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  Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017 A gas pipeline running from Texas shale could be converted to send oil to the Gulf Coast by the start of the next decade, Enterprise Products Partners said. The company announced plans Wednesday to convert a pipeline in its portfolio that carries natural gas from the Permian shale basin to a crude oil pipeline. With a new gas pipeline coming into service at the end of 2019, Shin Oak, the company said it has flexibility to repurpose another line for shale oil. "We have had strong demand f ... read more |
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Oil prices down on U.S. gasoline level shockerWashington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017 Crude oil prices lost ground early Wednesday on a build in U.S. gasoline supplies, an indication of lower demand, and fears about the global economy. ... more 
Alaska oil, gas lease draws fireWashington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017 Bids for oil and gas drilling in Alaska open Wednesday in what a vocal opponent of the Trump administration said was a "disgusting" climate assault. ... more 
Offshore oil and wind a boost for helicopter fleetsWashington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017 Oil frontiers in Africa, legacy work in the Middle East and growth in renewables means positive spillover in the helicopter sector, an industry report found. ... more 
Next foreign influence target of U.S. LNG is VenezuelaWashington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017 Liquefied natural gas is a way to extend influence over the horizon to Europe, though similar gains are possible for Latin America, a U.S. senator said. ... more |
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Oil-rich Alberta to finance greener economic shootsWashington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017 The provincial government of oil-rich Alberta in Canada said it would support a greener and more diversified economy with a seven-year, $1.1 billion effort. ... more 
Enbridge shuts oil pipeline because of bad Michigan weatherWashington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017 Inclement weather in the narrow waterway separating the two Michigan peninsulas meant Enbridge had to close a major pipeline system, a state agency said. ... more 
LNG is the fuel of choice, maritime shipper saysWashington (UPI) Dec 4, 2017 With reaching a supply agreement with French supermajor Total, shipping group CMA CGM said that liquefied natural gas is the maritime fuel of the future. ... more 
Cuban oil driller seeing interest from potential partnersWashington (UPI) Dec 4, 2017 Australian energy company Melbana, one of the few with an established footprint in Cuba, said it was vetting potential drilling partners for Block 9 operations. ... more 
Statoil, partners to develop new $5.9 billion Arctic oil fieldOslo (AFP) Dec 5, 2017 Norwegian oil giant Statoil and its partners on Tuesday presented a development plan of the 49 billion kroner (nearly 5 billion euros, $5,9 billion) Arctic Johan Castberg oil field, a cost cut in half compared to initial forecasts. ... more 
More interest from Asian economies in Alaskan LNGWashington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017 A letter of intent was signed with a Japanese company to secure liquefied natural gas from a possible development in Alaska, a state pipeline company said. ... more |
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Ultra-deep waters of Sierra Leone draw oil, gas interestWashington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017 Lower operating costs mean there's more interest in examining the oil and gas potential in the deep waters of Sierra Leone, an African-focused company said. ... more 
Statoil submits formal plans for mega Barents Sea oil fieldWashington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017 By cutting the break-even cost by more than half, Norwegian major Statoil said it's decided on a development plan for the mega Johan Castberg oil field. ... more 
Gas prices inch lower, but still way above the June averageWashington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017 Seasonal factors finally caught up with the U.S. gas market and, with refineries making a cheaper winter blend, the price at the pump is lower, analysts said. ... more
'Buying fatigue' puts oil prices deep in the redWashington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017 With OPEC settled in for the year and a downturn in global inflation, a lack of buyers in the market pulled oil prices sharply lower early Tuesday. ... more |
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  Kanazawa, Japan (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 
The first-generation biofuel, industrialized, ethanol, is produced from foodstuffs like maize, and thus poses great concern about a possible future shortage of food. It is therefore necessary to produce ethanol from non-food biomass like weeds, waste paper, paper cup, etc. (second-generation biofuel ethanol). Solvents needed for the production of second-generation biofuel ethanol known so far ar ... more Limerick, Ireland (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Researchers generate electricity from low-cost biomaterial  Medford MA (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Breakthrough process for directly converting methane to methanol  Surrey UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2017Surrey develops new 'supercatalyst' to recycle carbon dioxide and methane |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
The conversion of solar energy into electricity is currently restricted by a concept known as the Shockley-Quesser limit. This limitation allows only photons that have higher energies than those of the bandgap to be used, while those with lower energies are wasted. In an effort to obtain a solution to this problem and make solar energy conversion more efficient, the process of converting photons ... more Albany NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Gore Mountain ski resort completes massive solar farm  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Windows of opportunity: Solar cell with improved transparency  Zagtouli, Burkina Faso (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Burkina, France launch W.Africa's biggest solar plant |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 
U.S. federal data show installed wind turbines are taller and more efficient than in the past, though hydroelectric power still holds a slight edge.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration found that the average height and power generating capacity for wind turbines installed in the country are taller and more efficient that in years past.
