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  Beijing (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 China on Wednesday defended its oil and gas activity in the East China Sea as occurring in areas "indisputably" under its jurisdiction, after Japanese protests stirred a longstanding dispute over the region. The two countries both claim islands in the East China Sea controlled by Japan, which knows them as Senkaku, and regularly send ships to nearby waters to assert their claims amid repeated diplomatic clashes. Talks between Tokyo and Beijing begun in June 2008 to cooperate over oil and gas re ... read more |
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Europe mulling its options with VenezuelaWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 With oil so far spared from the target of sanctions, the European Commission said Wednesday it was discussing a range of potential options for Venezuela. ... more 
Oil muted, but could get lift from demandWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 Crude oil prices were standing still in early Wednesday trading after the market turned south on signs of easing supply-side strains in the United States. ... more 
Russian oil producer highlights Asian reachWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 Russian oil producer Rosneft highlighted its focus on operations offshore Asia by boasting of its future exploration and production plans for Vietnam. ... more 
Strong performance for Norwegian oil player, LundinWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 Strong revenue growth for the second quarter and a pipeline of high-profile developments sets up Lundin Petroleum as a premier European player, the CEO said. ... more |
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Azeri oil exports moved higher in JulyWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 A party to an OPEC-led consortium working to balance an oversupplied market, Azerbaijan reported oil exports were higher in July than in June. ... more 
Iran making pipeline stridesWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 Iran is becoming less dependent on its neighbors for natural gas with the launch of a pipeline to the northern provinces, the government said. ... more 
Oman takes $3.55 bln China loan to cover budget deficitMuscat (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 Oman on Wednesday announced it has taken out a $3.55-billion loan from Chinese banks to cover its budget deficit for the current fiscal year. ... more 
Oil prices drop after Venezuelan risk wanesWashington (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. ... more
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 |
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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 
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 |
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  Houston TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Biochar from recycled waste may both enhance crop growth and save health costs by helping clear the air of pollutants, according to Rice University researchers.
Rice researchers in Earth science, economics and environmental engineering have determined that widespread use of biochar in agriculture could reduce health care costs, especially for those who live in urban areas close to farmland ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New light-activated catalyst grabs CO2 to make ingredients for fuel  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  Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017World Bank tries to make Pacific solar power decisions easier  Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017Chinese renewable energy capacity growing rapidly |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 
About half of the population in the state of Kansas could now be drawing energy from wind power as the U.S. sector gains momentum, an industry report showed.
A quarterly report from the American Wind Energy Association found the sector is gaining traction. Compared with last year, there were 40 percent more wind energy projects under construction or advancing through the development sta ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Shale-rich Oklahoma to host mega-wind farm  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 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  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Could a geoengineering cocktail control the climate |
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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 Berlin (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Germany's car bosses bid to head off diesel ban with software patch |
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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 Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017FMS support deal in works for Iraqi vessels  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 |
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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 Manila (AFP) Aug 2, 2017North Korea's Kim a 'maniac': Philippines' Duterte  Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2017US sets September 1 date for start of N. Korea travel ban  United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 2, 2017US, Europeans push UN for action over Iran rocket launch |
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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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 Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
The US Air Force is about to buy two mothballed Boeing 747s that were abandoned by a bankrupt Russian airline - and convert these into the next Air Force One, a source said Tuesday.
The sale could save the Air Force millions of dollars, and comes after then president-elect Donald Trump said in December that the Air Force One replacement project costs were "ridiculous."
Speaking on condi ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Supersonic technology designed to reduce sonic booms  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017France and Germany announce new joint fighter program  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney contracted by Air Force for power system support |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 
China's manufacturing activity increased last month as both production and new order rates grew rapidly, independent figures showed Tuesday, but analysts warned the economy still faces headwinds from policy tightening.
The Caixin Purchasing Manager's Index - an indicator of conditions at small manufacturers - came in at 51.1 in the month, up from 50.4 in June as it marked a four-month high ... more Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017China tells Trump not to link trade to N. Korea  Panama City (AFP) Aug 2, 2017'Clear' risk of trade war from protectionist policies: WTO chief  Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2017China orders Anbang to sell Waldorf Astoria, other foreign assets: 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  Ankara (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Turkey replaces land, air, naval forces commanders: official  Beijing (Sputnik) Aug 02, 2017Sky's the Limit for Joint Russian-Chinese Eurasian Air Defense Zone |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017 
Scientists have discovered a new class of catalysts that break down contaminants when combined with hydrogen peroxide. The catalysts are capable of removing 99 percent of bisphenol A from water.
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a synthetic chemical commonly used in plastics manufacturing. Though many manufacturing companies have adopted BPA replacements, the chemical has contaminated waterways t ... moreGunjur, Gambia (AFP) July 30, 2017Pollution clouds Gambia's efforts to woo China Banjul, Gambia (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Gambian environmentalists to sue 'polluting' Chinese firm  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand |
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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  Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2017Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactor  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017New phase change mechanism could lead to new class of chemical vapor sensors |
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