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  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 Gulf Keystone Petroleum, an operator in the Kurdish north of Iraq, said in a regular update to shareholders it's "primed for future development." Gulf Keystone said the average production from its flagship Shaikan oil field in the Kurdish north of Iraq was 34,749 barrels per day, at the upper end of its guidance. Production during the first quarter averaged 36,293 bpd. The company, which has headquarters in London, was the target of an unsolicited takeover from rival Iraqi player DNO, a ... read more |
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Shell gives up stake in New Zealand natural gas fieldWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 Royal Dutch Shell announced Thursday it was selling off its share in one of New Zealand's larger gas fields to its joint venture partner, Todd Energy. ... more 
Bulls continue to run for oil pricesWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 Crude oil prices posted steady gains once again as traders moved past data on steady oil storage levels in the United States, but the rally might not last. ... more 
West African explorer FAR Ltd. gets cash injectionWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 West African explorer FAR Ltd. said it raised substantial capital to fund its development programs in the emerging oil basin offshore Senegal. ... more 
BP revises pay, posts cut for CEO DudleyWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 British energy company BP said it cut the pay for CEO Bob Dudley as part of a measure that links salaries to the outcome and delivery of the corporate strategy. ... more |
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Potentially explosive methane gas mobile in groundwater, poses safety riskGuelph, Canada (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Potentially explosive methane gas leaking from energy wells may travel extensively through groundwater and pose a safety risk, according to a new study by University of Guelph researchers. Res ... more 
Russia sees slow economic growth irrespective of oil pricesWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017 Even if crude oil prices move above $60 per barrel, the Russian economy likely won't expand much more than 1 percent, the head of the central bank said. ... more 
Norway's Statoil does more with less with new oil projectWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017 With plans for new oil development in the Norwegian Sea approved, Statoil said it's doing more with less because of cost-efficient measures from the industry. ... more 
Rosneft taps extreme north oil and gas basinWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017 The drilling of a well in the northernmost oil and gas basin in Russian territory by oil company Rosneft is a sign of things to come, Russia's president said. ... more 
Energy sector a bright spot for OklahomaWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017 Gains in exploration and production activity in shale-rich Oklahoma are pulling the economy out of a slump, though recovery is slow, the state treasury said. ... more
Another day, another rally in crude oil pricesWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017 Crude oil prices extended their streak into Wednesday on signs that global markets were tightening, though some supply pressures could start to play a factor. ... more |
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Exxon, Qatar Petroleum to tap Cypriot watersWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017 An exploration campaign off the coast of Cyprus is planned by 2018 following a study of the reserve potential, a Qatari energy company said Wednesday. ... more 
U.S. gas prices begin slow seasonal trend upwardWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 Maintenance at U.S. refineries and a shift to a more expensive summer blend of gasoline is leading to a spike in retail gas prices, motor club AAA reports. ... more 
OPEC thanks Iraq for its role in balancing the marketWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 Iraqi compliance with a multilateral effort to restore balance to the global market for oil has led to its success, OPEC's secretary-general said from Baghdad. ... more
Crude oil prices post modest gains in Tuesday tradingWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 Emerging signs of the stars aligning for tightening of energy supplies helped pull crude oil prices out of a rut with rallies emerging in early Tuesday trading. ... more |
  San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Billions of pounds of plastic waste are littering the world's oceans. Now, a Ph.D. organic chemist and a sailboat captain report that they are developing a process to reuse certain plastics, transforming them from worthless trash into a valuable diesel fuel with a small mobile reactor. They envision the technology could someday be implemented globally on land and possibly placed on boats to conv ... more New Delhi (AFP) March 31, 2017Shell unveils giant new high-tech research lab in India  Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Scientists engineer sugarcane to produce biodiesel, more sugar for ethanol  Bochum, Germany (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Hydrogen production: This is how green algae assemble their enzymes |
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 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
After having developed various algorithms and control systems and having applied them in a whole range of fields, such as robotics, control of motors in electric machines, and in wind generators, the UPV/EHU's Advanced Control Group has proven that one of the methods, a sliding mode controller, offers good results in the control of photovoltaic generators, too.
