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  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Russian energy company Gazprom said its board of directors approved a revised budget that reflects a need to increase spending over the long-term. Company management said a revised program for the year pegs investments at $19 billion, about $3 billion more than outlined in the investment program approved in December. "The adjustments to the investment program for 2017 were mainly caused by the need to increase spending and long-term financial investments with regard to Gazprom's priority ... read more |
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Rally in oil prices stalls despite global tensionsWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Indications of positive economic momentum for the G20, global tensions and terrorism left oil prices near the yearly high, despite volatility early Friday. ... more 
August oil production from Norway lower than expectedWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Total oil production in August from Norway, one of Europe's main suppliers, was slightly lower than expected, the government said Friday. ... more 
Iran 'prepared for any measure' for oil market stabilityWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Speaking alongside his Venezuelan counterpart, Iran's oil minister said there was a general readiness for multilateral efforts geared toward market stability. ... more 
China provides $10 billion credit line to IranTehran (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 A Chinese state-owned investment firm has provided a $10 billion credit line for Iranian banks, Iran's central bank president said Saturday. ... more |
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Trans Mountain oil pipeline in Canada short on safeguardsWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 The parties behind the Trans Mountain oil pipeline to Canada's western coast haven't yet completed what they need to for the environment, a regulator found. ... more 
Seasonal factors help Russia over-comply with OPEC pledgeWashington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 Seasonal factors and maintenance at an Arctic oil field in Russia may be contributing factors to its compliance with an OPEC-led production deal, data show. ... more 
Tillerson calls on China to use oil as leverage over N.KoreaLondon (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday urged China to use the oil it supplies to North Korea as leverage to pressure the isolated nation into reconsidering its nuclear programme. ... more
Norwegian energy trade group sees win in recent electionsWashington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 A trade group in Norway said the extension of the tenure for Prime Minister Erna Solberg was a vote in favor of a stable framework for oil and natural gas. ... more 
New method for identifying carbon compounds derived from fossil fuelsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laboratory instrument that can measure how much of the carbon in many carbon-containing materials was derived ... more 
Alberta anticipates oil sands production boomWashington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 Through one of the largest investments in provincial history, expansions to an oil sands project in Alberta triggers big gains in output, its premier said. ... more |
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 Hurricane recovery gives lift to oil prices; But key agency trims long-term price 
Greek minister defends 'improving' oil slick clean-upAthens (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 Greece's merchant marine minister defended on Thursday the government's response to an oil spill that has spread across beaches near Athens following criticism from environmentalists and calls for his resignation. ... more 
Billions more barrels of oil possible from AzerbaijanWashington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 A contract for the largest oil complex offshore Azerbaijan could lead to billions of dollars in investments and billions more in oil barrels, analysis finds. ... more
Russia says it's doing more than it needs to for oil market balanceWashington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017 Russia is doing more than it needs to in order to move the level of oil on the market closer to the five-year average, state media reported Wednesday. ... more 
Gulf nations still at risk from spat with Qatar, Moody's saysWashington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017 The ongoing row between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors, many of which are OPEC members, is credit negative, Moody's Investors Service said. ... more |
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The shampoo you washed your hair with this morning. The balloons for the party. Refrigerators and sunglasses, medicine and mosquito repellent, guitar strings and fishing lures. These - and thousands of other products we use every day - contain chemicals made from petroleum. But researchers at the University of Delaware can now offer manufacturers a much sweeter alternative to this fossil fuel. ... more London, UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2017How to draw electricity from the bloodstream  Cardiff UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Scientists make methanol using air around us  Urbana IL (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Could switchgrass help China's air quality? |
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 Cambridge, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 
Researchers have shown that defects in the molecular structure of perovskites - a material which could revolutionise the solar cell industry - can be "healed" by exposing it to light and just the right amount of humidity. The international team of researchers demonstrated in 2016 that defects in the crystalline structure of perovskites could be healed by exposing them to light, but the effects w ... more Dubai (AFP) Sept 16, 2017Dubai awards contract for final phase of solar park  San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Engineers develop tools to share power from renewable energy sources during outages  Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017Obama-era solar power program reaches goal early |
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Kimberly-Clark, a paper-based personal care production company, said today that it will now get about a third of its power needs met by wind power in Texas and Oklahoma.
The company, which has its headquarters in Texas, announced it has agreed to purchase 245 megawatts worth of electricity from two new wind power projects in Texas and Oklahoma. That's the equivalent of about one-third o ... more London (AFP) Sept 11, 2017UK wind electricity cheaper than nuclear: data Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017Last of the 67 turbines for a British wind farm installed  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Light-based method makes remote wind measurements easier and more accurate |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2017 
Finnish utility TVO said Wednesday it would appeal the EU's approval of a bailout of Areva, saying it did not provide adequate guarantees the French nuclear giant would be able to complete construction of a reactor in Finland.
Areva, together with German engineering group Siemens, has been building in Finland since 2005 what was meant to be a showcase of next-generation nuclear power, but wh ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 13, 2017EU parliament opposes bid to reduce testing of Fukushima food imports  Islamabad (AFP) Sept 8, 2017PM opens country's fifth nuclear power plant  Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017Jacobs JV wins support contract for nuclear research center |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 
Many climate scientists are convinced that mega-storms Harvey and Irma - which left scores dead and caused massive economic losses - were boosted by global warming, but hesitate to say so in as many words.
Call it the hurricane paradox.
On the one hand, top experts point to the laws of physics, computer modelling, and measurable increases in sea levels and the temperatures of both ocea ... more (UPI) Sep 13, 2017EU pledges to 'make our planet great again'  Montreal (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Canada, China, EU and partners push forward on Paris climate accord  On Board The Papal Plane (AFP) Sept 11, 2017Pope slams climate change deniers as 'stupid' |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
Volkswagen will recall almost five million vehicles in China over airbag concerns, Chinese authorities said Thursday, dealing a new blow to the German automaker in the world's largest car market.
