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  Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) March 2, 2017 Iraqi Kurdish forces deployed at a state-run oil company Thursday, temporarily halting pumping through a pipeline that is one of the country's two main avenues for crude exports, officials said. The move highlights two fault lines that may increasingly come to the fore as Iraq's war against jihadists winds down: the dispute between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurds over territory and resources, and the rivalry between two of the country's main Kurdish parties. An AFP correspondent saw Kurdish security per ... read more |
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Report: Paramilitary force occupies northern Iraqi oil officeKirkuk, Iraq (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 Iraqi media reported a Kurdish paramilitary force occupied the offices of a state oil company in Kirkuk in a show of force over the nation's oil reserves. ... more 
U.S. crude oil inventory data drags prices lowerNew York (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 Steady gains in U.S. crude oil inventories, coupled with an increase in exports from a key OPEC member, sent oil prices into deep red territory early Thursday. ... more 
Russia's Lukoil reports oil production declines for 2016Moscow (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 Russian oil producer Lukoil said its oil production for 2016 was 8.6 percent lower than in 2015, but higher for the fourth quarter by about 2.5 percent. ... more 
KBR hired as consultant by Kazakh oil producerHouston (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 U.S. engineering services company KBR said it secured a contract for conceptual studies for oil field basins located in the Kazakh waters of the Caspian Sea. ... more |
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Design work completed for giant Israeli gas field, LeviathanAberdeen, Scotland (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 Wood Group, which provides services for energy producers and explorers, said it's completed design work for the giant Leviathan gas field offshore Israel. ... more 
French utility ENGIE posts loss, but keeps eye on low-carbon ballParis (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 French energy company ENGIE said it was standing by an agenda of agility and leanness after reporting revenues declined 4.6 percent in the fourth quarter. ... more 
Total teams up with Brazil's PetrobrasBrasilia, 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. ... more 
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 |
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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 |
  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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 Washington (AFP) March 2, 2017 
Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn warned Thursday that protectionist trade policies could spell "disaster" for an automotive sector that depends on open borders for a complex supply chain.
Ghosn, speaking at a forum on the future of mobility, said automakers depend on parts and technologies that move freely around the world.
While he did not specifically mention President Donald Trump, t ... more Redmond WA (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Kymeta aimes to deliver terabyte connectivity to the car of the future  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 |
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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 Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) March 2, 2017Hungry and afraid, Mosul civilians flee 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 |
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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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017North Korea diplomat in China amid coal cut tension  London (UPI) Feb 27, 2017U.K. MOD reveals $2.12B upgrade plan for Scottish bases  Vienna (AFP) March 1, 2017UN atomic chief to meet Tillerson Thursday: IAEA |
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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) March 1, 2017Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban  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 |
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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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 Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Feb 23, 2017  The Brazilian air force has started flight testing the aerial refueling capabilities of Embraer's KC-390 airlifter.
The first in-flight refueling mission of the future Brazilian air force aircraft occurred earlier this month, and military and company personnel are working on another test campaign with F-5M fighters again acting as the fuel receiver aircraft, the air force said.
T ... more Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Hungary gets more flight time on leased Gripen fighters  Washington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Sikorsky, Polish affiliate prepare for M28 demonstration  London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Charles Woodburn to take over as BAE Systems CEO |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 
Global art sales plunged in 2016 as the number of high-value works sold dropped by half, while China regained its status as the world's top market, Artprice said in an annual report released Monday.
Art auctions worldwide totalled $12.5 billion (11.8 billion euros) last year, down 22 percent from $16.1 billion in 2015, it said.
The world's biggest database for art prices and sales, worki ... more Beijing (AFP) March 2, 2017China's new bank regulator vows real estate, shadow banking crackdown  Geneva (AFP) March 2, 2017WTO faces first attack from US under Trump  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 24, 2017China overtakes US as Germany's top trade partner |
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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  Kiev (AFP) March 2, 2017Putin, Poroshenko held two rounds of secret phone talks: Kiev  Stockholm (AFP) March 2, 2017Sweden brings back conscription amid Russia fears |
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An Israeli court ruled Wednesday that a tanker of liquefied ammonia in the port city of Haifa must be emptied of its toxic content within 30 days.
The container, which can hold 12,000 tonnes of the corrosive liquid, made headlines last year when Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon's Shiite militia Hezbollah, said it would go off like "a nuclear bomb" if hit by his group's missiles.
N ... more Stockholm (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Study finds high levels of toxic chemicals in house cats 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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 London (UPI) Mar 2, 2017 
Orolia subsidiary McMurdo secured a contract to enhance existing search-and-rescue technology for the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the company announced Thursday.
Under the contract, the company will work to enable U.K. search-and-rescue workers to operate using the new Medium-altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue satellites, or MEOSAR, currently being deployed.
Work wil ... more Les Cayes, Haiti (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Haitians' ire over carnival spending amid hurricane's ruins  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 |
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