"It's a kind of innovative, ... more Golden CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Report shines light on installed costs and deployment barriers for residential solar PV  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Report: Global renewable power capacity expanding  Pompano Beach FL (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Concept, SolarTech team up next-gen solar panels |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 
The decline in energy sector emissions and emerging grid parity for renewables shows a shift to a low-carbon economy isn't a "pipe dream," a U.N. panel found.
A report from a United Nations' panel aimed at encouraging a broad-based shift toward renewable energy finds that 2016 was the third year in a row that emissions declined at the same time the global economy expanded.
The mu ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Mega-wind farm offshore Denmark clears hurdle  Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017Japan scientist eyes energy burst from 'typhoon turbine'  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017North Carolina offshore wind hailed as job creator |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2017 
Japan's troubled conglomerate Toshiba said Tuesday it would buy the 40 percent stake held by French group Engie in their British nuclear joint venture NuGen for about 15.3 billion yen ($138.6 million).
The deal - prompted by the bankruptcy of Toshiba's US subsidiary Westinghouse - was at Engie's request, said the Japanese group, which currently holds the remaining 60 percent of the venture ... more Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017Westinghouse's woes spotlight US nuclear sector's decline  Chiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloons  Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017Toshiba's US nuclear unit files for bankruptcy protection |
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 Exeter, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Climate scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre have shown that the early mitigation needed to limit eventual warming below potentially dangerous levels has a climate 'payback' much earlier than previously thought.
Lead scientist Andrew Ciavarella explains: "Our study has shown that efforts to reduce global temperature rise in the long term - through aggressive reductions in greenhouse ... more Washington (AFP) April 7, 2017US coal company CEO urges Trump to stay in Paris climate deal  Lokamarinyang, Kenya (AFP) April 5, 2017Drought shatters Turkana's dreams of a better future  Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Finding order in chaos to help buffer against climate change |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
Since its inception, NASA has been known as an agency that opens doors to the future. While focusing on exploration beyond our home planet, agency experts also are working to improve life right here on Earth. NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently joined a partnership created to help perfect self-driving cars.
Autonomous vehicles sound like science fiction. It has always been ... more Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Renewable energy needed to drive uptake of electric vehicles  Ottawa (AFP) March 30, 2017Ford boosts research in Canada for connected cars  Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017Tesla tops quarterly sales forecast |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) April 6, 2017 
The Islamic State group shot down an Iraqi helicopter operating over Mosul Thursday, as security forces announced they recaptured another neighbourhood in their nearly six-month-old offensive against the jihadist stronghold.
The operation to retake west Mosul - which the helicopter was supporting when it was downed - has become a slow, grinding battle that has taken a heavy toll on civilia ... moreBaghdad (AFP) April 5, 2017Iraq urges residents in IS-held areas to shelter at home  Baghdad (AFP) April 3, 2017Trump son-in-law Kushner visits Iraq, meets PM  Hasan Sham Camp, Iraq (AFP) March 31, 2017At Iraq camp, UN chief urges more aid for people of Mosul |
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 Washington (AFP) April 4, 2017 
The United States and its allies would have "no defense" against large numbers of ground-launched cruise missiles of the type recently deployed by Russia, a top US general warned Tuesday.
Washington has repeatedly accused Moscow of deploying a land-based cruise missile system in contravention of a 1987 US-Russia arms control deal, known as the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).
Ge ... more Tehran (AFP) April 5, 2017Iran condemns 'all use of chemical weapons' in Syria  Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017Trump to Abe: US to boost military defense against NKorea United Nations, United States (AFP) April 6, 2017UN Security Council strongly condemns N.Korea missile test |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) April 5, 2017 
Federal agents in California on Wednesday raided two homes and a business allegedly connected to a $50 million visa fraud scheme that benefited up to 100 Chinese nationals.
