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  Calgary, Alberta Feb 13, 2017 A review board in Canada said it started a detailed approval process for the route of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline to the western shore. The National Energy Board said it approved a proposed draft for the detailed route of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The regulator said pipeline company Kinder Morgan must now submit actual plans for each segment of the detailed route and notify any landowners whose property would be crossed. "Trans Mountain must also publish notices in local news ... read more |
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More drilling permits issued in TexasThe number of new drilling permits issued in Texas last month was more than 80 percent higher than the previous year, state data show. ... more 
U.S. oil production looking robust, OPEC saysThe recovery in crude oil prices means more oil likely from U.S. shale deposits, though immediate gains are coming from offshore, OPEC said. ... more 
Facing multiple pressures, oil prices move lowerGains in production from some OPEC members, expected U.S. gains and European economic concerns pushed oil prices lower early Monday. ... more 
Lundin Petroleum: Sole focus is now on offshore NorwayA new company will manage most of the assets outside of Norway in order to focus more on those core offshore holdings, Lundin Petroleum announced. ... more |
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China's oil demand growing, but at a slower paceA metric used to gauge oil demand in China, the world's second-largest economy, show steady gains but at a slower pace than before, S&P Global Platts said. ... more 
Iran on Total's radar for future growthFuture investments geared toward growth include signing agreements to work with Iran on its giant South Pars gas field, French supermajor Total said. ... more 
US authorities clear pathway for Dakota pipelineUS authorities said Tuesday they will approve a permit to complete the controversial Dakota Access pipeline to reduce transportation costs and give US producers a boost as they compete against oil from Canada. ... more 
Rice takes deeper look at unconventional oil and gasUnderstanding how oil and gas molecules, water and rocks interact at the nanoscale will help make extraction of hydrocarbons through hydraulic fracturing more efficient, according to Rice University ... more 
Methane levels have increased in Marcellus Shale region despite dip in well installationDespite a slow down in the number of new natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region of Northeast Pennsylvania, new research led by Drexel University finds that atmospheric methane levels in the ... more 
Dakota pipeline work resumes, US tribe heads to courtConstruction has begun on the final segment of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline in the northern United States, prompting a court challenge from a Native American tribe which says its religious rights are under threat. ... more |
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 Oil sharply higher on OPEC compliance
On oil markets, a report says to wait and seeEven though OPEC members are largely complying with a production deal, the net market condition still favors the supply side slightly, the IEA said Friday. ... more 
U.S.-Mexican energy trade a bright spotU.S. crude oil exported to Mexico is one of the more lucrative commodities for North American energy trade, the U.S. Energy Department reported. ... more 
Rio Tinto hires from oil and gas talent poolRio Tinto, one of the world's largest metals and mining companies, said it was bringing in top former oil executives to join its front office staff. ... more 
Worker missing after New Orleans pipeline explosionOne worker for Phillips 66 is unaccounted for and two others were injured after an explosion on a gas pipeline near New Orleans, the company said. ... more |
  
The provincial government of Alberta said it was creating new jobs by offering funding to support bioenergy and a low-carbon future.
The government said it was offering up to $45 million to support a bioenergy producer program aimed at deriving fuels from crops and livestock waste.
The industry already powers the equivalent of 200,000 average households in Alberta and contributes ... more A better way to farm algae DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method Cathay Pacific to cut emissions with switch to biofuel |
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Ecoark Holdings has announced its subsidiary Magnolia Solar, Inc. has recently been awarded a new U.S. patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The U.S. Patent No 9,543,456 issued on January 10, 2017 relates to the development of "Multijunction Solar Cell Employing Extended Heterojunction and Step Graded Antireflection Structures and Methods of constructing the same ... more French government gets renewable energy endorsement EU to phase out China solar panel duties Material can turn sunlight, heat and movement into electricity |
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While only a fraction of the total capacity is realized, Norwegian energy company Statoil said the British grid is getting power from its latest wind farm.
Statoil announced its first wind turbine from the Dudgeon facility off the British coast was now providing electricity to the nation's grid. Up to 6,000 homes are now getting power from offshore wind. Once in full operation later thi ... more Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm Russia's nuclear giant pushes into wind energy The power of wind energy and how to use it |
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An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast on Thursday caused minor injuries, but the authorities said there was no risk of radiation.
The blast occurred in the engine room at the Flamanville plant, which lies 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of the port of Cherbourg and just across from the Channel Islands.
"It is a technical incident. It is not a nuclear accident," ... more Three new uranium minerals from Utah Iran imports 149 tonnes of uranium from Russia: atomic chief France's Areva picks up Japanese investors |
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A new study on the relationship between people and the planet shows that climate change is only one of many inter-related threats to the Earth's capacity to support human life.
An international team of distinguished scientists, including five members of the National Academies, argues that there are critical components missing from current climate models that inform environmental, climate, ... more Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release Researchers say climate models understate risk, ignore human factors Cape Town pools crack down on splashing as drought bites |
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  Electric carmaker Tesla announced the opening of a new Gulf headquarters Monday in Dubai, aiming to conquer an oil-rich region better known for gas guzzlers than environmentally friendly motoring.
