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  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 A move by BP into a Russian natural gas field gives Russian energy company Rosneft a lift in Chinese and Europe export efforts, an analyst said. Russian energy company Rosneft said Thursday it signed an agreement with the Russian division of BP to develop the natural gas reserves in the Kharampurskoe and Festivalnoye license areas in the north of the country. Rosneft estimates the region holds billions of oil-equivalent barrels in natural gas. Rosneft will hold a 51 percent stake in the ... read more |
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Canada agrees to monitor oil sands impactWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 Monitoring the potential environmental impacts of oil sands development using the best available science is a Canadian priority, officials said. ... more 
Eni says Kazakh agreement moves it closer to explorationWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 Italian energy company Eni said Friday it grabbed a stronger hold over a reservoir in Kazakhstan it said has a "significant" potential for oil resources. ... more 
Chinese firm to develop oil field near Iraqi capitalBaghdad (AFP) Dec 24, 2017 A Chinese state-run company, ZhenHua Oil, is to develop an oil field near Baghdad under an accord with Iraq, the oil ministry said Sunday. ... more 
Iraq invites bids for new oil pipelineBaghdad (AFP) Dec 24, 2017 Iraq's oil ministry on Sunday called for bids for the construction of a pipeline to allow oil exports to resume from the northern province of Kirkuk to neighbouring Turkey. ... more |
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Harvey didn't derail Houston's economyWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 Hurricane Harvey caused around $70 billion in direct damage and 22,000 lost jobs, but didn't derail long-term economic momentum, a federal reserve bank said. ... more 
Fitch: LNG market getting crowdedWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 The markets for liquefied natural gas will likely by oversupplied over the next few years, leaving funding at a premium, notably for Russia, Fitch Ratings said. ... more 
North Sea pipeline sending oil slightly lowerWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 Concerns about how long U.S. shale oil production can keep up the pace and the pending restart of a North Sea pipeline sent oil prices lower on Friday. ... more 
Latest clashes highlight fragility of S.Sudan ceasefire dealAba, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 21, 2017 As South Sudan's warring parties haggled over a ceasefire deal this week, dozens of refugees streamed into neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing what they said was a fresh government offensive. ... more 
Forties pipeline restart plan sends oil prices back to earthWashington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017 Production plans and start-ups in Norway, Europe's largest oil producer, and a restart date for a North Sea pipeline network sent oil prices lower Thursday. ... more 
Around $1B in contracts expected offshore NorwayWashington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017 An estimated $1 billion in contracts will be awarded now that a plan for enhancing the 200 million-barrel Snorre field is on the table, Norway's Statoil said. ... more |
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Venezuelan Minister attacks US during China visitBeijing (AFP) Dec 21, 2017 Venezuela's foreign minister blamed the US for his country's spiralling debt crisis on Thursday, saying Washington's "permanent attack" had left the economy crippled. ... more
Iraq begins takeover of oilfield from ShellBaghdad (AFP) Dec 21, 2017 Iraq on Thursday took the first step towards taking over the giant Majnoon oilfield following the pullout of Anglo-Dutch giant Shell, Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi said. ... more 
Energy survey planned for pioneer areas of Gulf of MexicoWashington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017 For several clients, a surveying company, TGS, said it was wading into frontier areas of the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico as explorers expand interest. ... more
Ineos: Forties pipeline back in service by early JanuaryWashington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017 Flow through the Forties pipeline system from the North Sea, idled since Dec. 11, should be back to normal in early January, the operator said Thursday. ... more |
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  Golden CO (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
A new study from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) establishes a novel catalytic method to produce renewable acrylonitrile using 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP), which can be biologically produced from sugars. This hybrid biological-catalytic process offers an alternative to the conventional petrochemical production method and achieves unprecedented acrylonitrile ... more Washington DC (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Microbes help turn Greek yogurt waste into fuel  Bristol UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2017Bristol scientists turn beer into fuel  Golden CO (SPX) Dec 13, 2017NREL research finds a sweet spot for engineering better cellulose-degrading enzymes |
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 Uncha Amirpur, India (AFP) Dec 10, 2017 
Subedar Singh bears the scars of India's painful reliance on dirty power and its struggle to pay for the costly transition to the brave new world of solar and renewable electricity.
Last year, the farmer walked into a field in his village and suffered 70 percent burns to his feet and ankles from an underground coal fire caused by a nearby power plant. Singh said he dragged himself out of the ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017U.S. solar power group says it sees headwinds ahead  London, UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Global solar photovoltaic installations to exceed 100 Gigawatts in 2018  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017French company ENGIE lays out 5.2 GW renewable goal |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017 
The provincial government in Alberta said the industry response to a renewable energy program was better than expected, with almost $1 billion committed.
Along with much of the Canadian economy, Alberta is adding layers of diversity with low-carbon ambitions. Solar power in the province doubled in 2015 thanks in part to municipal and farm-area incentive programs. Since a municipal rebat ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Construction to start on $160 million Kennedy Energy Park in North Queensland  Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017U.S. wind turbines getting taller and more efficient  Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2017New wind farm in service off the British coast |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 
Defects were found in equipment for a third-generation nuclear reactor under construction in southern China with the problematic parts being replaced, the state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) said Wednesday.
The issue concerned equipment used in one of two new European Pressurised Reactors (EPR), large units designed to offer improved power and safety.
With EPRs in Finland ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Australian waste treatment technology plays major role in management of radioactive waste  Moscow (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Russia to build nuclear power plant in Sudan  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Japan company says to close two large ageing nuclear reactors |
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 London, UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
The UK's world-leading space sector will help create a new Space Climate Observatory, following an agreement adopted by national space agencies Monday 11 December.
At an event in Paris, the UK Space Agency signed up to the global agreement to improve long-term sustainability and accessibility of climate data captured by satellites.
