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  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 The size of the oil reserves in the Goliat field in the Norwegian waters of the Barents Sea were revised higher because of new drilled wells, a regulator said. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said two wells drilled in the Snadd reservoir within the Goliat license area in the Barents Sea meant an increase in the estimates reserves of 7.5 million barrels. Italian energy company ENI, which operates Goliat through floating production platforms, is already approved by the Norwegian govern ... read more |
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Oil and gas projects in deep waters grow competitiveWashington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 On the heels of new developments in the Gulf of Mexico, a report finds the next breakout area for the recovering oil and gas sector may be deep water basins. ... more 
Oil prices set for rise after higher U.S. GDP figures reportedWashington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 Crude oil prices were on pace for another day of solid gains Thursday after a report showed fourth quarter gains in the United States were better than expected. ... more 
PetroChina profit plunges 78% to record lowShanghai (AFP) March 30, 2017 State-owned Chinese energy giant PetroChina on Thursday announced it slumped to a record-low profit for 2016 as global oil price weakness slashed earnings by 78 percent. ... more 
Genel Energy aims to emerge as a natural gas playerWashington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 Coming off a tough year in 2016, Genel Energy, which has a strong position in northern Iraq, said it was in partnership talks with a company in nearby Turkey. ... more |
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Texas oil production down year-over-yearWashington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 Though recovery is expected to evolve through 2017, data on oil production from Texas show volumes declined year-over-year, based on preliminary figures. ... more 
West Africa oil potential growingWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 After posting a perfect record in discoveries off the West African coast, Australian energy company FAR Ltd. said its footprint was expanding with a new buy-in. ... more 
Low prices at the pump holding thanks to OPECWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 Uncertainty surrounding an OPEC-led production agreement is keeping a lid on crude oil prices to the benefit of U.S. motorists at the pump, AAA reported. ... more 
World Bank priority gas field in Ghana gets supportWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 French engineering company TechnipFMC said it secured a contract to help develop the Sankofa natural gas field offshore Ghana, a field backed by the World Bank. ... more 
Exxon Mobil urges Trump to stay in Paris climate accordWashington (AFP) March 28, 2017 Energy giant Exxon Mobil has asked the Trump administration not to scrap US participation in the landmark Paris climate agreement, running counter to White House moves on carbon emissions. ... more 
Moscow sees Arctic oil as an optionWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 Developing oil from the Arctic regions of northern Russia is still a strategic interest despite the prohibitive market factors, a minister said. ... more |
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 Houthi rebels in Yemen threatening strategic strait: US official 
OMV presses on hydrogen-fuel acceleratorWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 Austrian energy company OMV said Wednesday it was building on efforts to diversify its portfolio by opening more filling stations for hydrogen-powered vehicles. ... more 
After energy agreement, Iran sees growing trade with RussiaWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 Boasting that it's a result of a multilateral nuclear deal, OPEC-member Iran said its trade volume with oil-rich Russia could pass the $10 billion mark. ... more 
Chevron makes LNG headwayWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 The third production facility at the Gorgon liquefied natural gas facility off the Australian coast is now in service, the regional subsidiary of Chevron said. ... more
Oil prices stage weak rally against competing market factorsWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 Traders shrugged off data indicating supply-side strains to focus more on lower production from OPEC members, sending oil prices higher early Wednesday. ... more |
  Bochum, Germany (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
Researchers at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have analysed how green algae manufacture complex components of a hydrogen-producing enzyme. The enzyme, known as the hydrogenase, may be relevant for the biotechnological production of hydrogen.
To date, little is known about the way organisms form this type of hydrogenases under natural conditions. Using novel synthetic biology methods, the team aro ... more Jakarta (AFP) March 20, 2017Community in chaotic Jakarta goes green to fight eviction  Upton NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Chemists ID catalytic 'key' for converting CO2 to methanol  Upton NY (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Study IDs link between sugar signaling and regulation of oil production in plants |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 
Rice University scientists have created an efficient, simple-to-manufacture oxygen-evolution catalyst that pairs well with semiconductors for solar water splitting, the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy in the form of hydrogen and oxygen.
The lab of Kenton Whitmire, a Rice professor of chemistry, teamed up with researchers at the University of Houston and discovered that growin ... more London, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Nanomaterials that makes harvesting sunlight easier  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 30, 2017First Solar to deliver 48Mw Manildra solar farm  London, UK (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Lightsource turns on Northern Ireland's largest solar project |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Danish plans to build one of the larger wind farms in European territorial waters are in line with competition and environmental goals there, a governing body said.
Denmark in February told the European Commission it was offering state-backed premiums for the price of electricity to support the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner in charge of ... more Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017Japan scientist eyes energy burst from 'typhoon turbine'  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017North Carolina offshore wind hailed as job creator Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017North Carolina ready for offshore wind energy auction |
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 Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017 
Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said Wednesday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims.
The Japanese conglomerate's board approved the Chapter 11 filing in a US court in New York, a step that temporarily shelters struggling firms as they try to restructure their affairs ... more Tokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017Japan high court rules nuclear reactors can restart  Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017Loss-hit Toshiba nosedives on fears about future  London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoU |
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 Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2017 
Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday said climate change was not caused by human activity, as the White House announced that President Donald Trump would decide by May on continued US participation in the landmark Paris Agreement limiting global carbon emissions.