Authorities said the key suspects in the case helped wealthy Chinese obtain residency visas in the United States in exchange for bogus investments.
According to an affidavit by an FBI agent involved in the probe, Vict ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 3, 2017Hong Kong anti-graft body arrests 72 over vote-rigging  Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2017Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China  Hong Kong (AFP) April 2, 2017Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction |
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 Ouagadougou (AFP) April 6, 2017 
A military tribunal on Thursday jailed 15 Burkinabe soldiers for up to 17 years each over a failed raid on an arms depot last year.
The soldiers on trial included 10 members of the former elite presidential guard (RSP) of ousted leader Blaise Compaore.
They were found guilty of taking the arms which were allegedly to be used to attack Ouagadougou military prison in order to release forme ... more Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) April 5, 2017European Union trains 'credible army' in C. Africa  Bamako (AFP) April 2, 2017Mali peace conference calls for talks with jihadists Banjul, Gambia (AFP) April 1, 2017'Executed' Gambian coup plotters exhumed |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
It's all about that bass and lots of it. Deep, deep base-sound at frequencies too low for the human ear to pick-up. It's called infrasound, low-frequency soundwaves formed by events as diverse as ocean waves crashing together, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes to rocket launches. These soundwaves, capable of traveling around the world multiple times, have never been recorded from the stratosphe ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Super Pressure Balloon Flight Enables Pioneering Infrasound Study  Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Hornet, Growler foreign customers to receive data updates  Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Ukraine's AN-132D takes historic first flight |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 6, 2017  Developing Asian countries will drive the world economy in the next two years, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday, but it warned of uncertainties from the United States and Europe.
Its flagship Asian Development Outlook said India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam will be behind an expected 5.7 percent increase in Asia-Pacific gross domestic product, with China's expansion seen moderati ... more Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017Trump seeks limits on visa program favored by tech sector  Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2017China to create new economic zone outside Beijing Beijing (AFP) April 4, 2017China plan for new economic zone sparks real estate frenzy |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) April 3, 2017  The first summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will be of "great significance" for global peace, the two countries' top diplomats agreed ahead of the meeting.
News of the telephone call between the US and Chinese top envoys came soon after the publication of an interview with Trump, in which he warned that America was prepared to act unilaterally to ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017U.S., Lithuanian troops conduct Savage Wolf exercise  Khan Sheikhun , Syria (AFP) April 5, 2017Russia defends Syria against 'chemical attack' outcry  Manila (AFP) April 6, 2017Duterte orders Philippine troops to South China Sea reefs |
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 Shanghai (AFP) April 6, 2017 
Li Chaoqing fled his poverty-stricken Chinese hometown at age 14 for a new life in Shanghai, where he raised five children in a disused old boat on a polluted river.
But Li, now a 53-year-old garbage collector, faces eviction along with about 200 other squatters living in decaying vessels on the Xinchapu River as officials push a river clean-up campaign.
China's financial heart has long ... moreLondon (AFP) April 4, 2017London to impose new charges to cut 'lethal' pollution Paris (AFP) April 3, 2017Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study  San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Upcycling 'fast fashion' to reduce waste and pollution |
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 Paris (AFP) March 29, 2017 
What's the difference between birds that get killed by cars, and those that don't?
The dead ones tend to have smaller brains, scientists who performed 3,521 avian autopsies said Wednesday.
What might be called the "bird brain rule" applies to different species, depending on the ratio of grey matter to body mass, they reported in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
Crows, for exa ... more Hammam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) April 6, 2017Mosul humanitarian crisis deepens as displacement peaks  Mocoa, Colombia (AFP) April 6, 2017Colombia opens probe into deadly landslide  Bogota (AFP) April 4, 2017Why is South America being hit by deadly landslides? |
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