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May 12, 2014

Vietnam sea spat part of China's larger strategy: experts
Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2014
China sending an oil rig to waters disputed with Vietnam is a move to assert its legal claim and practical hold over contested territory whatever the short-term political and diplomatic costs, analysts say - but could play into Washington's hands. Beijing's controversial move to dispatch the deep-water rig along with a reported 70 vessels triggered clashes in the South China Sea, just after a visit to the region by US President Barack Obama and ahead of this weekend's Association of Southeast Asian ... read more

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Alaska governor signs natural gas bill pipeline measure Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell signed a bill that aims to facilitate the construction of a natural gas pipeline and put that state in co-ownership of the project. ... more		Upton drafts bill to ease cross-border energy permits A bill passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee fixes a broken permit system for cross-border pipelines like Keystone XL, Chairman Fred Upton said. ... more		Estonia becomes 29th member of International Energy Agency Estonia on Friday became the 29th member of the International Energy Agency, IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven announced. ... more
				BP spill: Sea methane persisted after microbe cleanup Scientists on Sunday said that methane which leaked from the 2010 oil-rig blowout in the Gulf of Mexico persisted in the sea for months beyond a presumed cleanup of the gas by marine microbes. ... more		Large protests in Vietnam over China oil rig Protesters staged one of Vietnam's largest ever anti-China demonstrations Sunday, decrying Beijing's deployment of a deep-water drilling rig in contested waters as territorial tensions soar. ... more

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Referendum on oil drilling in Ecuador preserve rejected Ecuador's election authority has rejected a petition for a referendum on oil exploration and development in Yasuni, a unique nature preserve in the Amazon rain forest. ... more		Airborne measurements confirm leaks from oil and gas operations During two days of intensive airborne measurements, oil and gas operations in Colorado's Front Range leaked nearly three times as much methane, a greenhouse gas, as predicted based on inventory esti ... 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		U.S. regulator issues emergency order on oil transport by rail Rail companies operating in the United States should avoid using older DOT-111 tank cars to carry Bakken crude oil, the Department of Transportation said. ... more
				Transocean records $456 million in net income Rig company Transocean said its first quarter 2014 profits were more than 40 percent above what it posted for the last quarter of 2013. ... more		Qatar energy company acquires stake in Canadian gas sector British energy company Centrica said Thursday it sold 40 percent of its natural gas business in Canada to a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum for $183 million. ... more

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China blames Vietnam for ship collisions in disputed waters Beijing on Thursday swatted blame back to Hanoi after it accused Chinese ships of ramming Vietnamese vessels in disputed waters, the latest escalation in territorial disputes involving the Asian giant. ... more		DNO ramps up deliveries from Kurdish oil field Norwegian oil company DNO International said Thursday it accelerated the rate at which it sent oil from northern Iraq to storage facilities in Turkey. ... 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		Scotland boasts of oil, gas potential at Houston conference The Scottish energy sector is expected to attract more than $160 million in contracts during the next three years, the Scottish energy minister said Wednesday. ... more
				Raytheon and Petrofac debut new tropical helicopter underwater escape training Raytheon Professional Services LLC, (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon, and Petrofac Training Services announced a first-of-its-kind offering under their jointly owned Hi-Con Training program. The new ... more		Sonar can spot arctic oil spills hidden by ice According to the National Academy of Sciences, the risk of a serious oil spill in the arctic is growing due to the uptick in ocean shipping traffic and oil and gas activities. ... more

Germany now EU's worst polluter as CO2 emissions rise

US House approves major Africa power bid

Geothermal Industry celebrates Awareness Day as sector readies for Summit

DNO ramps up deliveries from Kurdish oil field

Baker Hughes counts increased rig activity in United States

Vietnam sea spat part of China's larger strategy: experts

SE Asia palm oil problems could hit consumers worldwide

Fueling aviation with hardwoods

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Obama sends Vietnam nuclear deal to Congress

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Westinghouse Expands to Meet Latin America's Energy Needs

	Devon acquires 50,000 acres of Oklahoma shale Devon Energy Corp. announced it acquired 50,000 acres of shale acreage in Oklahoma that holds an estimated 23 million barrels of oil equivalent. ... more		Baker Hughes counts increased rig activity in United States There were 80 more rigs actively looking for oil or gas in the United States than at the same time last year, oil services company Baker Hughes said Wednesday. ... more		China and US battle for influence in Angola Africa's second biggest oil producer and one of its fastest growing economies, Angola is at the centre of a race for influence between China and the United States, both greedily eyeing its huge trade potential. ... more		Wastewater disposal may trigger quakes at a greater distance than previously thought Oil and gas development activities, including underground disposal of wastewater and hydraulic fracturing, may induce earthquakes by changing the state of stress on existing faults to the point of f ... 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

China oil rig move 'provocative,' US says		RWE to study reserve potential offshore Azerbaijan		Hunter and Nanometrics Monitor Seismic Zones and Oilfield Induced Seismicity		Angola's potential 'enormous,' U.S. Secretary of State Kerry says		Scotland protests tax on North Sea energy work
Iran ready to help European energy sector as Odessa burns		Iranian gas pipeline to Iraq under construction		Waste from oil and gas operations tied to Oklahoma earthquakes		Rail deliveries of crude oil up in Canada		Israeli gas developer signs agreement for Egyptian exports

Cobalt says it discovered huge oil field offshore Angola

Chinese rig suspected of entering Vietnamese waters illegally

Protests against British energy companies turn violent

Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction in Canada

Iraq oil exports rebound but sales hit by attacks

CSX says oil may have seeped into Virginia river

Bill in support of Keystone XL supported by energy industry money

No justification for gas bill, Ukraine's Naftogaz says

Norway to examine unknown areas for petroleum

Chinese, Algerian oil workers freed in Sudan: media

BG Group questions future role in Egypt

Cameron LNG will have few environmental drawbacks, FERC says

Mexico breaks oil monopoly to revive energy sector

U.S. importing less crude oil than it did at this time last year

Dutch arrest 30 Greenpeace activists blocking Russian tanker

Total losses out on Europe, looks to Africa

Wetlands Likely to Blame for Greenhouse Gas Increases: Study

Eni looks to LNG as fuel source for heavy-duty vehicles

US Senate leader open to Keystone pipeline vote

OMV, Gazprom sign MOU on South Stream

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