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  Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Russia will be 100 percent in compliance with the terms of a production deal coordinated by OPEC by the end of the month, Russia's oil minister said. Russia is the largest contributor among non-member states to a deal implemented in January by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. According to Russian news agency Tass, total crude oil production from Russia last month was 11.04 million barrels per day, a decline from the benchmark used by OPEC of 202,300 barrels per day, or about 6 ... read more |
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Potential grows for reserves offshore NorwayWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 The results of an appraisal well in the Edvard Grieg oilfield in Norwegian waters could lead to an increase in the overall reserve estimate, a company said. ... more 
Libya estimates field closure costing $9.8 million per dayWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 The closure of one of the largest oil fields in Libya means a loss of about $9.8 million and the outage of huge volumes of oil, a national oil company said. ... more 
Production down, sales up for Russian gas producerWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Novatek, the largest private natural gas producer in Russia, said first quarter gas production was down nearly 10 percent from last year. ... more 
Texas drilling activity more than doubled from last year(UPI) Apr 10, 2017 The total number of original drilling permits more than doubled year-on-year in March, though commercial prospects may be lower, a Texas regulator reported. ... more |
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Gas prices up on geopolitical tensions, end of winterWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 A steady rise in crude oil prices and maintenance at the nation's refineries means steady pain at the pump for U.S. motorists, motor club AAA reports. ... more 
Weak start for oil prices ahead of data dumpWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Oil prices limped into the trading day early Tuesday after steady gains as investors took stock of the latest supply and demand trends. ... more 
China, Myanmar ink oil pipeline dealBeijing (AFP) April 10, 2017 China and Myanmar agreed a deal on a crude oil pipeline between the neighbouring countries as part of a raft of agreements signed when their leaders met Monday in Beijing. ... more 
OMV sees Libya as a natural fitWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Libya fits in well with a strategy of capitalizing on mature onshore oil basins and service to European energy needs, the head of Austria's OMV said. ... more 
Oil prices rally on geopolitical tensionsWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Geopolitical factors spilled over into the broader economic mood early Monday to send crude oil prices sharply higher in early trading. ... more 
Brent decommissioning opaque, environmentalists sayWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Royal Dutch Shell hasn't provided enough information on plans to take down key North Sea infrastructure to address our concerns, environmental groups said. ... more |
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Senegal oil efforts financed, FAR Ltd. saysWashington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017 A cash infusion from the placement of shares in West African oil and gas explorer FAR Ltd. is testimony to the region's potential, its managing director said. ... more 
North American rig count increased in MarchWashington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017 Exploration and production activity in North America outpaced the rest of the world in terms of general gains, oilfield services company Baker Hughes reported. ... more
Conflict-surge in oil prices fades on rig, labor figuresWashington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017 An overnight surge in crude oil prices moderated in the hour before the start of U.S. trading Friday with rig counts and labor figures putting a lid on the rally. ... more 
Norway issues new drilling permits for North and Barents SeasWashington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017 The government of Norway, one of the largest oil and gas exporters to Europe, said Friday it signed off on new drilling permits in its territorial waters. ... more |
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A Gripen fighter owned by Sweden's Ministry of Defense has successfully flown using a GKN RM12 engine completely powered by renewable biofuel.
GKN Aerospace said the flight occurred late last month at Saab's facilities in Linköping, with both companies claiming the flights as the first time a single-engine fighter has flown with 100 percent biofuel.
The fuel used is named CHCJ-5 ... more Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Scientists engineer sugarcane to produce biodiesel, more sugar for ethanol  San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Ridding the oceans of plastics by turning the waste into valuable fuel  New Delhi (AFP) March 31, 2017Shell unveils giant new high-tech research lab in India |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 
India, which accounts for about 6 percent of total world energy demand, is making strides with renewables, but needs more investments, the IEA said.
India aims to triple its renewable power capacity by 2022 to 175 gigawatts by drawing on new solar and wind energy sources.
"India's power system is already adapting to the flexibility challenge," Michael Waldron, an energy investmen ... more Paris (AFP) April 6, 2017Record amount of renewables capacity added in 2016: UN  Treviso, Italy (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Upsolar Introduces its Floating Solar Technology to Europe  Nairobi, Kenya (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Record new renewable power capacity added worldwide at lower cost |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 
With economic diversification on the agenda in Canada, the country's natural resources minister said this may be the start of the era for wind energy.
Wind energy advocates and government officials visited Quebec for a regional energy conference as the North American energy landscape is shifting. Robert Hornung, the president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association, told the audience mo ... moreWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017U.N. says low-carbon economy not a "pipe dream"  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Mega-wind farm offshore Denmark clears hurdle  Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017Japan scientist eyes energy burst from 'typhoon turbine' |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) April 9, 2017 
South Africa's ruling party on Sunday said the government will have to re-think its costly and highly contentious nuclear expansion programme following last week's relegation of the country's creditworthiness to junk.
Within days of each other the world's two major rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor's downgraded South African sovereign debt to junk status after President Jacob Zuma's ... more Paris (AFP) April 9, 2017France enshrines decision to close oldest nuclear plant  Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2017Toshiba to buy Engie's stake in NuGen for $139 mn  Chiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloons |
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 Nairobi (AFP) April 11, 2017  Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid funding means many could starve to death, the UN said Tuesday.
More than 20 million people are at risk of famine in Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria, a tragedy already affecting 100,000 people in war-torn South Sudan.
