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  Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 With more than $90 million in cash, the capital is available to support the development of the rich oil reserves offshore Senegal, an Australian company said. FAR Ltd., an Australian energy company and one of the early movers into West Africa, said two blocks offshore Gambia hold at least 1 billion barrels of oil. Offshore Senegal holds at least 1.5 billion barrels of oil. In a quarterly update, the company said it was able to raise revenue through a share placement to finance its work. ... read more |
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Oil's rally caught between future of Venezuelan oil, OPEC complianceWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 Crude oil prices dipped early Monday after posting new highs for the second half, but the situation in Venezuela, an OPEC member, could erase the decline. ... more 
Focus on Cuban oil growing stronger(UPI) Jul 31, 2017 An Australian energy company said it was considering its options for its Australian and New Zealand assets in order to better focus on Cuba. ... more 
Germany says 'nein' to U.S. energy ambitions, survey showsWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 Norway is the most trustworthy partner for European natural gas and most Germans see the United States as less-than-forthcoming on energy, a survey found. ... more 
Anadarko close to final investment decision for Mozambique LNG(UPI) Jul 31, 2017 Mozambique, a country emerging as a natural gas leader, is one step closer to developing the infrastructure needed for LNG, Anadarko Petroleum said. ... more |
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Russia drafts agreement to tap Iranian oil fieldsWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 An agreement with an Iranian engineering services company expressed mutual interest in working in the oil fields of Iran, a Russian energy company said. ... more 
Blowback likely from U.S. sanctions on VenezuelaWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Tightening sanctions on Venezuela could result on blowback in the U.S. economy by way of higher oil and gasoline prices, sector analysts said. ... more 
Norway's Statoil posts production, earnings gainsWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil said Thursday improved market conditions led to a 231 percent increase in adjusted earnings for the second quarter. ... more 
Shell's posts strong recovery, after a dismal 2016Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday its profits for the second quarter were three times higher than last year, but stressed market conditions warranted discipline. ... more 
Nigerian media reports halt to some crude oil productionWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Nigerian media reported Thursday the federal government opted to halt crude oil exploration in part of the Niger Delta because of heightened security concerns. ... more 
Drilling set to begin in British shaleWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 With its drilling rig on site, a British shale gas explorer said it expects to address offshore production declines with onshore operations by year's end. ... more |
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Kuwait gets first integrated national center for defense against WMDsWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Saab and its Kuwaiti partner have delivered the world's first integrated national center for defense against weapons of mass destruction to Kuwait. ... more 
Alaska energy threat a new low, House leader saysWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 The Trump administration walked an ethical line by using a "bag man" to threaten Alaska's energy over a healthcare vote, a leader in the U.S. House said. ... more 
Slow start for oil prices after U.S. GDP reportWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 A mixed report on U.S. GDP and stable incomes reported in the European economy gave only modest support for rallying crude oil prices in early Friday trading. ... more 
After LNG project scrapped, TransCanada looks for more export options(UPI) Jul 26, 2017 There's still a need to get Canadian natural gas out of North America, energy company TransCanada said after an export option for British Columbia was scrapped. ... more |
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  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Scientists have developed a light-activated material that can chemically convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide without generating unwanted byproducts. The achievement marks a significant step forward in developing technology that could help generate fuel and other energy-rich products using a solar-powered catalyst while mitigating levels of a potent greenhouse gas.
When exposed to v ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Algae cultivation technique could advance biofuels  Amherst MA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Fungi that evolved to eat wood offer new biomass conversion tool  Bochum, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2017How enzymes produce hydrogen |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Every day, enough sunlight hits the Earth to power the planet many times over - if only we could more efficiently capture all the energy.
With today's solar panels limited by their efficiency (currently, more than 80 percent of available solar energy is lost as heat), scientists have been looking into nature as inspiration to better understanding the way photosynthetic plants and bacteria ... more (UPI) Jul 31, 2017India facing renewable energy challenges  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jul 27, 2017UNIST hits new world efficiency record with perovskite solar cells  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Measure adds Aerial Solar Plant Inspections to Drone Services Portfolio |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 
Once operational, the Wind Catcher wind farm in Oklahoma will be the second largest in the world and largest in the United States, the companies involved said.
The renewable energy division of General Electric and Invenergy, that largest independent renewable energy company in North America, announced construction is under way for the Wind Catcher wind farm in the Oklahoma panhandle. ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017U.S. wind power momentum up 40 percent from last year  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 24, 2017ABB wins $30 million order to support integration of offshore wind energy in the UK  Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017GE's renewables not enough to boost overall revenue |
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 Paris (AFP) July 28, 2017 
France's state-owned energy company EDF saw its profit slip in the first half of the year as two of its nuclear reactors were taken offline due to safety concerns.
Net profit slid 3.7 percent compared to the first half of last year to 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion), while operating profit tumbled 20.6 percent to 7.0 billion euros.
Production of electricity from its nuclear reactors fell ... more Tokyo (AFP) July 21, 2017Underwater robot probes inside Fukushima reactor  Helsinki (AFP) July 20, 2017Finland's TVO claims partial win in Areva nuclear dispute  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Laser-Armed Nuclear Icebreakers: What Russia Has in Store for Arctic |
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 Paris (AFP) July 31, 2017 
There is a five-percent chance of limiting average global warming to under two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the target set in the 2015 climate-rescue Paris Agreement, researchers said on Monday.
And chances of meeting the lower, aspirational 1.5 C goal, also listed in the 196-nation pact, were a mere one percent, they wrote in the journal Nature Climate Change.
