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  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 Recovery in the Texas oil and natural gas sector is evident, though yearly indicators suggest there's still ground to make up, an economist in the state said. Texas is the No. 1 oil producer in the United States. The latest survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found mostly upbeat sentiment over the past three months on the back of the increase in permits issued for new oil and gas wells. Karr Ingham, an economist for the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, said energy sector de ... read more |
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Statoil cleared for Barents Sea explorationWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil can spend the next month or so drilling an exploration well in a prospect in the Barents Sea, the government said. ... more 
China talks clean energy with CanadaWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 Clean energy and technologies related to the fight against climate change are some of the ways to foster trade with Canada, the Chinese premier said. ... more 
Russia suggests further rate cuts possibleWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 As the economic situation "inspires hope," the head of the central bank in oil-rich Russia said Thursday that rate cuts are a possibility for the fiscal year. ... more 
Oil prices on pace for further lossesWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 Crude oil prices moved lower in early Thursday trading, continuing a downturn sparked by demand-driven factors in the U.S. energy market. ... more |
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Vitol gains LNG leverage with Gazprom dealWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 Dutch trader Vitol said Thursday it gained ground in the liquefied natural gas sector through a multi-year agreement with Russian energy company Gazprom. ... more 
Rough weather curbed output for Australia's WoodsideWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 It was inclement weather, not necessarily market conditions, that left a black mark on first quarter performance, Australian energy company Woodside said. ... more 
Oil-rich Alberta stresses benefits of U.S. tradeWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 With U.S. trade policies a concern, a trade official from oil-rich Alberta said he aims to highlight the mutual benefits during Thursday meetings in New Mexico. ... more 
Canada pipeline development facing headwindsWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 Delays in implementation and concerns about North American trade policies create uncertainty for the western Canadian pipeline development, analysis found. ... more 
Oil prices in stand-still mode on competing trendsWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 Crude oil prices were relatively even in early Wednesday trading as continued U.S. energy sector strength balances an OPEC-led production ceiling. ... more 
Hazardous chemicals go unregulated in routine oil and gas operationsOakland CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 California and more than two dozen other states require oil and gas producers to disclose the chemicals they use during hydraulic fracturing activities, enabling scientific and public scrutiny of th ... more |
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Despite court order, Statoil upbeat about BrazilWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil said its portfolio in Brazil, where it is one of the largest operators, was on solid footing despite a court-ordered injunction. ... more 
OPEC tells Russia of next production meetingWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 OPEC's secretary general confirmed to Russian media Wednesday that members of a committee reviewing an oil production deal are preparing for meetings in May. ... more 
New concept for production at Danish oil fieldWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 The start of production from an oil field in the Danish waters of the North Sea could serve as a testing ground for future development, a German company said. ... more 
US wants 'strong' Saudi Arabia: MattisRiyadh (AFP) April 19, 2017 The United States wants to see a strong Saudi Arabia, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said during talks Wednesday aimed at reinvigorating the Riyadh-Washington alliance. ... more |
  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
As consumers upgrade their gadgets at an increasing pace, the amount of electronic waste we generate continues to mount. To help combat this environmental problem, researchers have modified a degradable bioplastic derived from corn starch or other natural sources for use in more eco-friendly electronic components. They report their development in ACS' journal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry ... more Kobe, Japan (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Towards more efficient biofuels by making oil from algae  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Algal residue - an alternative carbon resource for pharmaceuticals and polyesters  Dahriya (AFP) April 12, 2017For Palestinian family, an udder-ly unique power source |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
The Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is collaborating with EnergySage, an online solar marketplace, to promote and simplify installations of solar electric power systems at multifamily residences in California.
