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  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 West Africa-focused energy company FAR Ltd. said it increased its leverage over a multi-million barrel prospect offshore Guinea-Bissau. The company, which has headquarters in Australia, said the government of Guinea-Bissau signed off on an April agreement with the country's national oil company, Petroguin, to improve its interest from 15 percent to 21.42 percent. In addition, FAR said it was awarded a reduction in royal payments owed to the government and a three-year extension of its licenses ... read more |
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OPEC backed into a corner, Texas economist saysWashington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 With U.S. crude oil production on the rise, it's clear the production agreement from OPEC hasn't worked as intended, an economist in Texas said. ... more 
Shareholders in the money as PetroChina first-half profit soarsShanghai (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 China's biggest oil producer PetroChina said a pick-up in oil prices helped net profit skyrocket more than 2,000 percent in the first half, and that it was giving the entire windfall to shareholders via a cash dividend. ... more 
OPEC's all-options strategy not enough to lift the price of oilWashington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 Oil prices fell flat early Thursday as questions about OPEC's efforts to balance the market overshadowed possible U.S. offshore production issues. ... more 
Venezuela's Maduro calls for military loyalty after US threatCaracas (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday warned the armed forces in his crisis-hit country against "fissures" in their ranks, ahead of war games seen as a show of strength after US President Donald Trump's threat of military action. ... more |
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Kurdish oil export payments boost DNO's performanceWashington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 Revenues for the first half of the year were up more than 40 percent from last year in part because of export payments from the Kurdish north of Iraq, DNO said. ... more 
Oil-rich Alberta shows early signs of economic recoveryWashington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 The provincial economy in oil-rich Alberta is expected to grow faster than expected, though some metrics paint a mixed picture of the recovery, data show. ... more 
Iran secures 8-bln euro loan from Korea EximbankTehran (AFP) Aug 24, 2017 Iran has secured an eight-billion euro credit line from South Korea's Eximbank, the Islamic republic's biggest loan deal since its 2015 nuclear accord, the Iranian central bank announced Thursday. ... more 
Gulf platforms shut in, cleared ahead of HarveyWashington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 After clearing staff from four Gulf of Mexico installations, Anadarko Petroleum said it shut down operations until threats from Tropical Storm Harvey clear. ... more 
Shell starts new work in Nigeria's Niger DeltaWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 The Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of new barrels of product are expected from a project in the Niger Delta. ... more
Staff pulled from Gulf of Mexico platforms ahead of HarveyWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 With inclement weather brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, Anadarko Petroleum said it pulled non-essential staff from its offshore facilities. ... more |
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 ExxonMobil misled public on climate for decades: study 
Cambodia starts uncertain path toward oil productionWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 Cambodia's government signed off on the preliminary agreements necessary to implement its first offshore oil development ever, a Singapore-listed company said. ... more 
Oil prices inch lower on demand pressuresWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 Indications of waning U.S. consumer demand overshadowed concerns about a storm in the Gulf of Mexico to help drag oil prices lower Wednesday morning. ... more 
Kuwait's economy bruised, but resilient, World Bank saysWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 The OPEC-led effort to ease the global surplus of crude oil with production declines hurt Kuwait, but its economy is growing, a World Bank official said. ... more 
Some capital moves to fund early Cuban oil workWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 One of the only foreign energy companies there said the placement of shares raised more than $1.5 million that will help finance preliminary oil work in Cuba. ... more |
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  New York NY (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 
Photosynthesis provides energy for the vast majority of life on Earth. But chlorophyll, the green pigment that plants use to harvest sunlight, is relatively inefficient. To enable humans to capture more of the sun's energy than natural photosynthesis can, scientists have taught bacteria to cover themselves in tiny, highly efficient solar panels to produce useful compounds.
The researchers ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Stretchable biofuel cells extract energy from sweat to power wearable devices  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 23, 2017How a bacterium can live on methanol  University Park PA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Potato waste processing may be the road to enhanced food waste conversion |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 
Stanford scientists outline the infrastructure changes needed to make 139 countries powered 100 percent by wind, water and solar energy by 2050.
A transition of this kind could mean less worldwide energy consumption due to the efficiency of clean, renewable electricity - leading to a net increase of more than 24 million long-term jobs, an annual decrease in 4 to 7 million deaths relate ... more Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Deep-UV probing method detects electron transfer in photovoltaic devices  Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017Audi Cooperates with Alta Devices on Automobiles with Solar Roofs  Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017Renewables could bring balance to India's economic growthw. |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
German energy company E.ON said Thursday it laid the first of the 60 foundations for a wind farm development in national waters of the Baltic Sea.
The German company said it's deploying the 60 so-called monopiles about 25 miles offshore. Foundations for a common substation were installed last month and the entire project could start generating energy for German consumers by 2019.
... more La Ventosa, Mexico (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Wind energy blows up storm of controversy in Mexico  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017U.S. extends wind energy taproots into Zambia  Richland WA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Night vision for bird- and bat-friendly offshore wind power |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 24, 2017 
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings said Thursday it faces another US lawsuit over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, with the latest one demanding at least $5 billion in compensation.
A total of 157 US residents who were supporting Fukushima victims at the time filed the class action suit in a California district court earlier this month against the utility known as Tepco and a US company. ... more Abu Dhabi (AFP) Aug 21, 2017UAE nuclear programme edges toward 2018 launch  Paris, France (SPX) Aug 21, 2017129I waste used to track ocean currents for 15,000 km after discharge from nuclear plants  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Analysis highlights failings in US's advanced nuclear program |
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 Paris (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
New data provides the first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat which enables the planet to recover from extremes of climate change - but the recovery timescales are significant. This work was presented at the Goldschmidt conference in Paris, and has just been published in the peer-reviewed journal Geochemical Perspectives Letters*.
