary Univer ... more

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

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Oil prices mixed on US, China data Oil prices were mixed Thursday as markets digested a batch of economic data from the United States and China, the world's two biggest consumers of energy. ... more		Tanker escapes to sea with cargo of Libyan rebel oil A North Korean-flagged tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held terminal in eastern Libya slipped the warships deployed to intercept it and escaped to sea on Tuesday, MPs said. ... more		Collision of equal sized bodies may explain Mercurys unique composition Gravitino emerges as contender in dark matter search Molecular 'fossils' offer microscopic clues to the origins of life - but they take care to interpret		Libya intercepts tanker loaded with rebel oil Libyan authorities said they intercepted a North Korean-flagged tanker Monday which had loaded crude from a rebel-held eastern port, as the conflict over the country's key petroleum revenues escalated. ... more
				New Spy Technology to Spawn Oil Revolution The future of oil exploration lies in new technology--from massive data-processing supercomputers to 4D seismic to early-phase airborne spy technology that can pinpoint prospective reservoirs. ... more		Iceland environmentalists protest as China joins Arctic oil race An Icelandic environmental group poured cold water over the Arctic nation's dreams of becoming an oil-producer Wednesday, following the approval of a Chinese-led exploration bid off the country's north coast. ... more

ICLEI Launches "Climate Pathways" to Help Cities Fight Carbon Pollution

BTM Reduces Coolant Usage and Waste Removal Costs with QualiChem Fluids

Cutting Victorian energy efficiency scheme would hit vulnerable households and jobs

Battery that 'breathes' could power next-gen electric vehicles

Harnessing everyday motion to power mobile devices

Lockheed Martin and Atlantis Resources: Harnessing the Power of Ocean Tides

Algae may be a potential source of biofuels and biochemicals even in cool climate

Renewable chemical ready for biofuels scale-up

Maverick and PPE To Make Small-scale Methane-to-Methanol Plants

Shale could be long-term home for problematic nuclear waste

AREVA and Novinium to Provide Cable Rejuvenation Services to the Nuclear Industry

Greenpeace stages audacious protest at France's oldest nuclear plant

	Environmentalists warn of Spain oil-drilling Campaigners warned Thursday of environmental threats from new oil-prospecting projects off Spain's Balearic and Canary Islands, two major tourist destinations. ... more		Chevron wins US case against $9.5 bn Ecuador fine A US judge Tuesday upheld Chevron's allegations that an Ecuadoran court decision ordering it to pay $9.5 billion for oil pollution in the Amazon jungle was fraudulently obtained. ... more		Nanotracer tester tells about wells A tabletop device invented at Rice University can tell how efficiently a nanoparticle would travel through a well and may provide a wealth of information for oil and gas producers. The device ... more		How Junior Companies Survive in the Exploration Wild by James Stafford of Oilprice.com Only the fittest can survive in today's market for junior oil and gas companies, which must demonstrate a great deal of ingenuity in the balancing of risk and rewa ... more

EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc

Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights

Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones

Swelling oil fund makes every Norwegian a millionaire		Iraq oil exports hit 25-year high in February: minister		Seismic testing for Atlantic oil and gas?		ExxonMobil chief, neighbors sue over fracking concerns		Iraq: 'This is war,' say Kurds in oil fight with Baghdad
Australia's LNG exports face competition from U.S.		Boundless Natural Gas, Boundless Opportunities		'Greener' aerogel technology holds potential for oil and chemical clean-up		Kerry stays mum on Keystone pipeline deliberations		New trouble sends Libya's oil production nosediving again

Nigeria's president ditches bank chief who triggered $50B oil scandal

Shell sells Aussie refinery, gas stations

US judge blocks Keystone pipeline route in Nebraska

Israel has $500M gas deal with Jordan, but wider exports still unclear

Study on Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Systems Indicates New Priorities

Iraq oil exports down in January: ministry

Nigeria: State oil company to be probed over '$20B subsidy racket'

America's natural gas system is leaky and in need of a fix

Iran battles pollution with 'clean petrol': reports

Euro Parliament panel exempts shale gas from beefed-up rules

Quebec plans oil exploration program

Methane leaks far higher than US estimates: study

Minister claims Lebanon faces 'conspiracy' over gas fields

Quebec opens up untamed Anticosti to oil exploration

The Golden Age of Gas, Possibly: Interview with the IEA

Shale not a miracle solution for Europe: think tank

Iraqi pipeline attacks raise fears of threat to oil

New Delhi orders probe on gas pricing

Iran drawing up new contracts to attract oil majors

Kuwait awards $12 bn clean fuel project

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