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  Baoding, China (AFP) Feb 26, 2017 Chinese state-run energy giant Sinopec has drilled hundreds of wells across the country without finding a single drop of oil. But that was precisely the point: instead of black gold, the almost mile deep holes are providing clean heat for local homes. While two-thirds of China's electricity is generated by coal, almost all of the homes in northern Hebei province's Xiong district - home to 400,000 people - are heated by wells as deep as 1,500 metres (5,000 feet). In a new apartment in the distr ... read more |
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OPEC: We're at 86 percent compliance to cutsVienna (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 Parties to an agreement to limit crude oil production starting in January were 86 percent in line with commitments, a joint OPEC, non-OPEC group said. ... more 
New oil, gas discovery confirmed in Barents SeaStavanger, Norway (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 A Norwegian energy regulator confirmed a new oil and natural gas discovery was made in the Barents Sea by a subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum. ... more 
Saudi FM in first visit to Iraq since 2003Baghdad (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir held talks in Baghdad with Iraq's leadership Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat from the kingdom since 2003. ... more 
Texas oil production down from 2015Austin, Texas (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 If preliminary data are accurate, total Texas crude oil production for 2016 was down 10 percent from the previous year, the state government reported. ... more |
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More than $9 million in penalties for fatal 2012 rig fireWashington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 Oilfield services company Wood Group agreed to pay $9.5 million in penalties related to a deadly 2012 offshore platform fire, the Justice Department said. ... more 
Oil prices end the week on a down noteNew York (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 U.S. crude oil production levels weighed on the minds of investors early Friday, sending oil prices lower as OPEC monitors compliance with a production deal. ... more 
Canada's Husky Energy turns a profitCalgary, Alberta (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 Canadian oil producer Husky Energy said Friday it managed to turn a profit in the fourth quarter on the back of steady gains in total production. ... more 
Economy in oil-rich Alberta turning cornerEdmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 Reconstruction in the wake of wildfires that idled parts of its oil industry and improved energy economics means Alberta is growing, a minister said. ... more 
Oil and gas wastewater spills alter microbes in West Virginia watersNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 Wastewater from oil and gas operations - including fracking for shale gas - at a West Virginia site altered microbes downstream, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, published recently in Sc ... more 
Oil production from Kazakhstan on the riseAstana, Kazakhstan (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 Production from part of Kashagan oil field in the Kazakh waters of the Caspian Sea should reach capacity by the end of the year, an operating company said. ... more |
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FAR makes further progress offshore SenegalPerth, Australia (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 Drilling of a fifth appraisal well into what may become one of the more promising basins off the West African coast is completed, FAR Ltd. announced. ... more 
US authorities clear Dakota pipeline protest campChicago (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Law enforcement with armored vehicles and bulldozers entered a North Dakota campsite on Thursday, clearing out dozens of people who had refused to vacate an oil pipeline protest. ... more 
Investment decision reached for Israeli gas giantTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 The partnership in control of Leviathan, among the largest gas fields in the world, said they reached an investment decision that envisions flows by 2019. ... more 
Transocean says its phone is ringingZug, Switzerland (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 Rig company Transocean said that, after reporting an increase in revenues for the fourth quarter, recovery for offshore drillers was evident on the horizon. ... more |
  Durham, N.C. (UPI) Feb 23, 2017  Scientists at Duke University have developed a new method for catalyzing the conversion of carbon dioxide into methane, a component of many alternative fuels. The reaction is bolstered by the presence of rhodium nanoparticles and ultraviolet light.
Rhodium is known to accelerate, or catalyze, a variety of reactions used for industrial processes, but the energy boost offered by the rare ... more Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 10, 2017Alberta backing bioenergy programs  Syracuse NY (SPX) Feb 01, 2017A better way to farm algae  Leiden, The Netherlands (SPX) Jan 31, 2017DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method |
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 Minneapolis MN (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and University of Milano-Bicocca are bringing the dream of windows that can efficiently collect solar energy one step closer to reality thanks to high tech silicon nanoparticles.
The researchers developed technology to embed the silicon nanoparticles into what they call efficient luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs). These LSCs are the key eleme ... more Bangkok, Thailand (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Prime Road and First Solar complete 18MW of Thai solar farms  Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017U.S. renewables a job engine, trade groups say  Zug, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 24, 2017meeco installed biggest solar energy plant in Zimbabwe |
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 Newark DE (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 
Injecting large amounts of offshore wind power into the U.S. electrical grid is manageable, will cut electricity costs, and will reduce pollution compared to current fossil fuel sources, according to researchers from the University of Delaware and Princeton University who have completed a first-of-its-kind simulation with the electric power industry.
The researchers consulted with PJM Inte ... more Lansing, Mich. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Michigan meets renewable energy targets  Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Feb 9, 2017British grid drawing power from new offshore wind farm  Milan, Italy (SPX) Jan 31, 2017Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm |
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 Tehran (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 
Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had requested to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan over the next three years to help develop its civil reactor programme.
The request has been made to the body that oversees the nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers in 2015.
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, told the ISNA news ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 22, 2017German energy giant RWE posts 5.7-bln-euro loss in 2016  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia's Rosatom Subsidiaries Produced 7,900 Tonnes of Uranium in 2016  Paris (AFP) Feb 21, 2017China delays nuclear reactor start again |
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 Exeter, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 
Rising temperatures could accelerate climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide stored in ponds and increasing the methane they release, new research shows. The scientists experimentally warmed an array of ponds over seven years by 4-5+ C and studied the impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and rates of metabolism.
