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  Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 French energy company Total announced alongside its Brazilian counterpart, Petrobras, both sides were teaming up in a $2.25 billion joint venture agreement. "These new partnerships together with a reinforced technological cooperation should create significant synergies and values, mutualizing our operational excellence and further reducing costs on our joint projects for the benefit of both companies," Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne and Petrbras CEO Pedro Parente said in a joint statement. T ... read more |
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Oil prices inch up cautiously in data waiting gameNew York (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Crude oil prices fought off competing production narratives in early Wednesday trading to inch higher, but U.S. supply data could set the tone later in the day. ... more 
What about offshore, oil industry asks TrumpWashington (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Despite general White House support for the oil and gas sector, a trade group said more than 90 percent of the reserves offshore remain off limits to producers. ... more 
New Norwegian Sea drilling expectedStavanger, Norway (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Statoil was granted preliminary approval to start a new drilling campaign near an existing oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, the government said. ... more 
After oil deal, Russia backs Libyan autonomyMoscow (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Weeks after wading into its oil sector, and on the eve of a state visit, a Kremlin spokesman said Libya should be free from foreign intervention. ... more |
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Iran inks oil agreements with AustriaVienna (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 An Iranian leader reached an agreement with his Austrian counterparts to cooperate on oil field development, Iranian state media reported. ... more 
Italian energy company Eni recovers after spending cutsMilan, Italy (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Italian energy company Eni said it managed to turn a corner after trimming investments last year to turn in its first quarterly profit in more than a year. ... more 
New offshore contract for struggling Subsea 7London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 Subsea 7, a company offering service support for oil and gas field development, said it landed a contract of at least $50 million for offshore Australia. ... more 
Gas prices steady before seasonal spikeWashington (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 U.S. retail gasoline prices are following oil markets by staying more or less even, but that will change mid-March with a new blend of gas, analysis finds. ... more 
Conditions right for U.S. oil exportsHouston (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 A global market looking to balance OPEC output declines and an expected increase in U.S. pipeline capacity could make oil exports attractive, analysis finds. ... more 
U.S. oil stocks, fourth quarter GDP weigh on oil pricesNew York (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 Expectations of a build in U.S. crude oil inventories on the back of rising output pushed crude oil prices lower in early Tuesday trading. ... more |
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WSU research advances energy savings for oil, gas industriesPullman WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 A Washington State University research team has improved an important catalytic reaction commonly used in the oil and gas industries. The innovation could lead to dramatic energy savings and reduced ... more 
Total sells off assets in Gabon for $350 millionParis (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 French energy major Total said Monday it was unloading some of its mature assets in emerging West Africa to take advantage of market conditions. ... more 
Russia sees U.S. oil production as a lid on oil pricesLondon (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 Gains in oil production from the United States should establish a ceiling over crude oil prices on the global market, the head of Russia's Lukoil said Monday. ... more 
OPEC chatter again sparks a rallyNew York (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 Investors on Monday focused more on OPEC possibilities than real-time trends elsewhere to send crude oil prices sharply higher in early trading. ... more |
  Durham NC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017  Duke University researchers have developed tiny nanoparticles that help convert carbon dioxide into methane using only ultraviolet light as an energy source. Having found a catalyst that can do this important chemistry using ultraviolet light, the team now hopes to develop a version that would run on natural sunlight, a potential boon to alternative energy.
Chemists have long sought an eff ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 01, 2017Biofuel produced by microalgae  Durham, N.C. (UPI) Feb 23, 2017Scientists use nanoparticles, ultraviolet light to turn CO2 into fuel  Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 10, 2017Alberta backing bioenergy programs |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
SOVENTIX Canada Inc. has commenced the development of several solar projects with a capacity of up to 140 megawatts (MWp) in Alberta, Canada. The six projects with a potential nameplate capacity from 15 to 45 MWp are located near Calgary and Edmonton. Building on Soventix Canada's success in the Ontario, the current projects will further drive the expansion of SOVENTIX in the Canadian solar mark ... more Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Alberta puts more weight behind solar power  London, UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Lightsource Renewable Energy acquires residential portfolio  Zug, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 24, 2017meeco installed biggest solar energy plant in Zimbabwe |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
The sight of propeller-like rotating blades positioned high up the pole of a tall horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) may be familiar to many. Often grouped in wind farms, HAWTs provide significant amounts of energy for local communities. One drawback to HAWTs is the large space they take up, needing to be placed far apart from each other. If placed too close together, the turbulence and wind ve ... more Newark DE (SPX) Feb 22, 2017US grid can handle more offshore wind power  Lansing, Mich. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Michigan meets renewable energy targets  Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Feb 9, 2017British grid drawing power from new 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 Pullman WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Researchers find new clues for nuclear waste cleanup  Manchester UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone before  Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017Areva narrows losses in 2016 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Even Punxsutawaney Phil can't be blamed for being baffled this year and hightailing it back to his burrow. He predicted six more weeks of winter on Feb 2, but by then spring was already springing well ahead of historical norms in much of the USA.