"Since 2012, the average height of wi ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2017New wind farm in service off the British coast  Washington (UPI) Nov 15, 2017End tax credits for wind energy, Tennessee Republican says  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017New York sets high bar for wind energy |
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 Mounana, Gabon (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 
"We are all sick. It's our health, and we are being conned," Moise Massala says angrily.
The 82-year-old is a retired geochemist who used to work in a uranium mine in Gabon owned by French nuclear giant Areva.
He and hundreds of other former workers say they fell ill from their work to extract the uranium - a source of nuclear power and warheads, but toxic and potentially carcinogenic. ... more Ostrovets, Belarus (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Belarus nuclear power plant stirs fears in Lithuania  Charlotte NC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Lightbridge and AREVA NP Sign Agreements to Immediately Advance Fuel Development  London (AFP) Nov 22, 2017UK made grave errors over Hinkley nuclear project: MPs |
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 Southampton UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2017 
A decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels led to a fundamental shift in the behaviour of the Earth's climate system around one million years ago, according to new research led by the University of Southampton.
A team of international scientists used new geochemical measurements, coupled with a model of the 'Earth system', to show that the growth and changing nature of continenta ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Around 50 leaders set for Paris climate summit  Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017Europe backing climate ambitions with capital  Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Researchers pin down one source of a potent greenhouse gas |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Dec 6, 2017 
Lyft on Wednesday began rolling out self-driving cars with users of the smartphone-summoned ride service in Boston in a project with technology partner nuTonomy.
The launch of the driverless test program stemmed from a collaboration between Lyft and nuTonomy announced earlier this year.
"As the pilot progresses, select Boston passengers in Seaport area will be matched with nuTonomy self ... more New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Hearing hybrid and electric vehicles while quieting noise pollution  London (AFP) Dec 5, 2017London's iconic black cabs go electric  Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017GM recalling 1 million cars in China |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Dec 4, 2017 
The death toll from violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest monthly level in five years following the Islamic State group's military collapse, the United Nations said Monday.
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq said new lows were recorded in October and November.
In November, a total of 117 civilians and police were killed and 264 wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and a ... more The Hague (AFP) Dec 4, 2017'Reasonable basis' for British war crimes in Iraq: ICC  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 5, 2017Rights group criticises Iraq over jihadist suspects  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 3, 2017Iraqi Shiites slam calls to disband militia group after IS fight |
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 Seoul (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 
North Korea Thursday released pictures of its latest missile launch, giving analysts a chance to test Pyongyang's claim of a breakthrough that brings the whole of the US within range of a nuclear strike.
Leader Kim Jong-Un declared the test of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) had completed his nation's drive to become a full-fledged nuclear power.
But analysts remai ... more Seoul (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Air crew saw N. Korea missile re-enter atmosphere  Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017Boeing validates requirements for redesign of ICBM system  Seoul (AFP) Dec 6, 2017South Korea's Moon to visit China for talks on N. Korea |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2017 
Chinese authorities have shut down a "female morality class" that provoked anger by lecturing women to shut up, accept a second-rate role in society and focus on housework, state media reported Monday.