The partnership has resulted in the development of an easy-to-use, online comparison-shopping tool that provides information about the unique opportunities for shared solar proje ... more Kobe, Japan (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Mechanism behind the electric charges generated by photosynthesis  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Swedish leading solar energy technology provider Midsummer offers complete BIPV metal roof systems  Binghamton NY (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Adjusting solar panel angles a few times a year makes them more efficient |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 
Oklahoma is resting on its laurels in the renewable energy sector by signing legislation ending tax credits for the wind industry, the state's governor said.
Gov. Mary Fallin put her signature on a bill that ends tax credits for wind power, effective July 1. In a statement, the governor said the tax credits were part of a comprehensive energy strategy that left wind accounting for more ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Norwegian company envisions wind energy role for oil production Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017German power company examining new wind energy options.  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Canada sees emerging role for wind energy |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 
AREVA, represented by its subsidiary STMI, has won the call for tenders to provide its services as industrial operator of the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management's Aube surface disposal facility. The contract, worth several million euros, covers the period from 2017 to 2022.
As industrial operator of the site, AREVA's main responsibilities will be:
+ Acceptance, i ... more Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 19, 2017The critical importance of Predictive Power when building NPPs  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017AREVA NP Signs Contract for Outage Services at Farley Nuclear Generating Station  Paris, France (SPX) Apr 12, 2017AREVA and KAZATOMPROM sign a strategic agreement |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
The UK Space Agency and their French counterparts, CNES, have reached a ground-breaking new agreement to work together to tackle climate change.
The Agency's Director of Growth, Catherine Mealing-Jones, and CNES President, Jean-Yves Le Gall, signed the MicroCarb cooperation agreement 19th April at the French Ambassador's Residence in London, witnessed by Jo Johnson, the Minister of State f ... more Lawrence KS (SPX) Apr 20, 2017In new paper, scientists explain climate change using before and after photographic evidence  Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Models, observations not so far apart on planet's response to greenhouse gas emissions  Nairobi (AFP) April 11, 2017Drought, conflict and famine in Africa |
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 Shanghai (AFP) April 20, 2017 
Southeast Asia's potential beckons as global automakers look beyond China's massive market to extend their sales boom in the region, but executives say they face a struggle to match the explosive Chinese growth.
Chinese passenger-car sales have quadrupled over the past 10 years to 24.38 million last year, having become the world's biggest market in 2009.
But with Chinese economic growth ... more Shanghai (AFP) April 16, 2017Global carmakers converge on China as rare slowdown looms  New York (AFP) April 14, 2017GM to ramp up self-driving effort in Silicon Valley  San Francisco (AFP) April 14, 2017Uber says growth strong as it gives a peek at earnings |
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 20, 2017 
Iraq's foreign ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador over an interview in which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described an Iraqi paramilitary organisation as "terrorist", officials said Thursday.
"The foreign ministry has decided to summon the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad to hand him a formal protest note regarding recent remarks by the Turkish president on the Hashed al-Sha ... more Washington (AFP) April 19, 2017Iraqi forces treated for chemical exposure: US  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) April 20, 2017Iraq forces retake more areas in west Mosul  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) April 20, 2017Satellite dishes reconnect post-IS Mosul to world |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017  The U.S. Department of Defense will begin examining its nuclear weapon capabilities with its Nuclear Posture Review, the department announced this week.
President Donald Trump ordered the review on Jan. 27 shortly after assuming office with the stated goal of ensuring U.S. nuclear capabilities were still an effective deterrent to hostile forces. It was included in a memo regarding execu ... more Washington (AFP) April 17, 2017Analysts try to identify N.Korean failed missile type  Seoul (AFP) April 20, 2017Next S. Korea leader to rein in Trump over North: analysts  Washington (AFP) April 19, 2017US again puts faith in China to rein in North Korea |
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 The Hague (AFP) April 12, 2017  Two giant pandas arrived by plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Wednesday after a marathon 8,000 kilometre journey from China, the first breeding pair on Dutch soil in three decades.
Female panda Wu Wen (Beautiful Powerful Cloud) and her male companion Xing Ya (Elegant Star) touched down at Schiphol at around 1730 GMT after leaving Chengdu in central China more than 10 hours earlier.
