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  Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 West African oil explorer FAR Ltd. said it finished the first quarter with $26 million in cash and is in a good position to capitalize on unlocked reserves. "FAR finished the quarter with $26.3 million in cash and no debt," the company's management team said in a quarterly report on cash flow. The company, which has headquarters in Australia, is focused almost exclusively on the oil potential off the West African coast. This quarter, it bought into reservoirs off the coast of Gambia, a b ... read more |
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French major Total impresses with Venezuelan shaleWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 At a time when volatility is an emerging trend in the energy sector, French supermajor Total remains an attractive player, an investment profile read. ... more 
U.S. oil earnings, legislation, lift prices, but GDP may offset gainsWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 Pro-oil U.S. legislation was supporting a rally for oil prices early Friday, though growth figures from the world's largest economy could throttle the momentum. ... more 
Trump moves to lift bans on Arctic drillingWashington (AFP) April 28, 2017 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at lifting bans on drilling for oil and gas in offshore Arctic and Atlantic areas, saying it would pull in "billions of dollars" for America and create jobs. ... more 
Libya confirms restart of its largest oil fieldWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 Libya's national oil company said there may be long-standing agreements in place to keep the taps open in the company to the tune of 200,000 barrels per day. ... more |
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EU to start first-ever energy forum with IranWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 With trade levels growing in response to easing sanctions, the energy commissioner for the European Union said Friday he was headed to Iran to strengthen ties. ... more 
Greenpeace disrupts Credit Suisse meet over pipeline financingZurich (AFP) April 28, 2017 Greenpeace activists disrupted a Credit Suisse shareholder meeting in Zurich Friday, unfurling a banner to protest the bank's alleged financing of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline in the United States. ... more 
Trump's offshore oil move already facing legal challengeWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 With the ink barely dry on an order to review U.S. offshore drilling rights, environmental groups said preparations are already underway for a legal challenge. ... more 
Exxon more than doubles first quarter earnings over last yearWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 Cost-saving efforts, coupled with improved market conditions, meant earnings for the first quarter more than doubled from last year, Exxon Mobil said Friday. ... more 
Oil production in Texas up slightly year-on-yearWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 Preliminary data from Texas show total crude oil production for February was slightly more than figures from the same time last year, a regulator reported. ... more
Oil prices sink on U.S. shale oil growthWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 The resiliency of U.S. shale oil basins offset production declines elsewhere in the world, sending crude oil prices on a downward trajectory early Thursday. ... more |
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Issues found with components for North Sea oil and gas fieldWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 An audit of components being built in South Korea for the Martin Linge oil and gas field in the North Sea found major deficiencies, a Norwegian regulator said. ... more 
Natural gas operations in Colorado closed after fatal explosionWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said it shut down operations across northeast Colorado in response to investigations of a fatal explosion near one of its wells. ... more 
Gazprom pins sales drop to pricing issuesWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 Russian natural gas company Gazprom said Thursday its net sales decreased 4 percent in large part because of pricing issues, though owner profits increased. ... more
Merger paid off, energy services firm TechnipFMC saysWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 In its first quarterly report as a combined entity, energy services company TechnipFMC recorded a net income, largely on the back of North American recovery. ... more |
  Paris (AFP) April 24, 2017 
A moth caterpillar commonly bred to provide fish bait feasts on a notoriously resistant plastic, scientists reported Monday, raising hopes the creature can help manage the global problem of plastic-bag pollution.
"This discovery could be an important tool for helping to get rid of the polyethylene plastic waste accumulated in landfill sites and oceans," said Cambridge University professor P ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Finding best combination for biofuel corn, soil protection  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollution  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Photosynthesis in the dark Unraveling the mystery of algae evolution |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an Android app that will show the solar potential of a given location in any part of the country. The app was developed to support the clean energy target of generating 175,000 MW power through non-fossil fuel energy.
The computation of solar energy potential is essential for selecting locations for solar photovoltaic (PV) thermal ... more London, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Ancala and Anesco deploy large scale battery at UK solar farm  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Light can improve perovskite solar cell performance  Golden CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030 |
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 Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
CEE, the Hamburg-based private equity group, continues to expand its wind power portfolio in Germany. It has acquired eight wind turbines in the Vormark wind farm near to the municipality Gross Pankow (Prignitz) in Brandenburg. The seller is a consortium consisting of the Danish company European Energy A/S and the Berlin-based Green Wind Energy GmbH.
The wind farm consists of eight turbine ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Norwegian company envisions wind energy role for oil production  Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017Oklahoma to end tax credits for wind energy Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017German power company examining new wind energy options. |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) April 26, 2017 
A South African court on Wednesday halted the government's accords with several countries to develop new nuclear power stations, a victory for NGOs and other critics of the plan.
The High Court in Cape Town ruled that the administration had failed to allow adequate public consultation for preliminary agreements with Russia, South Korea and the United States to build eight reactors.
Envir ... more Paris, France (SPX) Apr 21, 2017Andra continues Areva contract to operate its Aube Surface Disposal Facility  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 |
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 Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017 
Signs are mounting that US President Donald Trump's administration may stay in the landmark Paris climate change accord of 2015, under pressure from big business and public support for the agreement.
But experts say the final decision, expected next month, is anything but certain, and staying at the table could come with significant caveats, like a weakening of US commitments to curbing gree ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) April 28, 2017Ethiopia drought creates food crisis for 7.7 million  Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats  United Nations, United States (AFP) April 24, 2017UNEP chief confident US will not ditch Paris climate deal |
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 San Francisco (AFP) April 25, 2017 
Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, is offering free rides to residents in Arizona as it accelerates efforts to bring autonomous vehicles to the public.