Changes observed after the first year became "amplified" over a ... more Quixeramobim, Brazil (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Brazil's poorest region suffers worst drought in a century  Paris (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Climate study delivers dire warning on Alpine snow  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release |
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 Redmond WA (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
Kymeta, has announced that its 20 cm mTenna satellite antenna subsystem module (ASM) for the consumer connected car industry, successfully connected to the Intelsat satellite constellation. This successful test continues Kymeta's progress toward bringing high throughput, secure mobile connectivity to the automotive industry and follows the partnership announced with Toyota Motor Corporation at t ... more San Francisco (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Tesla slips back into red but revenue grows  Hanover NH (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment  Atlanta GA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Four-stroke engine cycle produces hydrogen from methane and captures CO2 |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 26, 2017  Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul on Sunday, aiming to build a floating bridge across the Tigris to establish an important supply route linked to the recaptured east bank.
A week into a major push on the western side of the city, where an estimated 2,000 holdout jihadists and 750,000 civilians are trapped, government forces made steady progress.
But after relatively easy gains ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Ululations, pleas for cigarettes as Iraq forces enter Mosul  Mosul Airport, Iraq (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Iraq forces enter IS-held Mosul airport  Aqrab Checkpoint, Iraq (AFP) Feb 20, 2017Iraq forces battle IS to close in on Mosul's west bank |
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 Vienna (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 
Iran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal it sealed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN watchdog seen by AFP on Friday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency addressed key limits set under the agreement, which is under intense scrutiny after the election of US President Donald Trump.
The report said Iran is not pursuing construction of its existing ... more Seoul (AFP) Feb 23, 2017S. Korea blasts news of Kim murder via loudspeaker to North: report  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Feb 22, 2017N. Korea more isolated than ever after Malaysia killing Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017China move puts onus on US in N. Korea impasse: experts |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 22, 2017  Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday after a high-profile corruption trial found him guilty of misconduct during his time at the helm of the city.
Tsang, 72, who held the leadership post of chief executive for seven years from 2005, is the most senior city official ever to be convicted in a criminal trial and the highest ranking one to be pu ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 23, 2017China muzzles feminist group over anti-Trump posts  Shanghai (AFP) Feb 22, 2017China selfie-app leader seeks to 'beautify the world'  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Film depicts crackdown on China labour advocates |
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 Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army against a rebel militia, a military spokesman told AFP Thursday.
Guillaume Djike, a spokesman for the army in troubled North Kivu province in the east of the nation, said 16 people had been killed from Monday to Wednesday, while five rebels from the M23 militia had been cap ... more Niamey (AFP) Feb 26, 2017France sends backup to Niger after 16 troops killed  Bangui, CAR (AFP) Feb 26, 2017UN airstrikes in C.Africa target 'heavily armed' militia  Abidjan (AFP) Feb 22, 2017I.Coast hosting bid to save its last chimpanzees |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 
For 12 days in January 2016, a football-field-sized balloon with a telescope hanging beneath it floated 24 miles above the Antarctic continent, riding the spiraling polar vortex. On Jan. 31, 2016, scientists sent the pre-planned command to cut the balloon - and the telescope parachuted to the ground in the Queen Maud region of Antarctica.
The telescope sat on the ice for an entire year. ... more Cleveland OH (SPX) Feb 27, 2017NASA wind tunnel tests Lockheed Martin X-Plane concept  Madrid (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Madrid invites Airbus CEO to debrief on military plane woes  Abu Dhabi (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia-UAE 5th-generation fighter jet to be developed no earlier than 2025 |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 24, 2017 
China overtook the United States last year to become Germany's biggest trading partner for the first time, official data showed, a shift likely to reassure Berlin as worries grow over US President Donald Trump's protectionist leanings.
The figures compiled by federal statistics office Destatis and seen by AFP on Friday showed that the total volume of trade between China and Germany climbed b ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2017China selects new chiefs for top economic posts  Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Trump plots 'tough policies' to return jobs from China  Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017US Treasury's Mnuchin dials back Trump economic promises |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2016
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 ... moreNew York (AFP) Oct 14, 2016China data and US banks propel equities higher  Beijing (AFP) Oct 11, 2016No debt-for-equity cure for zombie firms, says China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2016China's ranks of super-rich rise despite economic slowdown |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2017  The US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group in Syria needs better communication with the Russian military and other regional players, a top US Air Force general said Friday.
General Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, who heads the Air Combat Command, said air space is getting increasingly congested as IS loses territory and efforts against the group focus on smaller areas.
"By definition, ... more Berlin (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Germany to boost troops as US urges more defence spending  Warsaw (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Poland ousts 90 percent of top brass in defence overhaul  Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Trump security advisor McMaster: tank battle hero of the Gulf War |
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 Manila (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  After two decades as a yoga missionary, Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez is unleashing her inner rage on the mining industry while aiming for Bhutan-style gross national happiness.
Lopez has in recent months moved global commodity markets with a campaign to close roughly two-thirds of the existing mines in the Philippines, which is the world's biggest supplier of nickel ore and ... more Hanoi (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Vietnam to punish officials over mass fish deaths  Stockholm (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Study finds high levels of toxic chemicals in house cats  Geneva (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Tiny plastic particles from clothing, tyres clogging oceans: report |
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 Al-Buseif, Iraq (AFP) Feb 21, 2017 On the edge of the village of Al-Buseif, captured overnight from the Islamic State group by Iraqi forces advancing on western Mosul, a federal policeman signalled to fleeing civilians.
The small group of villagers, some carrying makeshift white flags, walked slowly along a dirt road in the valley below, metres (yards) from the western bank of the Tigris river.
They were the first civilia ... more Rome (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Berlusconi lunch on auction to help Italy quake victims Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' sought by Sri Lanka agents: lawyer  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Rio sets aside recession, violence fears for carnival |
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