Worldwide, Africa has been hardest hit by famine in recent decade ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to us  Rochester NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Tibet sediments reveal climate patterns from late Miocene, 6 million years ago  Rome (AFP) April 10, 2017G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
Plugging into renewable energy sources outweighs the cost and short driving ranges for consumers intending to buy electric vehicles, according to a new study.
Queensland University of Technology Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Kenan Degirmenci, from QUT Business School, said environmental performance - or being green - was more important than price or range confidence for electric vehicle ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017When distracted drivers slow down, danger ensues, study shows  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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 Najaf, Iraq (AFP) April 11, 2017  Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi if he did not step down.
The maverick cleric had last week condemned the suspected deadly use of chemical weapons by Assad's forces against civilians, becoming a rare Shiite leader to openly challenge the Syrian president's legitimacy.
... more Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) April 9, 2017First Palm Sunday since IS in Iraq's main Christian town Arbil, Iraq (AFP) April 6, 2017Iraqi helicopter downed in fight to retake Mosul Baghdad (AFP) April 5, 2017Iraq urges residents in IS-held areas to shelter at home |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017  Russia's state-owned Rostec corporation announced plans to upgrade the country's Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile systems on Tuesday.
Speaking with the TASS news agency, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said his company aims to deliver an improved tactical missile to the Kremlin by 2020.
"In accordance with the adopted strategy of the cluster Armaments within ten years we are goin ... more Washington (AFP) April 9, 2017Trump seeks options for eliminating NKorea nuke threat  Seoul (AFP) April 11, 2017North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move  Seoul (AFP) April 11, 2017North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017 
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.
The human rights organisation estimates the Asian giant alone killed "thousands" of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports.
All other countries together executed at least 1,032 people last year - a ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2017Hong Kong protester jailed over anti-China clashes  Los Angeles (AFP) April 5, 2017US authorities bust visa fraud scheme for wealthy Chinese  Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2017Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China |
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 Mogadishu (AFP) April 10, 2017  A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Mogadishu army camp Monday, killing at least three soldiers a day after the army chief escaped an attack on his convoy, military sources said.
"The suicide bomber was stopped at the main entrance and he blew himself up. Three soldiers died and several others were wounded," said soldier Abdukadir Farah, who was inside the camp at the time of the attac ... more Washington (AFP) April 10, 2017El Nino can warn on cholera outbreaks in Africa: study  Bamako (AFP) April 9, 2017Five dead in jihadist attack in Mali  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) April 9, 2017Boko Haram kills eight, abducts women in NE Nigeria: sources |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 
The U.S. Navy has temporarily grounded its T-45C trainer aircraft fleet amid oxygen supply problems that could incapacitate its crew.
The three-day pause in flight operations took effect Wednesday on orders from Naval Air Forces Commander Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker.
"The pause is in response to concerns raised by T-45C pilots over the potential for physiological episodes," U.S. Nav ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017Saab developing Gripen fighter for Brazil  Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017CH-53K helicopters approved for low-rate production  Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Lockheed Martin gets $372 million contract mod for F-35 work |
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 New York (AFP) April 10, 2017  Leading electronic music festival Ultra announced an expansion Monday to China and India, sensing a bright future for the booming genre in the world's two most populous countries.
Ultra Music Festival, launched in 1999 in Miami when electronic dance music was beginning to find mass audiences in the West, also plans to head to Australia which will bring the party to six continents.
The Se ... more Beijing (AFP) April 12, 2017China producer prices jump 7.6% in March: govt  Stanford-Le-Hope, United Kingdom (AFP) April 10, 2017First 'Silk Road' train from Britain leaves for China  Santiago (AFP) April 10, 2017Chile, China start talks to expand trade deal |
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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 10, 2017 
Budding Chinese sleuths could start stalking foreigners as suspected spies in Beijing after authorities in the city on Monday offered a cash bonanza for information on overseas agents.
Members of the public can report suspected espionage through a special hotline, by mail or in person and will be rewarded with up to 500,000 yuan ($72,460) in compensation if their intelligence is deemed usefu ... more Washington (AFP) April 11, 2017Trump approves Montenegro's accession to NATO  Tawang Town, India (AFP) April 8, 2017Dalai Lama accuses China of fooling its people  Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017China's Xi praises normalisation of ties with Norway |
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 Washington (AFP) April 10, 2017 
Salting of roads in winter helps drivers navigate snow and ice, but the runoff may be irreparably damaging freshwater lakes in the United States and Canada, researchers warned Monday.
Most of the 371 North American freshwater lakes in the US Northeast and Midwest and Ontario province are showing an increase in salinity from chloride runoff, according to a study published in the journal Proce ... more London (AFP) April 9, 2017Polluted London sets its sights on cars  Shanghai (AFP) April 6, 2017Shanghai river clean-up leaves boat-dwellers in limbo  Dhaka (AFP) April 6, 2017Bangladesh closes one of world's most polluted places |
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 Jerusalem (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 
The need for safe and efficient technologies for detecting buried landmines and unexploded ordnance is a humanitarian issue of immense global proportions. About half a million people around the world are suffering from mine-inflicted injuries, and each year an additional 15 to 20 thousand more people are injured or killed by these devices. More than 100 million such devices are still buried in o ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017General Dynamics marks milestone for U.S. border systems Hammam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) April 10, 2017Near Mosul, soldiers and displaced meet at the spa  Jiutepec, Mexico (AFP) April 11, 2017Victims of military torture fear Mexico security bill |
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