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  Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 The rally in crude oil prices halted early Tuesday after Washington spared Venezuelan oil from sanctions, though market indicators could keep the bulls running. The U.S. Treasury Department placed sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after he went ahead with weekend elections seen as consolidating his grip on power. A restriction on Venezuelan crude oil was seen as a possible move by the United States, though Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the object was "not to do anything ... read more |
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U.S. gas prices for August could be the highest for the yearWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 Peak summer demand and declining levels of supplies, both domestic and foreign, mean spikes in the price of gas for U.S. consumers, market analyses find. ... more 
U.S. insists all options are on the table with VenezuelaWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 All options remain on the table for U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, including oil, though industry reports were mixed on the potential impact. ... more 
New technology promises to curb wasteful methane flaringWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 Scientists have developed new technology to curb wasteful methane flaring in oil and gas fields. ... more 
Japan protests Chinese gasfield activity in East China SeaTokyo (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 Japan has lodged a protest with China over what it described as suspicious activity in a maritime area rich in gas deposits in the East China Sea, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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Canadian oil struggling for world positionWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 The Canadian oil sector should expect growth in exploration and production, but its place on the global stage is still uncertain, a trade group said. ... more 
BP's CEO: Prepare for the new oil price environmentWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 Production from British supermajor BP edged higher, though income was lower and the company's CEO said he was positioning the company for a new market climate. ... more 
Turkey, Qatar launch joint military exercises: reportsIstanbul (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 Turkey and its main regional ally Qatar on Tuesday launched military exercises in the emirate that will involve some 250 Turkish troops and 30 armoured vehicles, reports said. ... more 
Senegalese oil plans well funded, Australian company saysWashington (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. ... more 
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 |
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 Germany says 'nein' to U.S. energy ambitions, survey shows 
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 
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 |
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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 Houston TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Biochar could clear the air in more ways than one  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 |
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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  Gujarat, India (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Schneider Electric India commissions 720 kWp solar plant at its manufacturing facility in Vadodara  Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017World Bank tries to make Pacific solar power decisions easier |
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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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 Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
Construction work on two nuclear power plants in the United States has been halted because of cost overruns, the companies behind them said.
Santee Cooper, one of those firms, said that because of construction delays the two planned reactors in South Carolina could not come on line before 2024, four years behind schedule.
This means only two nuclear plants are now in construction in the ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Areva signs MOX fuel fabrication contract with Japan  Paris (AFP) July 28, 2017Nuclear contaminates earnings of France's EDF  Tokyo (AFP) July 21, 2017Underwater robot probes inside Fukushima reactor |
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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 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  Los Angeles (AFP) July 28, 2017Al Gore: I've given up on climate 'catastrophe' Trump |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 27, 2017  Carmaker Volkswagen said Thursday it would offer to refit almost a million more diesel cars in Germany to reduce harmful emissions, as the country's auto industry is racked by overlapping scandals.
At an industry-government summit on August 2, Volkswagen "will offer to refit four million vehicles and thereby significantly reduce emissions" chief executive Matthias Mueller said after meeting ... more 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  London (AFP) July 26, 2017World gears up for electric cars despite bumps in road |
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 Kabul (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
Two people died in an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul claimed by the Islamic State group, Afghan officials said, with analysts describing the attack as revenge for the group's defeat in Iraq.
On Monday a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the embassy, allowing at least three other militants to breach the compound unleashing an hours-long gun battle.
Afghan officials initially sa ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 30, 2017Iraqis in Mosul markets both fear and hope for the future 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 |
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 Washington (AFP) July 31, 2017 
North Korea could field a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile able to strike America by next year, but Pyongyang must first overcome important technological hurdles, a US expert warned Monday.
North Korea has alarmed the international community by the pace and progress of its missile development program, and this month leader Kim Jong-Un conducted two tests of an ICBM.
The ... more Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017Trump vows he won't let China 'do nothing' on N. Korea  New York (AFP) July 30, 2017For some New Yorkers, N Korea threat revives Cold War memories  Seoul (AFP) July 30, 2017Missile test 'warning' against US sanctions push: N. Korea |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017 
Chinese police have arrested 230 members of a suspected pyramid scheme, a week after a rare demonstration in Beijing protesting a crackdown on the group.
The scheme, known as Shanxinhui or "philanthropic exchange", is under investigation and the group's founder Zhang Tianming, along with several employees, was arrested earlier this month.
But in an unusual display of public disobedience, ... more Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea  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 |
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 Abidjan (AFP) July 31, 2017 
China, Ivory Coast's third biggest trading partner, has opened its first chamber of commerce in the country, its embassy announced Monday in Abidjan.
It will house some 40 separate businesses involved in a range of projects, from supplying drinking water to Abidjan, to the expansion of the city's port and the construction of the stadium at Ebimpe, near Abidjan.
Other projects include the ... more Dakar (AFP) July 31, 2017Senegal ruling party coalition claims election landslide  Bamako (AFP) Aug 2, 2017European support for Sahel 'mutually reinforcing': Germany  Banjul, Gambia (AFP) July 27, 2017Adama Barrow: how do you solve a problem like The Gambia? |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 
Residents along Florida's Space Coast will soon hear a familiar sound - sonic booms. But instead of announcing a spacecraft's return from space, they may herald a new era in faster air travel.
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is partnering with the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, Langley Research Center in Virginia, and Space Florida for a program called Soni ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Bankrupted Russian firm's jets may become Air Force One  Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017Lockheed receives contract 50 F-35s for foreign military sales  Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017Switzerland approved for F/A-18 upgrade package |
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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  Shanghai (AFP) July 28, 2017Starbucks takes full control of China stores in $1.3 bn deal  New York (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Washington plans trade measures against China: report |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 31, 2017 
Japan said Monday the United States had returned a sliver of land at a controversial US air base on the southern island of Okinawa which has sparked a lengthy and fierce dispute.
Tokyo said the return of the land, which accounts for less than one percent of the 481-hectare (1,188-acre) Futenma base, would improve conditions for locals.
But many Okinawa residents want the Marine air base ... more 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  Tallinn (AFP) July 30, 2017US vice president Pence starts Baltic tour in Estonia |
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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 Banjul, Gambia (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Gambian environmentalists to sue 'polluting' Chinese firm  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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