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| Texas energy sector okay after Harvey, Fed survey finds   Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Respondents to a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said Hurricane Harvey should have only a modest, but lingering, impact on the energy sector. Hurricane Harvey hit the southern coast of Texas and the largest density of refineries on the southern Gulf Coast in late August. By now, all of the refineries are back in service, though eight are still operating at reduced capacity. Around 15 percent of total U.S. refining capacity was impacted by the storm at the peak. About half ... read more |  |  Summer best time to back out of OPEC deal, Russia says Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 It's best to draw out of the OPEC-led effort to balance the market with production cuts during the summer when demand is high, Russia's energy minister said. ... more   Crude oil rally extends on strong U.S. economic figures Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Strong showing for the pace of U.S. economic growth in the second quarter gave further strength Thursday to the sustained rally in crude oil prices. ... more   Wood Mac: Non-OPEC resilience impressive Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 In the short run, the overall stability for oil production outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is a spoiler for the bulls, analysis finds. ... more   Encana latest North American energy company to shake off Harvey Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 North American energy producer Encana Corp. became the latest to say its operations weren't curtailed by the impact in Texas from Hurricane Harvey. ... more |  | 



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|                Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review |  |  French, Norwegian companies work on new operations off Brazil Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 French energy services company TechnipFMC said a new contract offshore Brazil takes a relationship with a Norwegian oil company to the global stage. ... more   Sanchez Energy unfazed by Hurricane Harvey Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 U.S. shale exploration and production company Sanchez Energy said its production from its assets in Texas was accelerating even after Hurricane Harvey. ... more   Turkey upbeat about economic potential Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Buoyed by energy ambitions, but concerned with national security, the Turkish government said it was bent on maintaining robust economic growth. ... more   Share value for giant Israeli gas field revised higher Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 The value present in the Leviathan gas field off the coast of Israel was revised higher for one of the drilling partners, an independent review found. ... more   Europe still needs us, Gazprom says Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Russian energy company Gazprom said that, because of dwindling resources of its own, the European market was still largely dependent on its natural gas. ... more   Crude oil prices up after Turkey threatens to close Kurdish pipeline Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Turkey's threat to close a Kurdish oil pipeline, potentially disrupting production of one half million barrels per day, sent global crude prices upward on Wednesday. ... more |  |   No luck in finding new oil in Barents Sea   LNG could be the answer for ASEAN Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 After 50 years, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations need to coordinate on energy issues and consider LNG as a basis for cooperation, analysis finds. ... more   Kiir tells South Sudan police to work with UN Juba (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 President Salva Kiir on Wednesday ordered South Sudanese police to cooperate with a new 4,000-strong United Nations force being deployed in the capital Juba. ... more   Erase fracking regulations, industry tells Trump Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2017 With a court dismissing a challenge to federal rules on hydraulic fracturing, producers said it was time for President Trump to erase the law altogether. ... more   Texas oil production slightly lower, early data show Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2017 Crude oil production reported to the state energy regulator in Texas for July was slightly lower than last year, preliminary data show. ... more | 
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|  Upton, NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017  Eat too much without exercising and you'll probably put on a few pounds. As it turns out, plant leaves do something similar. In a new study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientists show that retaining sugars in plant leaves can make them get fat too. 
In plants, this extra fat accumulation could be a good thing. It could help turn plants into factories f ... more   Urbana IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 Researchers discover unique property of critical methane-producing enzyme   Providence RI (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Researchers develop 3-D-printed biomaterials that degrade on demand   Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 Illinois researchers develop gene circuit design strategy to advance synthetic biology |  |  Sendai, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2017  Researchers at Tohoku University have developed an innovative method for fabricating semitransparent and flexible solar cells with atomically thin 2D materials. The new technology improves power conversion efficiency of up to 0.7% - this is the highest value for solar cells made from transparent 2D sheet materials. 
Transparent or semi-transparent solar cells with excellent mechanical flexi ... more   Oakland CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 Solar Power Lights Up Amazon Communities Fighting Dirty Energy   Albany NY (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 Green Bank Network totals over $29 Billion for clean energy projects around the World   Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 India gets lending support for a greener grid |  |   | 
|  Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017  French energy company ENGIE said it teamed up with an investment group to help develop a wind energy program in India, one of the world's fastest growing economies. 
 The company formed a partnership with the Abraaj investment group to develop as much as 1 gigawatt of wind power in the Indian energy sector. 
 "Energy demand is growing tremendously in India, and ENGIE is investing in  ... more   Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 Finding better wind energy potential with the new European Wind Atlas   Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017 Last of the 67 turbines for a British wind farm installed   Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 Kimberly-Clark next U.S. company to draw more on renewables |  |  Saint Petersburg (AFP) Sept 22, 2017  Russia on Friday held a launching ceremony for a powerful nuclear icebreaker, called Sibir (Siberia), in its drive to prepare a fleet for navigating the Northern Passage and hauling goods, particularly energy, to Asian markets. 
The massive new ship measures 173 metres in length and has two nuclear reactors with the propulsion power of 60 megawatts. 
It can crush ice up to three metres thi ... more   Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 BWXT awarded contract extension for nuclear waste facility operations   Abu Dhabi (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 UAE to open Arab Gulf's first nuclear reactor in 2018   London (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 Against rising headwinds, UK pushes ahead with nuclear projects |  |     | 
|  Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2017  Economic losses from severe storms, hurricanes, floods, drought and wildfires are projected to reach at least $360 billion a year in the next decade in America, about half of annual US growth, according to a report out Wednesday. 