While we've known for a over a decade now that climate change is variably advancing the onset of spring across the United States, a new set of ma ... more Mogadishu (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Somali president declares 'national disaster' over drought  Exeter, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Warming ponds could accelerate climate change  Quixeramobim, Brazil (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Brazil's poorest region suffers worst drought in a century |
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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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 Baghdad (AFP) March 1, 2017  Iraqi soldiers are in control of the road linking west Mosul with the Islamic State group-held town of Tal Afar, isolating jihadists in the city, a senior commander said Wednesday.
Iraqi forces are battling inside west Mosul to retake it from IS in a major push launched on February 19, but have also moved through the surrounding desert to cut the area off from Tal Afar and increase press ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 1, 201726,000 Iraqis flee west Mosul fighting in 10 days Talul Al-Atshana, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017To secure Mosul, Iraq army makes desert push with US help South Of Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Iraqi civilians flee fighting, privation in west Mosul |
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 Sunnyvale, CA. (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 
Lockheed Martin plans to relocate its Fleet Ballistic Missile program in a move the company says will cut costs for its customers.
The move will take place over the course of eight years. Approximately 650 positions from Lockheed Martin's Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., will relocate to other company facilities in Florida and Colorado.
"We value the deep expertise of ... more Seoul (AFP) Feb 24, 2017N. Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: Seoul  Vienna (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Iran complying with nuclear deal, says UN watchdog  Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2017US, S. Korea and Japan look to turn screw on Pyongyang |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017 
A nerve centre for migrant workers who stream in from around the country in search of a better life, Black Bridge Village is a place of industry and desperation.
Posters on the wall offer easy money for blood donations: 400 ml - almost one US pint - earns between 400 and 500 yuan, enough to pay the rent for a small room.
Ramshackle structures of brick, corrugated iron and wood have mu ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Activists gatecrash meeting of Hong Kong leadership hopeful  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2017China's favourite wins strong backing in Hong Kong leadership race  Hong Kong (AFP) March 1, 2017Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban |
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 Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) March 1, 2017 
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The Congolese army said Wednesday it had killed 20 fighters from the M23 militia group and lost two soldiers in clashes with the rebels since the end of January.
General Leon Mushale told reporters in the eastern city of Goma that a further 25 rebels either were captured or surrendered and that six soldiers had been injured.
The clashes occurred in the eastern part of DR Congo, on an ... more Dar Es Salaam (AFP) March 1, 2017Tanzania bans booze sachets  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 |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Feb 22, 2017 
Sweden and Hungary have updated their Gripen fighter lease agreement to give Hungary more flight hours and updated aircraft.
The new comprehensive agreement allows Hungary 400 extra flight hours per year, increasing the limit from 1,600 hours to 2,000 hours.
Sweden will contribute support to cope with the extended flight time.
The Swedish Defense Matériel Agency, FMV, wil ... more Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2017U.S. Air Force equips decoy flight vehicles with anti-jam capabilities  London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Charles Woodburn to take over as BAE Systems CEO  Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2017U.S. Navy orders 12 new fighter aircraft from Boeing |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017  China said Wednesday it will cut 500,000 jobs in the steel and coal industries this year as it continues to trim excess capacity in the smokestack sectors amid a slowing economy.
Minister of Human Resources Yin Weimin, in announcing the cuts at a press conference in Beijing, said the laid-off workers will enter a job placement programme or be offered early retirement.
China makes more th ... more Paris (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Global art sales plummet, China biggest market: report  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 24, 2017China overtakes US as Germany's top trade partner  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Asia must spend $26 tn on infrastructure by 2030: ADB |
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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 28, 2017  China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied that no breakdown in ties is imminent.
The newly elected US president initially caused consternation in Beijing by flirting with Taiwan, calling into question US support for the One China policy and threatening a trade war.
But he has since walked back his comments on One ... more Istanbul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Erdogan says paper to pay 'price' over controversial report  Moscow (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Russia and UK hold high-level military talks in Moscow  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017Russia wants to form new Collective Security Bloc that replaces NATO |
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 Stockholm (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 
Your cat is a repository for chemicals in your home. As scientists suspected, tests show harmful chemicals can accumulate in the blood of healthy cats.
Researchers measured significantly elevated levels of brominated flame retardants, BFRs, in feline blood samples. BFRs are a class of chemical compounds used to make electronics, clothes and furniture less combustible. Studies have shown ... more Jerusalem (AFP) March 1, 2017Israel court orders toxic chemical tank emptied Manila (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Ex-yoga missionary unleashes rage on Philippine miners  Hanoi (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Vietnam to punish officials over mass fish deaths |
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 Les Cayes, Haiti (AFP) Feb 27, 2017  Starjuin Regent is still waiting for Haitian government aid to help him rebuild his fishing business, which was destroyed last year by Hurricane Matthew.
In the nearly five months since the massive category five storm hit, residents are still struggling to rebuild shattered homes and businesses.
All the more reason then, for the ire of Regent and many others here over millions of dollars ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Carnival helps Rio put crime, recession on back burner  Ottawa (AFP) Feb 25, 2017Canada conservationist warns of 'cyber poaching  Paris (AFP) Feb 26, 2017In Mosul, a long-term battle to repair Iraq's heritage |
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