One day after visiting the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic, Putin claimed that icebergs had been melting for decad ... more Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017Trump moves to roll back Obama climate measures  Miami (AFP) March 30, 2017US climate science hearing descends into bullying 'food-fight' Paris (AFP) March 30, 2017Trump keeps world dangling on Paris climate pact |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017 
German automakers Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen will recall nearly one million vehicles in China, according to the country's quality regulator.
Mercedes Benz will recall nearly 400,000 vehicles of different models produced between May 2015 and February 2017 due to concerns that parts of the ignition circuitry could overheat under some extreme conditions, according to a statement posted on the ... more New Delhi (AFP) March 29, 2017India court bans sale of 800,000 vehicles over emission levels  Paris (AFP) March 29, 2017London, Paris, Seoul launch 'name-and-shame' polluting car index  Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017VW reaches $157 mn diesel settlement with 10 US states |
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 Hasan Sham Camp, Irak (AFP) March 31, 2017 
The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling despite the fear and death and destruction they have faced in their ruined city.
With the impetuousness that only children can muster, they forget for a moment the hell they've endured in Mosul.
"We had a big house, but Daesh bombed and burned it," says 10-year-old Nora, her undersized ... more Baghdad (AFP) March 30, 2017In Iraq, UN chief Guterres calls for protection of civilians  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2017US-led coalition 'probably' had role in Mosul civilian casualties  Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) March 29, 2017Freed from IS, but Iraq's Qaraqosh is now a ghost town |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017  Japan's ruling party said Wednesday the government should consider developing the capability to strike enemy bases if the country is attacked, citing North Korea's missile and nuclear threats.
For years Tokyo has harboured deep suspicion of Pyongyang and seen itself as increasingly vulnerable to its nuclear and missile ambitions.
North Korea conducted two nuclear tests last year and test ... more Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017N. Korea could be in final preparations for nuclear test: report  United Nations, United States (AFP) March 30, 2017US warns China it is losing patience over North Korea  Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017China coal imports from North Korea surge in February |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 30, 2017 
A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city.
The cases come days after pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam was selected as city leader by a committee skewed towards the mainland camp.
They also precede an expected visit by China's Presid ... more Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017Tibetan fashion hits the Beijing runway  Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2017Australia-based professor blocked from leaving China  Hong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017China's favourite Lam wins Hong Kong leadership, vows to heal rifts |
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 Washington (AFP) March 31, 2017 
President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist insurgents in Somalia, the Defense Department said Thursday.
According to a Pentagon official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the new leeway accorded to the military will mean they no longer will have to justify a decision to launch air strikes, potentially leading to mor ... more Bamako (AFP) March 28, 2017Mali's former rebels agree to join peace conference  Cotonou (AFP) March 27, 2017Benin's defence minister quits over constitutional reform  Washington (AFP) March 24, 2017Operations against Kony's LRA 'coming to an end': US general |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Saab received a $42 million contract from the Swedish government to perform operational and developmental support for the Gripen fighter throughout 2017.
In addition to the operation of rigs and simulators, the company will test, verify and validate Gripen C/D and Gripen E fighter aircraft systems. Gripen C/D planes will also receive operational support.
Work on the contract will ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Serbia to receive MiG-29 fighters from Russia  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Northrop Grumman gets contract mod for E-2D production  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Simulator for F-35 naval test pilots ready to use |
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 Geneva (AFP) March 28, 2017 
China won a partial victory at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday in a dispute over tariffs imposed on its poultry products by the European Union.
Between 2006 and 2009, Brussels set up a wide range of tariffs on poultry imports.
The EU then cut separate deals with Brazil and Thailand to reduce costs on imports from the two countries.
Beijing claimed it deserved the same deal ... more San Jos� (AFP) March 29, 2017Mexican president says seeking 'new relationship' with US  Brussels (AFP) March 27, 2017EU clears Dow-DuPont chemicals mega-merger  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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 Brussels (AFP) March 31, 2017 
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will push his NATO allies to boost defence spending, at their first talks on Friday, by warning them that the disproportionate US share is "unsustainable," officials said.
Tillerson will be the latest top US administration official to deliver that message when he meets fellow NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
The meeting is in preparation for a May ... more Brussels (AFP) March 30, 2017NATO raises 'serious concern' over Ukraine separatist IDs  Pristina (AFP) March 30, 2017Kosovo's president bows to pressure on his army plan  Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017China's Xi and Trump tee up Mar-a-Lago summit |
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 Basque Country, Spain (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
"Because certain geological events record everything, studying them helps to reconstruct the environmental past and to determine how human beings have influenced the environment. They will even be able to offer valuable information to tackle possible effects of climate change," asserted Nikole Arrieta, author of the study analysing beachrocks.
They are rock formations that are produced in ... more Los Angeles (AFP) March 29, 2017California prepares for war with Trump over environment  Paris (AFP) March 27, 2017Paris mayor orders cleanliness blitz  Bogota (AFP) March 27, 2017Colombian town votes against gold mine, in vain |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 30, 2017  On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but similar numbers walk in the other direction, heading straight back into the war-torn city.
The street is currently the main corridor for civilians fleeing the battle between the Islamic State group and the government forces trying to root them out of their last strongholds.
It ... more Ayr, Australia (AFP) March 29, 2017Military mobilises to help cyclone-ravaged Australian region  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Rising flood insurance costs growing will New York City  Dhaka (IANS) Mar 27, 2017Bangladesh to join India's South Asia Satellite initiative |
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