Elon Musk, the co-founder and chief executive of the American firm seeking to revolutionise the electric car market, was in the affluent city state to oversee the launch of the Gulf sales push.
... more Dubai aims to launch hover-taxi by July China jails ex-chairman of auto giant FAW for bribery Germany to expand infrastructure for electric vehicles |
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  The Iraqi air force has targeted a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been attending, a statement said on Monday.
It was not clear in the statement sent by the Joint Operations Command coordinating the fight against the jihadists in Iraq whether the world's most wanted terrorist had been hit.
An intelligence cell monitored a c ... more Rockets hit Baghdad Green Zone after deadly protest UK sees IS being ousted from Iraq towns this year Mass graves found in western Iraq: officials |
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  The United States and Japan have conducted the first interception of a ballistic missile target using a jointly built system, amid heightened tensions over North Korea's missile program.
The two nations have been working together since 2006 to develop a variant of the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched missile that operates as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Friday' ... more UN to meet after N. Korea claims successful missile test Iran's Rouhani says military power 'purely defensive' French MPs clear way for payouts to atomic test victims |
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The vote for Hong Kong's new leader kicks off this week, but most of its 3.8 million-strong electorate will have no say in choosing the winner, prompting calls for an overhaul of a system skewed towards Beijing.
It is the first leadership vote since mass pro-democracy protests in 2014 failed to win political reform and comes as fears grow that China is tightening its grip on semi-autonomous ... more China villages cheer Robin Hood-like hero in spring festival Exile, jail, abduction: the hazardous lives of China's rich Missing Chinese billionaire targeted over stocks crash: report |
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The Ivorian government planned Thursday to pursue talks with elite troops responsible for President Alassane Ouattara's security in a bid to end a revolt by the special forces, a defence ministry official said.
"Normally the discussions should resume this morning," the source told AFP after the mutineers began talks with top military staff following armed protests this week in their barracks ... moreIvory Coast arrests six journalists over mutiny 'false information'Ivory Coast govt in bid to end elite troops' mutiny Somalia to elect president amid security, drought woes |
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Airbus Defense and Space awarded CAE an 11-year contract to support the Canadian government's Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program.
Under the contract, valued at over $229 million, CAE will integrate training systems to prepare Canadian pilots to fly the C295W military transport aircraft. Canada selected to the aircraft as its new fixed-wing search-and-rescue platform in December 2016. ... more Saab offers high-tech jet production hub to India How to decrease the mass of aircrafts Israeli companies cash in on F-35 contract work |
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China increased its steelmaking capacity last year by more than twice Britain's annual output, a report said Monday, despite repeated pledges to cut huge excess in the sector.
China makes more than half the world's steel but a slowdown in its economy and sagging global demand has left the industry with massive excess capacity.
It has been accused of dumping its production on world mark ... more In the US, Trump ushers in era of dramatic deregulation China tightens controls on Bitcoin trading platforms China exports surge tainted by fears of trade turmoil |
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Chinese growth stabilised in the third quarter, data showed Wednesday, as ample credit and hot property markets propped up the world's second-largest economy.
But while the forecast-beating reading was in line with state targets, it came as experts warned that authorities have relied too much on easy credit, which has in turn increased financial risks.
The economy grew 6.7 percent in Jul ... moreChina data and US banks propel equities higher No debt-for-equity cure for zombie firms, says ChinaChina's ranks of super-rich rise despite economic slowdown |
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  A Chinese military aircraft had an "unsafe" encounter with a US Navy surveillance aircraft near a contested reef in the South China Sea, the US Pacific Command said Friday.
The two planes came within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of each other during Wednesday's incident near the Scarborough Shoal, which is claimed by both the Philippines and China, according to Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis.
... more Children learn patriotic spirit at "Red Army school" Trump sends letter of thanks to China's Xi Trump to attend NATO summit in unfinished HQ: sources |
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A study, led by Newcastle University's Dr Alan Jamieson, has uncovered the first evidence that man-made pollutants have now reached the farthest corners of our earth. Sampling amphipods from the Pacific Ocean's Mariana and Kermadec trenches - which are over 10 kilometres deep and 7,000 km apart - the team found extremely high levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants - or POPs - in the organism's ... more Israel court rules against 'nuclear' ammonia tankPhilippines to review mines closure orderPhilippine ministers say mine closure order will cost jobs |
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A landslide in northern Myanmar's jade mining region has killed 9 people, a local official said Saturday, the latest fatal incident to strike the shadowy billion-dollar industry.
The men were believed to be searching for jade in Kachin state when a wall of unstable earth collapsed late Thursday night.
Five bodies were found buried beneath the rubble on Thursday and three more were found ... more Justice for victims of Nepal's civil war slips away Six cosmic catastrophes that could wipe out life on Earth Facebook adds tool for helping in times of crisis |
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