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  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 As one of the companies with the largest take in a U.S. offshore auction, Norway's Statoil said it reset its Gulf of Mexico position as the market improves. Statoil was the high bidder on 13 of the tracts up for sale in the latest auction for the rights to drill in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Of the more than two dozen companies with successful bids, Statoil was near the top with company bids of more than $51 million. The company was the successful high bidder in all but two o ... read more |
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Fretting over U.S. economic fate dings oil pricesWashington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 Crude oil prices drifted lower in early Thursday trading as investors remained cautious about U.S. economic trajectory ahead of a pivotal vote on health insurance. ... more 
China's CNOOC hit by market downturnWashington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 After reporting steep declines in yearly oil and gas revenue, Chinese company CNOOC said Thursday its focus on cost control was relentless. ... more 
Putin insists Europe needs expanded gas pipelineWashington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 An expansion to a Russian gas pipeline running offshore to Germany makes sense given production declines in Europe, Russia's president said. ... more 
Oil and gas-rich Norway expects sluggish economic growthWashington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 There are signs that pressure from a declining energy sector is fading, though Norway's economy is not on pace for major growth, the government said Thursday. ... more |
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Oil breakthrough for Mexico with Eni discoveryWashington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 Italian energy company Eni said Thursday it confirmed the potential for oil offshore Mexico in the first drilling campaign by a foreign company since 2013. ... more 
Husky Energy responding to minor Alberta oil spillWashington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 Canadian oil company Husky Energy said it was ready to start restoration efforts immediately, after reporting a minor oil spill in southwest Alberta. ... more 
Libya sets goals for higher oil productionWashington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 Libya aims to increase crude oil production at some of its fields by 55,000 barrels to the extent that conditions permit, the nation's main oil company stated. ... more 
UN Security Council again eyes sanctions on South SudanUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 24, 2017 The UN Security Council voiced alarm Thursday about the deepening humanitarian crisis and famine in South Sudan, with the United States, Britain and France raising anew the idea of sanctions and a weapons embargo. ... more 
A new model for capillary rise in nano-channels offers insights into frackingWashington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 In the last decades, hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," a method of oil and gas extraction, has revolutionized the global energy industry. It involves fracturing rock with a pressurized liquid or " ... more 
Germany's Wintershall expects steady oil, gas output for 2017Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 German energy company Wintershall said it expects good returns this year and a steady course for oil prices supporting expansions for oil and gas production. ... more |
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Russia will play OPEC ball, report findsWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Russia is likely to play along with what's expected to be another six months of OPEC production cuts despite lackluster compliance, a new report finds. ... more 
Supply-side pressure leaves bruise on oil pricesWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Questions about Trump-era economic trends and concerns about a glut of oil in the market pushed crude oil prices sharply lower in early Wednesday trading. ... more 
New Zealand expects strong interest in oil, gas auctionWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Though small by global standards, New Zealand's oil and gas sector is expected to see strong interest as the market improves, the energy minister said. ... more 
Market may be ripe for U.S. offshore oil and gas bidsWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Energy sector interest in the central waters of the Gulf of Mexico is high because of market conditions and U.S. government interest, a trade group said. ... more |
  Jakarta (AFP) March 20, 2017 
Brightly coloured wooden and brick houses line a clean riverside path amid trees and vegetable gardens, a tranquil scene in the normally chaotic Indonesian capital Jakarta.
Residents have transformed the "kampung", as traditional neighbourhoods are known in Indonesia, into a model of clean and green living in an effort to fight off the threat of eviction.
Tongkol kampung was once much ... more Upton NY (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Study IDs link between sugar signaling and regulation of oil production in plants  Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2017NASA Study Confirms Biofuels Reduce Jet Engine Pollution  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Scientists harness solar power to produce clean hydrogen from biomass |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
A material with the perovskite crystal structure has become very popular for solar cells. While most perovskites are inorganic compounds, this new material is a hybrid of relatively inexpensive organic and inorganic materials. In just a few short years, researchers have achieved remarkable power conversion efficiency with these perovskites, comparable with the best photovoltaic materials availab ... more Dubai (AFP) March 20, 2017Dubai harvests desert sun at vast solar plant  London, UK (SPX) Mar 21, 2017New solar energy plant to be installed on Barbuda  Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017Sea change needed for low-carbon economy |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017 
The results of an auction for the right to develop wind energy offshore North Carolina makes it a major low-carbon economic stimulus, a trade group said.
Avangrid Renewables was the winner of an auction for a lease area offshore Kitty Hawk with a $9 million bid to develop wind energy in federal waters. Nancy Sopko, director of offshore issues for the American Wind Energy Association, pr ... moreWashington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017North Carolina ready for offshore wind energy auction  London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Flagship English Channel wind farm nears completion Paris (UPI) Mar 06, 2017French, Spanish companies set for more wind power off coast of France |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 
Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit.
The Tokyo-listed stock dropped as much as 13.62 percent at one point, with concerns that the embattled company's shares could be delisted from the bourse.
Toshiba ended the day at 189.5 yen ($1.65), down 12.22 p ... more London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoU  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017German energy company RWE evolving for success  Manchester UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Potential approach to how radioactive elements could be 'fished out' of nuclear waste |
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 Baidoa, Somalia (AFP) March 20, 2017  Mariam Ibrahim, her seven children and two neighbouring families were the last to leave their village in southwestern Somalia.
They loaded their combined belongings - blankets, cooking pots, sleeping mats, jerry cans, clothes - onto a hired donkey cart and walked beside it for 20 kilometres (12 miles) to Baidoa, the closest city.
"There is nobody left now," said the 28-year-old.