The rebranded Google car division announced in a blog post late Monday it was taking applications to be part of its "early rider" program in Phoenix, the capital of the US state, and its suburbs.
"We'll be accep ... more San Francisco (AFP) April 25, 2017Uber sets 'flying car' launch for 2020  Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017Rideshare rivals Gett, Juno join forces  Shanghai (AFP) April 28, 2017China's Didi 'most valuable Asian start-up'; Uber exec demoted |
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 New York (AFP) May 1, 2017 
The Iraq war may not sound like musical comedy, but an Off-Broadway revival is spinning intelligence failures and tragedy into a farce that offers potent messages for Donald Trump's America.
"Baghdaddy" officially opens on Monday, telling the true story of an Iraqi defector, code named Curveball, whose claims about weapons of mass destruction became justification for the US-led invasion in 2 ... more Baghdad (AFP) April 28, 2017Car bomb attack kills four in Baghdad: spokesman  Washington (AFP) April 29, 2017US service member killed in blast near Iraqi city of Mosul  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) April 25, 2017IS terrorises Mosul civilians as Iraq forces advance |
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 Seoul (AFP) April 30, 2017  South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual large-scale military drills on Sunday, but continued a separate joint naval exercise that has triggered dire threats from nuclear-armed North Korea.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running sky-high for weeks, with signs that the North might be preparing a long-range missile launch or a sixth nuclear test - and with Washing ... more Seoul (AFP) May 1, 2017N. Korea warns of nuclear test 'at any time'  Seoul (AFP) May 1, 2017CIA chief in S.Korea for 'internal meeting': US embassy  Washington (AFP) April 30, 2017China 'putting pressure' on North Korea: Trump |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 28, 2017 
China sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to a three-year suspended sentence Friday following a secret trial, raising concerns the country is moving to further reduce transparency in high-profile, politically sensitive cases.
Li Heping, best known for defending blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, was found guilty of "subverting state power," the Tianjin Second Intermediate Court said in a po ... more Beijing (AFP) April 28, 2017Chinese court sentences rights lawyer in secret trial  Hong Kong (AFP) April 26, 2017Pro-independence activists arrested in Hong Kong  Changsha, China (AFP) April 25, 2017Trial of China human rights lawyer delayed: supporters |
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 Lusanga, Dr Congo (AFP) April 27, 2017 
There is no tap water, electricity or shops in Lusanga, a Congolese town once known as Leverville where the Dutch-British conglomerate Unilever long ran a profitable palm oil plantation.
But the 15,000 onetime workers living on the land recently found new hope in a stark contemporary art centre called the "White Cube" which stands somewhat strangely on the African skyline.
Funded in part ... more Djibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic Djibouti  Nairobi (AFP) April 23, 2017Top conservationist wounded in Kenya gun attack Rabat (AFP) April 22, 2017Morocco, US stage joint military exercise |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, collecting ADS-B data to be used as part of a larger validation effort exploring the new system's capability from low-earth orbit.
The flight took place on Thursday, March 30, 2017, utilizing the FAA's specially equipped " ... more Cleveland OH (SPX) Apr 28, 2017The QueSST for Quiet  Brasilia (AFP) April 25, 2017China's HNA buys stake in Rio airport: Brazil official  Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017'Personal flying machine' maker plans deliveries this year |
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 Washington (AFP) April 27, 2017 
In a week full of trade discord, US President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to take action to boost the American aluminum industry which has been "unfairly damaged" by imports.
The industry is "critical" to the defense industry," Trump said at the White House.
"We can't afford to become dependent on foreign nations for the aluminum that our military relies on."
The Trump administration ... more Ottawa (AFP) April 25, 2017Canada's Trudeau says will stand up to Trump on trade  Jerusalem (AFP) April 23, 2017Israel signs deal to bring in 6,000 Chinese labourers  Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2017Japan's exports jump in March |
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 Valletta (AFP) April 28, 2017  EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said Friday that accession talks with Turkey have not been halted and she still wants it to join, if Ankara can meet necessary conditions.
Her remarks, following a EU foreign ministers meeting in Valletta, came after recent calls from some countries that negotiations over Turkey's potential membership of the bloc should be stopped.
The talks in ... more Cetinje, Montenegro (AFP) April 28, 2017Montenegro parliament approves NATO accession  Beijing (AFP) April 28, 2017China more interested in Macron's marriage than his politics  Manila (AFP) April 27, 2017Philippines' Duterte says helpless against China |
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 Manila (AFP) April 27, 2017 
Philippine socialite-turned-environment minister Regina Lopez caused ire in the mining industry Thursday by announcing a ban on new open-pit mines, a move that threatens over eight billion dollars in investments.
Lopez, who has already ordered the closure of 23 mines this year, told reporters she would not allow any new open-pit mines to operate, even those that gained government approval be ... more Pensacola, FL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Predicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017New approach to improve detection of landfill-related pollution  London (AFP) April 27, 2017British government loses court case over air pollution plans |
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 Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Late in the morning of March 22, 2014, a huge chunk of land cut loose and roared down a hillside in the Stillaguamish River Valley just east of Oso, Washington, about 60 miles northeast of Seattle. In a matter of minutes, 43 people lost their lives as a wall of mud, sand, clay, water and trees cascaded down the hillside into the Steelhead Haven neighborhood, a relatively new housing tract.
... more Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) April 29, 201724 dead as Kyrgyz landslide engulfs village homes  Vienna (AFP) April 29, 2017Soul-searching scientists struggle to get message across  Kiev (AFP) April 26, 2017Ukraine, Belarus leaders mark Chernobyl anniversary |
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