The idea of a natural temperature thermostat wa ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal  Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Asian Development Bank finds new climate finance stream  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Heat map showcases extreme temperatures in Southern Europe |
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 Berlin (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that trust must be restored in diesel cars after the emissions cheating scandal and spoke out against plans to ban them from some inner cities.
She said she was "angered" by German auto giants who in the "dieselgate" scandal either broke the law or used legal loopholes, but also pointed to the at least 800,000 jobs in the crucial industrial sector. ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Great Wall shares slide as Fiat Chrysler hopes dampened  Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Uber's ousted CEO calls investor lawsuit unfounded Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2017China's Great Wall Motor plans Fiat Chrysler purchase |
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 Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
Iraqi forces Wednesday recaptured several districts and advanced towards the centre of Tal Afar, one of the Islamic State group's last strongholds in the country, as aid workers braced for an exodus of civilians fleeing the fighting.
Armoured personnel carriers full of soldiers and fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary coalition moved into Al-Nur district of southeast Tal Afar early ... more Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Iraqi forces hope for quick victory over IS in Tal Afar  Baghdad (AFP) Aug 22, 2017Mattis in Baghdad as Iraq presses assault on IS bastion Tal Abta, Iraq (AFP) Aug 22, 2017Iraqi forces retake two districts of IS bastion |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have received $349.2 million and $328.6 million contracts respectively for the development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent replacement for the LGM-30G Minuteman III ballistic missile.
The contracts are to run until Aug. 20, 2020, when one of the two companies will be selected to finish the program. Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have all ... more Seoul (AFP) Aug 23, 2017N.Korea's Kim 'starting to respect US': Trump  Seoul (AFP) Aug 21, 2017US-South joint drills begin amid North Korea tensions  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed, Raytheon receive contracts for nuclear cruise missile |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 22, 2017 
With hair newly shaven in accordance with Hong Kong prison rules, jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was in court again Tuesday on more protest-related charges.
Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were sent to prison last Thursday for their leading role in the initial protest that sparked the months-long Umbrella Movement of 2014 - demonstrations and street blockades calling for democrati ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Hong Kong independence duo fail to regain parliament seats  Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Beijing bricks up shops: Beauty or 'hideous'  Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2017At Beijing book fair, publishers admit self-censorship |
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 Luanda (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
Angolans voted on Wednesday in an election marking the end of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's 38-year reign, with his MPLA party set to retain power despite an economic crisis.
The MPLA, which has ruled since Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975, is expected to defeat opposition parties stifled by Dos Santos's authoritarian regime.
Dos Santos's unexpected retirement - reporte ... more Freetown (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Death toll in SLeone flood disaster reaches 441  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Africa Endeavor 2017 communications conference starts in Malawi  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Dalai Lama cancels Botswana trip with 'exhaustion' |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
The Boeing Co.-Philadelphia has received a $222.5 million modification to an existing contract for the delivery of eight CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the Royal Saudi Land Forces.
The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that the CH-47Fs to be delivered are new builds, as opposed to refurbished ones, with production taking place in Ridley Township, Penn. Production is ex ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017L-3 receives $173M contract for T-45 trainer testing  Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017Military contractor rescued after ejecting during a Navy training exercise  Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017BAE taps Harris Corporation for antennas on U.S. Air Force aircraft |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017 
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient trade network crisscrossing Vietnam's Mekong Delta region.
As revealed by several excavations, a vast network of manufacturing hubs and trade routes moved large amounts of goods from settlement to settlement between 4,500 and 3,000 years ago.
"We knew some artefacts were being moved around but this shows evidence for a major trade network ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017US launches formal trade investigation into China  London (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Britain's poetic shipping forecast turns 150  Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2017US in 'economic war' with China, says Trump strategist Bannon |
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 Colombo (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena sacked his controversial justice minister Wednesday for speaking out against a billion-dollar deal to sell a stake in a loss-making deep sea port to China.
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe had publicly denounced the government's $1.1 billion sale last month of a 70 percent stake in Hambantota port to state-owned China Merchants Port Holdings.
"He (Rajapaksh ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2017China slams reported Indian road project on border  Warsaw (AFP) Aug 25, 2017NATO chief demands Russian 'transparency' on war games  Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2017US Navy collisions a propaganda windfall for China |
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 Mumbai (AFP) Aug 22, 2017 
A factory accused of dumping dye into an Indian river where several dogs turned blue has been shut down, an official said Tuesday, after alarming pictures emerged of the brightly-coloured canines.
An animal activist spotted the blue dogs wandering the streets of Mumbai near an industrial zone where factories had been accused of pouring untreated chemicals directly into the Kasadi river.
... more Miami (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Arsenic in Pakistan groundwater 'alarmingly high': study  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Paris (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Treaty to curb mercury exposure takes effect |
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 Rome (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
As Italy reels from another earthquake, experts warned Wednesday that widespread illegal construction is putting millions across the country at risk of being killed.
The tremor that shook the island of Ischia on Monday, toppling houses and killing two women, has sparked much soul-searching in a country with a weakness for rule-breaking - particularly when it comes to building or renovating ... more Bunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Death toll in DR Congo landslide climbs to 140  Bondo, Switzerland (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Searches resume for 8 missing in Swiss Alps landslide  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000 |
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