The Heads of the national Space Agencies have commit ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017BHP defends climate positions and Paris support  New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017UCI scientists unveil new satellite-based global drought severity index  Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017'We're losing the battle', Macron tells Paris climate talks |
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 New York (AFP) Dec 19, 2017 
UPS announced Tuesday it will buy 125 of Tesla's all-electric semi trucks, the largest such order since the vehicle was unveiled in November.
The order by UPS, one of the biggest operators of commercial trucking fleets, comes on the heels of a PepsiCo announcement two weeks ago to buy 100 of the Tesla trucks.
The vehicles are designed to run up to 500 miles on a single charge, helping U ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 22, 2017VW sacks executive jailed over 'dieselgate': report  Beijing (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Baidu accuses former exec of stealing self-driving car technology  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 20, 2017German rail operator, army seek damages over truck cartel |
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 Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Dec 23, 2017  Residents in Iraq's Shiite holy city of Karbala have denounced a local decision that could soon see salesmen in trouble for displaying female mannequins in anything but Islamic clothing.
Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and an important figure in Shiite Islam, is buried in Karbala.
Posters warning against indecent behaviour have been plastered around the city as part of ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 23, 2017Traders in Old rebuild their ruined market  Geneva (AFP) Dec 15, 2017UN voices alarm at clashes, house burnings in disputed Iraqi city  Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Iraq hangs 38 members of IS, Qaeda; 20 IS killed in southern Syria |
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 22, 2017 
The nonagenarian founder of South Korean retailer Lotte Group went from rags to riches but faces the prospect of ending his days in prison after being convicted of embezzlement and other offences on Friday.
Born in the southern city of Ulsan in 1922, Shin Kyuk-Ho, now 95, smuggled himself aboard a ship at the age of 18 as a stowaway to go to Japan, Korea's colonial overlord at the time, to s ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017U.S. and U.K. tap Lockheed for Trident II support  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 21, 2017China balks at adding 10 ships to UN blacklist over N. Korea cargo  Seoul (AFP) Dec 21, 2017North Korean soldier defects to South: Seoul |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2017  At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June 1989, according to a newly released British diplomatic cable that recounts the bloodshed in gruesome detail.
The document, made public more than 28 years after the event, describes injured girls being bayoneted, bodies being ground up by armoured vehicles and h ... more Tianjin, China (AFP) Dec 26, 2017Chinese activist jailed for 8 years after major crackdown  Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Chinese convicts executed after stadium trial; Chinese ink-brush artwork sells for $144M  Beijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2017Artist 'released' in China after Liu Xiaobo tribute |
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 Brazzaville (AFP) Dec 23, 2017 
A key Congolese rebel group signed a ceasefire deal with the central government in Brazzaville on Saturday, after months of renewed armed conflict in the oil-rich nation.
Fighters loyal to ex-rebel chief Frederic Bintsamou - seen as having disbanded after a 2003 peace deal - rose up again April last year in protest at the re-election of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
The fighting in t ... more Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 25, 2017Kabila residence burned down in DR Congo  Gbarnga, Liberia (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Liberia's wartime ghosts return to haunt election  Bunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 20, 2017UN to close four bases in DR Congo |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 
A new NASA image offers a preview of what the agency's next X-plane will look like when it finally takes flight.
The image, shared online by NASA on Monday, showcases the Air Force Test Pilot School T-38 in a in a transonic state. The plane is seen transitioning from subsonic to supersonic speed. Shockwaves can be seen beginning to form above and beneath the aircraft.
The image w ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Lockheed Martin meets F-35 production target  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2017X-57 Battery System Survives Flight-Condition, Thermal Runaway Testing  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2017NASA Flights Advance Celestial Schlieren Imagery for Supersonic Aircraft |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 
President Xi Jinping stamped his authority over China's economy at a major meeting ending Wednesday, which called for "reasonable" credit expansion, increased imports and more open markets and efforts to curb noxious pollution.
The pledges were made under a new banner, "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era", at the end of the annual Central Econo ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2017China's economic growth to slow next year, says state think tank  Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2017Britain, China speed up bid to link stock markets  Marseille (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Sweet victory: French candymakers win China legal war |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 
India announced Wednesday it would host China for another round of talks on long-running border disputes, the first since they defused one of their worst deadlocks in decades.
The foreign ministry said China's special representative on borders would meet his counterpart in New Delhi on Friday for the 20th meeting on the unresolved "boundary question".
The regional giants have been arguin ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2017US to provide Ukraine with 'enhanced defensive capabilities'  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Japan unveils record defence budget against N. Korea threat  Moscow (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Putin slams 'aggressive' new US defence strategy |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2017  India on Wednesday unveiled a new weapon against air pollution - an "anti-smog gun" which authorities hope will clear the skies above New Delhi but which environmentalists say amounts to a band-aid solution.
The cannon's Indian manufacturers say the fine droplets of water it ejects at high speed can flush out deadly airborne pollutants in one of the world's smoggiest capitals.
The giant ... more Tehran (AFP) Dec 17, 2017Heavy air pollution shuts schools in Iran  Argonne IL (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Clearing the air  Skopje (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Macedonian capital chokes in polluted air |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 21, 2017 
French anti-terror judges have finished their investigation into the missile attack that sparked Rwanda's 1994 genocide and will now decide whether to send the highly sensitive case to trial, legal sources said Thursday.
The missile strike on a plane near Kigali's airport in April 1994 killed Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, triggering 100 days of bloodshed that left an estimated 800,0 ... more Miami (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Hurricanes, heat waves, fires ravaged planet in 2017  Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Remote Hong Kong island holds nuclear emergency drills  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 24, 2017China, Russia oppose UN criticism of Myanmar over Rohingya |
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