In viral video that surfaced on China's internet, an instructor in the class in the northeastern province of Liaoning tells students that "women should talk less, do more housework and shut th ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Chinese teacher used needles to 'discipline' children: police  Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Tibetan monk self-immolates in China: campaigners  Shanghai (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Shanghai schools fly the flag for China's next generation |
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 Ramstein, Germany (AFP) Dec 6, 2017 
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met US military officers on Wednesday to prepare for a trip to better coordinate American security and diplomatic strategy in Africa.
Tillerson plans to make the trip in the first quarter of 2018, the State Department said, after he dismissed reports that the White House wants him to resign within weeks.
Washington's top diplomat touched down at Ramstein ... more Maseru, Lesotho (AFP) Dec 2, 2017Regional force deploys to Lesotho over security concerns  Bamako (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Mali justice minister resigns after activist's acquittal Abidjan (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Cash and history keep Europe as Africa's prime partner |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 
A science team in Antarctica is preparing to loft a balloon-borne instrument to collect information on cosmic rays, high-energy particles from beyond the solar system that enter Earth's atmosphere every moment of every day. The instrument, called the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (SuperTIGER), is designed to study rare heavy nuclei, which hold clues about where and how cosmic rays a ... more Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Israel says F-35 stealth fighter jets operational  Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Boeing's new KC-46A tanker completes first flight  Washington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017Lockheed Martin to support F-35 test flight operations |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2017 
The United States on Tuesday imposed huge duties on some steel imports from Vietnam, saying they were produced with Chinese material already subject to retaliatory penalties.
The products will be subject to US punitive duties of up to 265 percent of their value, the Commerce Department said in a statement, yet another in a series of aggressive trade enforcement steps by President Donald Trum ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 5, 2017Canada and China hail ties as trade talks languish  Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2017IMF warns on brewing risks in China's financial system  New York (AFP) Dec 5, 2017Buy it with bitcoin in New York, but it's not cheap |
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 Brussels (AFP) Dec 6, 2017 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday "we don't interfere in elections" when asked about Vladimir Putin seeking a new term at the Kremlin - amid deep concerns about Russian meddling in numerous European votes.
Putin, in power for the past 18 years, confirmed he would run in the March presidential election, where he is expected to win easily and become the longest-serving Russian leader ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Trump aide Flynn planned to 'rip up' Russia sanctions: whistleblower  Warsaw (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Former Polish military counterintelligence chief detained  Sydney (AFP) Dec 6, 2017China slams Australia amid growing foreign interference fears |
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 Mesecoy, Philippines (AFP) Dec 6, 2017  Tata gives hand signals for his men to drop to the rainforest floor as the searing whine of a chainsaw fades, their mission to save a critically endangered piece of paradise in the Philippines suddenly on hold.
Former para-military leader Efren "Tata" Balladares has been leading the other flip flop-wearing environmental crusaders up and down the steep mountains of Palawan island for the past ... more New Delhi (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Babies' brains at risk from toxic pollution: UN  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Is underground transit worse for your health?  New Delhi (AFP) Dec 5, 2017Doctors say no to sport in Delhi as cricketers choke in smog |
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 Cabaret, Haiti (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 
In the hills of Cabaret, western Haiti, locals and young volunteers from the capital Port-au-Prince prepare cement, stationed between the wooden wall of Pierre Salnave Saint-Felix's new home, and the crumbling mud wall of the shelter he has survived in since 2010.
Unable to afford surgery for glaucoma, Saint-Felix is blind and prevented from breeding livestock. The earthquake in 2010 turned ... more Ponce, Puerto Rico (AFP) Dec 5, 2017Pole to pole, linemen hard at work restoring power in Puerto Rico  Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2017China says UN resolutions 'cannot solve' Rohingya crisis  Geneva (AFP) Dec 5, 2017UN urges 'humanitarian pause' for Yemen |
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