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May 22, 2014

China a serious threat to peace: Vietnam PM
Manila (AFP) May 21, 2014
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Wednesday that China's placing of an oil rig in contested South China Sea waters had "seriously threatened peace". Speaking in Manila after meeting Philippine President Benigno Aquino, Dung said the leaders agreed that China should be condemned by the international community for the oil rig deployment and many other illegal actions in the sea. "With regard to the situation in the East Sea, the president and I shared the deep concerns over the curren ... read more

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BP to ask US Supreme Court to rule on spill payouts BP said Wednesday it will appeal to the US Supreme Court over being forced to pay for business losses it says have no link to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ... more		Erosion leaves pit under production platform in the North Sea Norwegian energy company Statoil said it will keep operations at the platform tied to its giant Snorre field in the North Sea closed to investigate subsea erosion. ... more		Woodside says it's done trying to grab stake in giant Israeli gas field Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum announced its decision to pull out of an agreement to join a partnership at Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field. ... more
				Russian gas monopoly capitalizing on growing Chinese market Russia will send natural gas to China as early as 2018, with initial volumes of 1.3 trillion cubic feet per year, Russia's energy minister said Wednesday. ... more		China, Russia in '$400 bn' gas deal as Ukraine crisis looms Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday oversaw a vast gas deal with China said to be worth $400 billion as the Ukraine crisis threatens Russian energy exports to Europe and his country faces Western sanctions. ... more

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North Dakota study finds Bakken crude no different than other grades The American Petroleum Institute said it's important to "separate fact from fiction" when it comes to shipping crude oil from North Dakota by rail. ... more		Vietnam considers its options in response to China's oil rig The situation surrounding China's decision to send an oil rig into waters disputed with Vietnam is growing unpredictable, a Vietnamese legislator said Tuesday. ... 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		China and Russia pledge to build ties as Putin visits Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Russian leader Vladimir Putin pledged Tuesday to build ties between the two UN Security Council members, who both face international criticism and territorial disputes. ... more
				Iran says foreign contracts are at risk of expulsion Foreign contractors working in the Iranian energy sector need to stay committed to their obligations or face expulsion, a development official said Tuesday. ... more		Open gas spigot in German would provide 'guarantees' for Russia's customers Operating Germany's Opal gas pipeline at 100 percent would address regional transit issues for Europe and Gazprom alike, Russia's energy minister said Tuesday. ... more

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Russian energy deals with China have nothing to do with European crises, minister says A "massive" contract in the works for Chinese energy has nothing to do with challenges in the European gas sector, Russia's energy minister said Tuesday. ... more		House committee says more pipelines would keep gas bills lower The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee says it's time to build domestic natural gas infrastructure before winter energy demands increase. ... 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		Deep water campaign to keep Norwegian drilling company in BP's corner Norwegian oil services company Odfjell Drilling said Tuesday it amended its contract with BP to work off the coast of Angola through 2015. ... more
				British public "rightly concerned" by fracking operations A British energy sector move toward shale natural gas is a move in the wrong direction and the public is taking notice, a British advocacy group said. ... more		New 'mapping-while-drilling' technology offered by Schlumberger Oil services company Schlumberger announced Monday that it will introduce the first ever drilling service option that can map reservoirs at the same time . ... more

Polar vortex in part to blame for high energy bills, U.S. says

The largest electrical networks are not the best

U.S. has responsibility to act as 'emerging energy superpower,' Upton says

Improved Supercapacitors for Super Batteries, Electric Vehicles

Lab Shows Powerful, Possible Next Step in Electric Motors at Summit

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Growing Camelina and Safflower in the Pacific Northwest

Boeing, Embraer team for biofuel use

Ames Lab creates multifunctional nanoparticles for cheaper, cleaner biofuel

Fortum drops Areva-Siemens in favour of Rolls-Royce

Japan court rules against restart of nuclear reactors

Japan Fukushima operator starts diverting groundwater to sea

	Cameroon says abducted Chinese likely in Nigeria The 10 Chinese workers abducted by Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon have most likely been taken back across the border to the Nigerian Islamist group's strongholds, a police official said Sunday. ... more		More Russian gas for China a matter of security, President Putin says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday from Shanghai that a stronger energy relationship with China would provide mutual benefits. ... more		Chinese ships evacuate 3,500 from Vietnam: report More than 3,500 Chinese citizens were evacuated from riot-hit Vietnam by sea on Monday, as Hanoi stifled fresh protests over a territorial dispute and foreign investors counted the cost. ... more		Ukraine could break Russia's iron grip through fracking, presidential candidate says Ukrainian presidential candidate Oleh Liahsko said shale gas could help bring a layer of political and economic independence to a new Ukrainian government. ... 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

U.S. weighing options on 1970s oil export ban		Campaign to expand on drilling success in Morocco for Irish company Circle Oil		More sections of South Pars, a giant Iranian natural gas field, expected online		Fracking concerns raised for Maryland gas export facility		EPA gives gasoline break to southern states because of good air quality
Algeria, more than a year after terror attack, preps for new gas plant		Ireland aims to duplicate oil, gas success of its neighbors		Vietnam-China South China Sea conflict developing into dangerous checkmate scenario		Philippines releases photos showing China reef 'reclamation'		Still no agreement on huge China-Russia gas deal: official

Iranian crude oil export levels slip from February peak

French services company lands deal to help build Yamal LNG

'Thick extensive' layer of oil in shale encountered in Kenya

Gazprom's South Stream gas pipeline, which avoids Ukraine, progressing as planned

Gulf Keystone Petroleum expects financial boost from controversial Kurdish oil

Kirchner faces probe in Chevron fracking deal

New all-time high for oil production from Bakken formation in North Dakota

Campaigners call on EPA to address shortfalls in 'toxic pollutants' from fracking

Japan's Inpex Corp. announces gas is flowing from field off Indonesia coast

Russia-Ukraine spat is about gas pipeline ambitions, former Czech leader says

Gas pipeline meant to break Russia's grip on EU looking for contractors

Vietnam produces atlas saying China has no claims to regional waters

North Sea oil, a tax revenue base for Britain, showing signs of life

Why Hasn't The US Gone After Gazprom?

'Death threats' for WWF staff opposing UK oil firm in DR Congo park

It's not North Dakota, but the Eagle Ford shale in Texas that tops oil production

PetroChina shares up on multi-billion-dollar pipeline spin-off

OPEC: U.S. economy slowing down, China taking on more crude oil

US Defence chief arrives in Saudi

Austrian energy company OMV says security issues dragged on Libya oil output

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