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May 23, 2014

Ecuador permits oil development in Amazon reserve
Quito (AFP) May 22, 2014
Ecuador on Thursday licensed a state company to develop oil reserves in Yasuni, a huge nature preserve in the Amazon rain forest. The license comes just days after a petition for a referendum on the project was rejected by the country's election authorities. The action, signed by Environment Minister Lorena Tapia, gives a state company, Petroamazonas, rights to develop an oil field in part of the forest designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Home to two indigenous tribes that have resisted c ... read more

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Shale development generally helps local government coffers Oil and gas development from shale fields has generally helped the public finances of local communities, providing new revenues and resources that usually - but not always - outweigh the increased ... more		Hess makes retail gas station sale to transform into a new type of company Hess Corp. Chief Executive Officer John Hess said Thursday the $2.6 billion sale of its retail business to Marathon is in line with a shift to upstream energy. ... more		Europe can emerge strong with right energy steps, EC president says If Europe can react well to energy woes tied to Ukraine, energy security will be stronger than ever before, the European Commission president said in Brussels. ... more
				Gas deal in Beijing gives Gazprom chance to get beyond European woes An energy deal between Russia and China gives Russia's gas company Gazprom a chance to balance its portfolio against European woes, analysis said Thursday. ... more		Mozambique gas story continues for Italian energy company Eni Italian energy company Eni said it discovered natural gas in a well in an area off the Mozambique coast thought to hold 85 trillion cubic feet of gas in place. ... more

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Vietnam calls on China to remove oil rig from disputed waters China is called on to remove an oil rig deployed illegally in Chinese waters, the Vietnamese National Assembly said Thursday. ... more		Asian taking on more African crude as U.S. production grows U.S. crude oil imports from African producers are declining because of domestic production and China is taking up the slack, the Energy Department said. ... 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 a serious threat to peace: Vietnam PM 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". ... more
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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		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		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
				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

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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

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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

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