Since some kinds of severe weather can be made worse or more frequent by climate change, action is needed to move the United States away from fossil fuels and towar ... more   Sydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Drought not dingos behind mainland Australia tiger extinction: study   Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 Science denial not limited to political right   Ottawa (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 Canada Tory MP called out for referring to minister as 'climate Barbie' |  |  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 28, 2017  German prosecutors on Thursday said they had arrested a second employee of luxury carmaker Audi as part of a probe into parent company Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. 
The arrest on Wednesday came after investigators searched two premises, a spokeswoman for the prosecution's office in the southern city of Munich told AFP. 
She added that prosecutors had also widened their investig ... more   Singapore (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 Electric car-sharing service to roll into Singapore   Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 China delays electric car quota until 2019   London (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 James Dyson: Vacuum cleaner king turns to electric cars |  |   | 
|  Ramadi, Iraq (AFP) Sept 27, 2017  Islamic State group fighters seized areas around Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on Wednesday in an apparent attempt at a diversion from offensives on its last Iraqi footholds but were swiftly defeated, security sources said. 
The jihadist infiltrators briefly occupied three areas near the city, which is the capital of mainly Sunni Arab Anbar province, long a bastion of insurgency, the sources said. ... more   Baghdad (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Iraq since the US-led invasion   Baghdad (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Iraq hangs 42 prisoners on death row: ministry   Sharqat, Iraq (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 Iraq forces oust IS from northern town in drive on Hawija |  |  Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2017  China said Thursday North Korean companies operating in the country will have to shut down by January as Beijing applies UN sanctions imposed following Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test. 
The commerce ministry said the companies, including joint ventures with Chinese firms, have 120 days to close from the date the United Nations resolution was adopted, September 11. 
The sanctions spare, on a ... more   United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 US presses for more Iran nuclear inspections   New York (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 US labels N. Korea 'war' claim absurd, as Pyongyang boosts defences   Pyongyang (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Chinese traders get down to business at Pyongyang trade show |  |   | 
|  Taipei (AFP) Sept 25, 2017  A music concert in Taiwan descended into chaos over the weekend when independence activists clashed with pro-China groups, with three people injured in the scuffles. 
The incident comes amid heightened tensions between the self-ruled island and the mainland since Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took office in May last year, with Beijing cutting off all official communications. 
The event  ... more   Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Hundreds mark third anniversary of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement   Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Interpol meets in Beijing as China hunts for fugitives   Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 23, 2017 Universities battleground for latest row over Hong Kong freedoms |  |  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017  The scientific community has been working on the possibility of a relationship between periods of drought and rioting for several years. The University of Geneva (UNIGE), operating in partnership with the universities of Heidelberg (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland), has formally verified this hypothesis by studying almost 1,800 riots that occurred over a 20-year period in sub-Saharan Africa.  ... more   Tafi Atome, Ghana (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 Ghanaian villagers profit from monkey business   Bamako (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 New ceasefire signed by armed groups   United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 C. Africa asks UN to send more peacekeepers, ease arms embargo |  |  | 
|  Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017  The U.S. Air Force is more than 1,500 pilots short of its requirements, with senior service leaders warning the problem has potentially dire consequences. 
 The pilot and aircrew shortage was discussed at a meeting Friday of more than 60 leaders at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. 
 "We are in a crisis," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein said at the day-long Aircrew Summ ... more   Tianjin, China (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 Airbus opens first plane-completion centre in China   Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Israel receives F-35 aircraft   London (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 UK warns Boeing over Bombardier trade row |  |  Tokyo (AFP) Sept 25, 2017  Japan said on Monday that it expects to raise more than $11.6 billion by selling off another chunk of the country's massive postal service. 
The government will sell 914 million Japan Post shares at 1,322 yen apiece, it said in a regulatory filing, with the offering set to raise as much as 1.3 trillion yen ($11.6 billion) if domestic and foreign investors snap up an extra allotment of stock.  ... more   Washington Sept 22, 2017 US says NAFTA helps Chinese goods reach American market   Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 US commerce secretary hopeful about Trump-Xi trade talks   Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 US commerce secretary in Beijing ahead of Trump trip |  |     | 
|  |  |  New Delhi (AFP) Sept 25, 2017  Stronger military ties between India and the United States should not affect relations with neighbours such as Pakistan, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said ahead of a visit to New Delhi. 
The Pentagon chief arrived Monday for a 48-hour trip - the first to India by any member of President Donald Trump's cabinet. 
"This is a historic opportunity for our two democracies at a time of strate ... more   Istanbul (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Putin heads to Turkey for talks on weapons deal, Syria   Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Seesaw US-China ties on an upswing as Trump plans trip   Tokyo (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Japan opposition unites in election bid to topple Abe |  |   | 
|  Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017  Fish may be suffering brain damage as a result of plastic pollution. New research shows plastic nanoparticles can end up inside the brains of fish. 
 "Our study is the first to show that nanosized plastic particles can accumulate in fish brains," Tommy Cedervall, a chemistry researcher at Lund University in Sweden, said in a news release. 
 Cedervall and his colleagues tracked the pa ... more   Amsterdam (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 I.Coast toxic spill victims launch new Dutch court bid   Nantes, France (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 The waste-collecting cyclists who caught the UN's eye   Manila (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 Nestle tackles 'ocean-polluter' tag in Philippines |  |  Luxembourg (SPX) Sep 27, 2017  The emergency.lu Rapid Response Kit has been deployed by the Government of Luxembourg to provide vital satellite-enabled connectivity to the coordination center in Dominica, following the devastation brought by the Category 5 Hurricane Maria, announced SES and its partners today. 
The connectivity provided on an SES satellite is used for broadband and voice communication, to ensure that eme ... more   Oslo (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 Nobel's shining stars who lost their lustre   Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 Trump lifts barriers to Puerto Rico hurricane aid   Mexico City (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 Mexican economy to bounce back fast from quake: analysts |  | 
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