Sh ... more New York (AFP) March 23, 2017Tillerson alias emails from his ExxonMobil era prove elusive  New York NY (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Under the dead sea, warnings of dire drought  Geneva (AFP) March 21, 20172017 already marked by climate extremes: UN |
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 London (AFP) March 22, 2017  Chinese carmaker Geely, owner of the London Taxi Company, opened Wednesday a 300-million pound UK factory making only electrical versions of the iconic London black cab for use worldwide.
The site in Coventry, central England, "has the capacity to build more than 20,000 vehicles per year... the best ultra-low emission commercial vehicles in the world", LTC said in a statement.
Geely bought LT ... more Jerusalem (AFP) March 17, 2017Intel deal may fuel Israel's rise as builder of car brains  Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017Germany pushing e-mobility options  New York (AFP) March 16, 2017More gas guzzlers due to Trump? Not necessarily |
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 Washington (AFP) March 22, 2017 
Senior diplomats from the 68-strong US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to seek a quick and lasting victory against the jihadists Wednesday at a major meeting.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed his counterparts from the mainly Western and Arab alliance to Washington with a vow to hunt down IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Envoys were keen to hear details of U ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 21, 2017Iraq forces gain ground, deploy snipers in Mosul  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 23, 2017Mosul comes alive with the sound of music  Baghdad (AFP) March 20, 2017Iraq forces push into Old Mosul as thousands trapped |
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 Washington (AFP) March 23, 2017 
Chinese telecom giant ZTE has pleaded guilty in a US court to violating US export controls by selling goods to Iran and North Korea over several years.
The move is the final step in the case's resolution which the US government announced March 7 in which it slapped $1.2 billion in fines on the company, the largest criminal penalty in US history in an export control case, although there have ... more Washington (AFP) March 23, 2017US sees 'activity' at N. Korea nuke sites: US official  Stockholm (AFP) March 21, 2017Swedish parliament holds first war game in 20 years  Seoul (AFP) March 22, 2017North Korea fails in new missile test: Seoul |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 23, 2017 
Huang Xiaoshuai and his wife last year splashed out $70,000 for a large painting of fish by Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody - part of a growing clique of young, affluent Chinese art enthusiasts building their own high-end collections.
The picture now hangs in their Shanghai home and the couple, along with other mainland collectors, have flown in to attend VIP events at this week's Art Bas ... more Hong Kong (AFP) March 21, 2017Distraught Hong Kong villagers battle to save their homes  Hong Kong (AFP) March 23, 2017China watches Hong Kong vote as protests threatened  Hong Kong (AFP) March 22, 2017Hong Kong leader must cooperate with China: Li Ka-shing |
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 Abuja (AFP) March 21, 2017  A Nigerian rights group on Tuesday called for an investigation into "attacks" on the Amnesty International office in Abuja following heavy criticism by the country's military.
Protesters had surrounded the Amnesty office in the Nigerian capital on Monday and Tuesday, demanding that the London-based rights group leave the country immediately.
The demonstration comes less than a month af ... more Bamako (AFP) March 19, 2017Rags, not riches, defining Africa's urban explosion  Conakry (AFP) March 13, 2017Senegal extradites Guinean soldier wanted over massacre Addis Ababa (AFP) March 10, 2017.africa joins the internet |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017  The U.S. Air Force issued an invitation this week to industry to participate in a capability assessment of light attack aircraft.
The live-fly experiment, part a broader Air Force effort to explore cost-effective attack platform options, will be held this summer at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The off-the-shelf aircraft from industry participants will be flown by service ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017Thales delivers flight simulator to Malaysian air force  Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017U.S. Air Force orders KC-10 engine overhauls  Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017U.S. Air Force delivers refurbished F-16s to Indonesia |
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 Geneva (AFP) March 21, 2017  China on Tuesday asked the World Trade Organization to create an expert panel to examine the so-called "surrogate country" approach used by the European Union to calculate anti-dumping measures applied to Chinese exports.
When China joined the WTO in 2001, it was written into the terms of the deal that member states could treat it as a non-market economy for 15 years.
The deadline passe ... more Tangiers, Morocco (AFP) March 20, 2017Morocco's Tangiers to host Chinese industrial city  Sydney (AFP) March 24, 2017China inks $4.6 billion deal for Australia mine project  Newark DE (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement |
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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) March 21, 2017  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will skip a NATO meeting in April but travel to Russia the same month, fuelling fears about Washington's commitment to the alliance.
Tillerson will be replaced by his deputy at the Brussels meeting on April 5 and 6, despite Washington's efforts to quash questions about US President Donald Trump's support for NATO and quest for better ties with Moscow.
... more Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Germany blocks defense exports to Turkey  Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2017China-backed bank approves 13 new members  Manila (AFP) March 23, 2017Manila could share maritime resources with China: Duterte |
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 Minneapolis, MN (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
Mercury is very toxic and can cause long-term health damage, but removing it from water is challenging. To address this growing problem, University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Sciences (CFANS) Professor Abdennour Abbas and his lab team created a sponge that can absorb mercury from a polluted water source within seconds.
Thanks to the application of nanotechnology ... more Jakarta (AFP) March 22, 2017Indonesia increases estimate for cruise ship reef damage  Punta Gorda, United States (AFP) March 22, 2017Florida eco-friendly town opens for business Jakarta (AFP) March 17, 2017Indonesia summons UK envoy over coral reef destruction |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
SES offers a broad range of solutions to support humanitarian and disaster relief efforts across the globe. Some of them were showcased during the Humanitarian ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Forum organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), and held on the 21 and 22 March in Mountain V ... more Baghdad (AFP) March 22, 2017HRW calls on Iraqis to avoid ad hoc mass grave exhumations  Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017Video game study suggests people will remain calm as the world ends  Kathmandu (AFP) March 24, 2017Lowest bidders threaten Nepal's quake-hit heritage |
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