A US-based ex ... more Los Angeles (AFP) July 28, 2017Al Gore: I've given up on climate 'catastrophe' Trump  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Could a geoengineering cocktail control the climate  Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 26, 2017Could spraying particles into marine clouds help cool the planet |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 
Many of today's cars are coated with paint that exhibits a metallic or glittery shine. The exact sparkle and color you see is determined by the distribution and characteristics of tiny metal flakes used in the paint. A new approach based on the medical imaging technique optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides the car industry with a practical way to automatically analyze these metal flakes, ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 27, 2017Volkswagen to refit 1 million more diesel cars in Germany  Los Angeles (AFP) July 28, 2017Los Angeles to have fully electric bus fleet by 2030  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 30, 2017Is 'diesel summit' the last chance for Germany's favourite engine |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 30, 2017 
Iraqi merchants and shoppers jostle in the lively open-air market of Gogjali on the eastern edges of Mosul, their voices often drowned out by the honking horns of cars.
"Mosul will never be the same again," sighs Yunes Abdullah, a 60-year-old former soldier who set up a stall to repair televisions and other electrical appliances.
Merchants and shoppers in Gogjali, one of the first areas ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 29, 2017Schoolgirls in Iraq's Mosul aim to catch up on lost years  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 27, 2017In the ruins of Mosul, a hunt for the missing  Baghdad (AFP) July 27, 2017US-trained Iraqi unit carried out Mosul executions: HRW |
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 Tehran (AFP) July 30, 2017 
A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions rise after the West hardened its tone against the Islamic republic.
In the latest incident, Tehran and Washington accused each other's naval forces of provocative manoeuvres in the Gulf that culminated in a US helicopter firing warning flares.
The US Navy said it had rea ... more Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017Trump vows he won't let China 'do nothing' on N. Korea  Pyongyang (AFP) July 27, 2017Tears in rain: North Korea marks 'Victory Day'  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Minuteman III ICBM support contract awarded to BAE |
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 Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017 
The ashes of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were buried at sea on Saturday, depriving his supporters of a place to pay tribute to the pro-democracy dissident.
Officials showed a video in which his wife, Liu Xia, and relatives lowered a white round urn into the water off the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, two days after the democracy advocate died of liver cancer aged 61 while i ... more Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) July 25, 2017Botswana confirms Dalai Lama visit despite China anger  Beijing (AFP) July 20, 2017Chinese city leadership shake-up signals Xi power play  Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2017Chinese police detain suspected pyramid scheme protesters |
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 Dakar (AFP) July 31, 2017 
The ruling coalition of Senegal's President Macky Sall won a widely expected landslide in a legislative election, his prime minister said Monday, bolstering Sall's prospects for re-election in 2019.
The Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition swept all but three of the country's 45 electoral departments, Prime Minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne told the public Senegalese press agency APS ahead ... more Bamako (AFP) July 27, 2017Mali broadcaster, govt critic, gets jail for 'incitement'  Banjul, Gambia (AFP) July 27, 2017Adama Barrow: how do you solve a problem like The Gambia?  Bamako (AFP) July 26, 2017Two German UN peacekeepers killed in Mali helicopter crash |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is being awarded a $3.7 billion modification to an existing contract for the low-rate production of Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
The modification will purchase 50 F-35s for foreign military sales customers including Britain, the Netherlands, Australia, Turkey, and Norway, among other recipients.
The contract also includes equipment and additional ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Boeing, U.S. military finish EMP testing on KC-46 tanker  Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017Switzerland approved for F/A-18 upgrade package  Beijing (AFP) July 28, 2017China Eastern Airlines to acquire 10% of Air France-KLM |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017 
China said Monday the US should not link trade to discussions about North Korea's nuclear programme, after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of failing to restrain Pyongyang despite profiting from business with America.
"We believe that the North Korea nuclear issue and China-US trade are two issues that are in two completely different domains," Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming tol ... more Seville, Spain (AFP) July 31, 2017Economic rebound bypasses Spain's poorest neighbourhood  Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017China manufacturing expansion slows in July  Shanghai (AFP) July 28, 2017Starbucks takes full control of China stores in $1.3 bn deal |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017 
Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation, US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) understand that possible suspension of cooperation may negatively affect each of them, Roscosmos Director General Igor Komarov said Saturday.
"It's very easy to make hasty decisions which would interrupt this cooperation. Both we and our partners understand th ... more Tokyo (AFP) July 31, 2017US returns tiny portion of controversial Okinawa base  Tbilisi (AFP) July 31, 2017Russia expulsions won't deter US 'commitment to allies': Pence  Washington (AFP) July 28, 2017New chief of staff John Kelly a retired Marine general |
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 Gunjur, Gambia (AFP) July 30, 2017 
The Gambia is courting Beijing's attention after re-establishing diplomatic relations last year, but villagers and activists say Chinese investment is a double-edged sword as they fight a firm accused of dumping waste.
Chinese firms in Africa are frequently accused of polluting the environment to produce materials ready to export back home, in incidents recorded by experts across the mines o ... more Leicester UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2017'Omnipresent' effects of human impact on England's landscape revealed  Meulaboh, Indonesia (AFP) July 26, 2017Dozens hospitalised in Indonesia as thick haze spreads  Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Environmental toxins are impacting Lake Baikal |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.
But man is in turn killing a leopard a day as the man-animal tussle for space reaches new heights.
India has lost vast swathes of forests to urbanisation in recent decades, forcing animals into human-occupied zones.
According to ... more Sydney (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Tech advances will lead to MH370 discovery - Malaysia Airlines  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017New phase change mechanism could lead to new class of chemical vapor sensors  Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2017Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactor |
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