... more Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017Beijing hutongs: village life in the city  Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2017Hong Kong's Carrie Lam officially accepts role as chief executive  Hong Kong (AFP) April 12, 2017Hong Kong lawmaker charged for upending Chinese flag |
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 Yumbe, Uganda (AFP) April 20, 2017  Ugandan motorbike taxi driver Sadiq Agotre grumbles as he waits for a rare client among thousands of South Sudanese refugees hoping to receive food rations in the outskirts of his town.
"Business is not good. These people don't have money," he says, gazing out over a vast area that in only eight months has transformed from scrubland and trees to the world's biggest refugee settlement, Bidibi ... more Kinshasa (AFP) April 14, 2017DR Congo suspends military cooperation with Belgium  Washington (AFP) April 15, 2017'A few dozen' US troops deployed to Somalia: Pentagon  Lagos (AFP) April 12, 2017Four dead in army, police clashes in Nigeria: source |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 
Russia began testing the weapons for its 5th-generation stealth fighter with plans to complete the trials in 2017, according to state media reports.
The Sukhoi T-50 aircraft, also referred to as the PAK FA, is being designed to have similar capabilities as the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The F-22 is also marketed as a 5th-generation stealth platform.
... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Norway tests added parachute braking system for F-35  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Kazakhstan buys two more Airbus C295 aircraft  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Singapore's air force upgrading Apache warfare systems |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2017 
Japanese exports recorded their biggest gain in more than two years in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign of optimism for the world's third-biggest economy.
The strong result, which came in better than expected, backs up the view that Japan's economic growth is picking up steam.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday boosted its economic forecast for Japan, proje ... more Washington (AFP) April 20, 2017Trump invokes national security to probe US steel imports  Kenosha, United States (AFP) April 18, 2017Trump seeks headway on 'Buy American, Hire American' pledge  Beijing (AFP) April 18, 2017IMF raises China growth forecast to 6.6% this year, 6.2% in 2018 |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 21, 2017 
Britain's snap election has sparked hopes in Europe that Brexit negotiations could run more smoothly with a leader who has a big mandate, analysts and diplomats say.
In Brussels, the belief is that if Prime Minister Theresa May wins a large majority as expected on June 8, she will no longer have to worry so much about upsetting hardliners in her Conservative Party.
That would give her sp ... more Washington (AFP) April 18, 2017Trump's threatened 'armada' still far from N. Korea: official  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Swedish government increases defense spending  Cairo (AFP) April 20, 2017Pentagon chief pledges support for Egypt's Sisi |
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 Kathmandu (AFP) April 16, 2017  Nepal's government is trying to tackle rising pollution levels in the smog-choked Kathmandu Valley, but standing in the way is a powerful bus mafia that controls the capital's roads.
The rulers of Kathmandu's streets are a web of transport syndicates made up of private bus owners who have repeatedly blocked official attempts to modernise the highly inefficient bus network.
Critics say th ... more Cologne, Germany (AFP) April 13, 2017Recycling-mad Germans turn to sharing to battle waste  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2017System to turn deadly chemicals into harmless dirt makes advances  Colombo (AFP) April 18, 2017Garbage piles up in Sri Lanka capital as toll hits 31 |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 
SES has announced its new government product Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV), a SATCOM-enabled platform capable of providing high-speed connectivity and global communications services tailored to a broad range of commercial, civil, humanitarian and defence missions around the world.
The Rapid Response Vehicle is the world's first mobile platform to offer collaborative communications technolog ... moreColombo (AFP) April 19, 2017Sri Lanka ends search for garbage survivors as toll hits 32  Port-Au-Prince (AFP) April 19, 2017Haiti to rebuild National Palace toppled in 2010 quake  Beijing (AFP) April 14, 2017Smoking to kill 200 million in China this century: WHO |
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