VW and its joint ventures with Chinese partners FAW and SAIC will start withdrawing 4.86 million vehicles fitted with potentially faulty airbags made by Japan's bankrupt airbag giant Takata from Mar ... more San Francisco (AFP) Sept 13, 2017Waymo suit against Uber on road to trial  New Delhi (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Rickshaws to jump start India's all-electric drive  Philadelphia PA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Wax on, melt off: Roads that deice themselves during winter storms |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 16, 2017  Iraqi forces on Saturday captured a desert outpost of the Islamic State group near the Syrian border in preparation for a drive up the Euphrates Valley towards the frontier, commanders said.
The capture of Akashat, a former mining town in mainly Sunni Arab Anbar province, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the jihadists' border bastion of Al-Qaim, came just hours after the forces assaul ... more Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Dozens dead in Iraq attack claimed by IS Al-Sagra, Irak (AFP) Sept 13, 2017Iraq readies to retake IS bastion near Syria border  Baghdad (AFP) Sept 11, 2017Iraq holds 1,300 IS women, children: security official |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
The head of the US military's Strategic Command is "assuming" North Korea's nuclear test earlier this month was of a hydrogen bomb, Defense News reported Thursday.
Pyongyang insisted the September 3 nuclear test was a hydrogen bomb but western powers have been reluctant to verify the claim.
The reported acknowledgement is the nearest the US has come to confirming it was an H-bomb, with a ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 15, 2017UN condemns 'highly provocative' N. Korea missile launch  Seoul (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Moon, Trump vow stronger pressure against N. Korea  Seoul (AFP) Sept 16, 2017North Korea seeks military 'equilibrium' with US |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 
The jailing of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists has pushed a new wave of young leaders to take the helm as they seek to keep the movement's message alive.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who carved out international reputations with their campaigning, were both sent to prison last month in what rights groups slammed as politically motivated prosecutions.
Alongside fellow activist A ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2017China tightens restrictions on religious freedom  Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2017Pregnant woman's suicide roils China  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Student backlash in Hong Kong independence row |
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 Warri, Nigeria (AFP) Sept 10, 2017 
Pro-Biafra supporters clashed with troops in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, with claims that five people were killed, although the army quickly denied any loss of life.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement claimed in a statement that five of its members were killed when soldiers and police tried to kill its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, at his home in Umuahia.
The IPOB is demanding a sep ... more Bamako (AFP) Sept 8, 2017HRW accuses Mali, Burkina troops of sweeping rights abuses  Kinshasa (AFP) Aug 29, 2017DRCongo troops chasing reporter 'force entry' at UN base  Luanda (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Angolans vote as Dos Santos ends 38-year rule |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2017 
Airbus said Wednesday it has finalised a more than $4 billion order with Cathay Pacific for 32 of its A321neo aircraft to revamp the Hong Kong-based carrier's regional affiliate.
The single-aisle medium-haul jets will be operated by Cathay Dragon which flies from Hong Kong to a number of Asian destinations, Airbus said in a statement.
A preliminary agreement had been signed in August. ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017MD Helicopter contracted for 150 Cayuse Warriors for Afghan air force  Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017Bahrain seeks new F-16Vs, upgrade of existing fighters  Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017DynCorp receives $103.2 million contract for training aircraft maintenance |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
Chinese bank loans rebounded in August to hit 1.09 trillion yuan ($166 billion), beating analysts' expectations as demand was buoyed by home buyers.
The figure was up from 825.5 billion yuan in July according to the Chinese central bank, and exceeded forecasts from analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, although it remains far below the 1.54 trillion yuan loaned by banks in in June.
However, th ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 13, 2017Europe must seize Brexit 'window of opportunity', says Juncker  Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Top Chinese bitcoin exchange shuts down  Tallinn (AFP) Sept 15, 2017France slams Silicon Valley for skirting tax in Europe |
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 Moscow (AFP) Sept 14, 2017  Russia on Thursday began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union's eastern flank - a show of strength that has rattled nervous NATO members.
Named Zapad-2017 (West-2017), the manoeuvres, scheduled to last until September 20, are taking place on the territory of Moscow's closest ally Belarus, in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad and in its frontier Pskov a ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump plans to visit China, Japan, S. Korea in November  Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Turkey signs landmark Russian weapons deal  Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Trump's generals look to provide a steady hand |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 
The British government risks sliding backwards on air quality to the detriment of human health through plans to leave the EU, a special U.N. envoy said.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday that Parliament made the "historic decision" to vote for a bill that gives clarity for the path out of the European Union. Separate from the Article 50 process that breaks the formal relat ... more London (AFP) Sept 11, 2017UN slams UK government over 'plague' of air pollution  Colombo (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Sri Lanka bans plastic after garbage crisis  Bras�lia (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Brazil government freezes Amazon mining plans |
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 Miami (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
Shocked Americans were struggling on Thursday to understand how eight elderly people in a Florida retirement home - directly across the street from a hospital - could have died in the days following Hurricane Irma's devastating passage.
The matter is now in the hands of the law.
Making the drama even more shocking, the deaths could perhaps have been prevented by hooking up an emergency ... more Naples, United States (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump views flooding's aftermath in hurricane-ravaged Florida  Pointe-a-Pitre (AFP) Sept 16, 2017France's hurricane-hit St Martin on guard for health threats  Dar Al Kabirah, Syria (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Russia plays up role as peacemaker, donor in Syria |
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