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  Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 Cooperation on pipeline infrastructure in the Kurdish region of Iraq could set the stage for gas exports to Europe, Russian energy company Rosneft said. Rosneft said it was finished with the due diligence requirements for an oil export pipeline from the Kurdish north and is in the process of finalizing the necessary legal documents. Total Kurdish oil production isn't as robust as oil fields elsewhere in the country, though the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government aims to increase its po ... read more |
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Oil promise for OMV in the Barents SeaWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 The Norwegian government said Monday it was assessing the discovery of oil from an appraisal well drilled by Austria's OMV in a section of the Barents Sea. ... more 
Crude oil prices brush up against apparent ceilingWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 Emerging analyst sentiment that the upside potential for the recent rally in crude oil prices is limited may be contributing to the drop witnessed early Monday. ... more 
New search-and-rescue services evolve for Barents Sea oil workWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil said it awarded contracts for the same Sikorsky helicopters that were grounded earlier after an offshore accident. ... more 
More Kurdish oil possible, Gulf Keystone saysWashington DC (UPI) Sep 19, 2017 There's enough cash flow to invest in efforts needed to increase the level of crude oil production from the Kurdish north of Iraq, Gulf Keystone Petroleum said. ... more |
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Hurricane-related spike in gas prices ebbingWashington DC (UPI) Sep 19, 2017 The retail price for gasoline is coming off seasonal highs as the U.S. refining sector returns to normal after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, AAA reports. ... more 
Expansion for energy-hungry Asia-Pacific robust, but uncertainWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 The demand prospects for some of the energy-hungry economies in the Asia-Pacific are robust, but there are uncertainties about sustainability, Moody's said. ... more 
Kazakhstan gets support to diversify away from oilWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 Oil-rich Kazakhstan has ambitions to become a "high-income country," but it needs support to diversify its economy, the Asian Development Bank said. ... more 
Russia's Gazprom raises investment guidelineWashington (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. ... more
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 |
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 Iran 'prepared for any measure' for oil market stability 
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 
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 |
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  Newark DE (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
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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 Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Finding better wind energy potential with the new European Wind Atlas  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 |
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 Bloomington IN (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
A discovery by Indiana University researchers could advance the long-term storage of nuclear waste, an increasingly burdensome and costly task for the public and private agencies that protect people from these harmful chemicals.
In a study published Sept. 14, the scientists report they have developed a new chemical principle with the potential to revolutionize the creation of specially eng ... more Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2017Finland's TVO challenges approval of Areva bailout  Princeton NJ (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Russia's use and stockpiles of highly enriched uranium pose significant nuclear risks  Strasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 13, 2017EU parliament opposes bid to reduce testing of Fukushima food imports |
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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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 18, 2017France hopeful of persuading Trump to stay in climate accord Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2017US looks to work with Paris climate accord 'partners': Tillerson  Montreal (AFP) Sept 17, 2017US says it will withdraw from Paris accord without more favorable terms |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
Tesla plans to unveil a heavy transport truck next month, in a further broadening of the product lineup for the electric vehicle maker.
Chief executive Elon Musk made the announcement in a tweet late Wednesday, indicating the new truck would be shown at its California design center in Hawthorne, California.
"Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride tentatively scheduled for Oct 26th in Hawtho ... more New York (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Tesla system partly to blame in fatal 2016 crash: safety panel  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 11, 2017Volkswagen to electrify entire range by 2030  Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2017VW recalls 4.86 million vehicles in China over airbag concerns |
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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 Al-Sagra, Irak (AFP) Sept 18, 2017Iraq moves to attack last IS bastion on Syria border  Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Iraq anti-graft task force fishes for 'sharks'  Al-Sagra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Iraqi forces launch assault for last IS bastions in Anbar |
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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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