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  Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018 Rig counts, a metric used to gauge exploration and production, were mixed last month, with U.S. land numbers down and offshore up, a market survey found. Commodity pricing group S&P Global Platts said in an emailed report it counted 988 rigs working inland in the United States in December, down about 3 percent from November, but up 47 percent from the same time last year. Exploration and production trends waned as the market hit rock bottom with a price for crude oil below $30 per barrel ... read more |
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Four Venezuelan generals placed on US sanctions blacklistWashington (AFP) Jan 6, 2018 The US Treasury placed four serving or retired Venezuelan generals on its sanctions blacklist Friday, raising pressure on the embattled government of President Nicolas Maduro. ... more 
Earthjustice: Trump wasting his time with offshore lease proposalWashington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018 Praised as a necessity by the industry, President Trump is wasting his time with some of the areas proposed for offshore drilling, an attorney said. ... more 
Explosion risk for oil tanker ablaze off China: authoritiesBeijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 An Iranian oil tanker ablaze off the Chinese coast is at risk of exploding or sinking, authorities said Monday, as they reported there was no sign of survivors 36 hours after the vessel erupted in flames. ... more 
Oil rally finally slips on the first Friday of 2018Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018 The announcement of a major new oil discovery at a leading basin offshore Guyana, U.S. labor figures and profit-taking pushed oil prices lower on Friday. ... more |
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Nigeria oil recovery welcome, though pollution a problemWashington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018 The rise in oil production in Nigeria is a result of peaceful solutions to conflict in action, though pollution is problematic, a British official said. ... more 
Demand strains the biggest energy problem after U.S. snowstormWashington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018 The powerful winter storm socking northeastern U.S. states continued to strain the nation's demand for energy and fuel supplies, a market snapshot shows. ... more 
Alberta drilling effort better than expectedWashington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018 The provisional results from a drilling effort in an oil basin in northwest Alberta came in better than expected, London-listed Cabot Energy reported. ... more 
Energy sector analysis sees deepwater attractionWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 It will be the deep waters like offshore Guyana that look commercial in the current market and make big and national oil companies turn a head, analysis found. ... more 
North Sea decommissioning sparks paperwork questionsWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 With decommissioning of some of the aging infrastructure in the North Sea under way, a trade group is making plans for what to do with all the paperwork. ... more 
U.S. storms, data waiting-game leave oil steady early ThursdayWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 Mixed data on U.S. crude oil inventories, geopolitical issues and bad weather in the world's leading economy left oil prices in mixed territory Thursday. ... more |
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U.S. envoy to Baghdad expresses Iraqi oil interestWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 U.S. companies are committed to building their bilateral relationship in Iraq, especially in the oil and gas sector, the U.S. ambassador told Iraq's oil minister. ... more 
Interior Department plans massive expansion of offshore drillingWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 The Interior Department on Thursday proposed vastly expanding offshore oil and natural gas drilling, including in the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, and Alaska. ... more 
Trump administration seeks to open most US waters to offshore oil drillingWashington (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 The Trump administration on Thursday announced a proposal to allow oil drilling in virtually all US coastal waters, drawing immediate criticism from environmentalists and some Republicans. ... more 
Texas oil trade group sees investment pickup in 2018Washington (UPI) Jan 3, 2018 A trade group in Texas said 2018 looked good for the oil and gas business, with investments trickling down to the coastal and manufacturing sectors. ... more |
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  University Park PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  Small-holder farmers in Kenya have the capacity and desire to play a major role in the scale-up of biofuel production from agroforestry, according to a Penn State forest economist, who led a study in the East African country.
Croton trees - which seem to grow everywhere in Kenya - and the oilseeds they produce have the potential to improve rural livelihoods, said Michael Jacobson, professo ... more Lemont, IL (SPX) Jan 02, 2018A catalytic balancing act  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Locating the precise reaction path: Methane dissociation on platinum  Columbus OH (SPX) Jan 03, 2018A fossil fuel technology that doesn't pollute |
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 Davis CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Unconventional spaces could be put to use generating renewable energy while sparing lands that could be better used to grow food, sequester carbon and protect wildlife and watersheds, says a study led by the University of California, Davis.
These land-sparing spaces include: 1) built environments, such as rooftops 2) salt-affected land 3) contaminated land, and 4) water reservoirs with flo ... more Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Standardizing perovskite aging measurements  Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018New technique allows rapid screening for new types of solar cells  Durham NC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Laser Evaporation Technology to Create New Solar Materials |
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 Bilbao, Spain (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 
The offshore power plant or wave farm at Mutriku is the only commercial facility (it is not a prototype) in the world that operates by regularly feeding the grid with electrical power produced by waves. It has been operating since 2011 and the study by the UPV/EHU's EOLO group analysed its behaviour during the 2014-2016 period.
"It is important to find out how the wave power farm is actual ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Turkey gets European loan for renewable energy  Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017Oil-rich Alberta sees momentum for wind energy  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Construction to start on $160 million Kennedy Energy Park in North Queensland |
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Virginia-based Dominion Energy announced Wednesday a plan to merge with troubled SCANA Corp., absorbing costs of the halted South Carolina nuclear plants in a deal valued at $14.6 billion.
The merger deal would include a $1.7 billion write-off for the shuttered nuclear project, as well as $1.3 billion in payments to customers of SCANA's South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) - about ... more Krsko, Slovenia (SPX) Jan 02, 2018REVA NP installs I and C upgrade at Krsko nuclear power plant  New York (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018New model considers an extra factor to improve our prediction of nuclear fission |
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 (UPI) Jan 2, 2018 
New research suggests roughly a quarter of the globe could be left in permanent drought if efforts to curb global warming fail to meet the targets set by the Paris agreement.
Scientists compiled the predictions of 27 global climate models to determine which regions of planet Earth are most likely to experience significant aridification by the end of the century.
Their analysis -- ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 3, 2018New York unveils new climate initiatives for 2018  Paris (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Quarter of land will be drier under 2 C warming: study  Knoxville TN (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Curbing climate change |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
The world's largest carmaker Volkswagen said Thursday it would work with Silicon Valley firm Aurora to create self-driving cars, hoping to deploy fleets of autonomous taxis to city streets by 2021.
"With Aurora, VW gains access to an experienced and globally leading development team in software and hardware for driverless vehicles," the Wolfsburg-based group said in a statement.
Founded ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018U.S. vehicle sales skew gas mileage average lower  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Startup unveils 'car of future' for $45,000  New York (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Tesla again delays target for ramping up Model 3 output |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
More than half of Iraqis displaced by conflict to other parts of the country have returned to their homes, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
At the end of December, more than 3.2 million displaced Iraqis had gone home while 2.6 millions still lived away, the International Organization for Migration said.
Iraqi forces have regained large swathes of the country from the Islamic Sta ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Crossing the river a major challenge in devastated Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Iraq faces 'new war' - on corruption  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 27, 2017HRW accuses Yazidi fighters in Iraq of executing civilians |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 7, 2018 
North Korea must stop conducting nuclear tests before the United States would enter into any talks with the isolated Pyongyang regime, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday.
"They have to stop testing. They have to be willing to talk about banning their nuclear weapons. Those things have to happen," she said Sunday, one day after President Donald Trump indicated he woul ... more Moscow (AFP) Jan 5, 2018Russia says US 'looking for reasons' to pressure Iran  Seoul (AFP) Jan 5, 2018North Korea accepts South's offer of talks next week  Seoul (AFP) Jan 5, 2018Olive branch or booby trap? N. Korea's new tone divides analysts |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
A Tibetan who has waged a campaign to preserve his region's ancestral language was put on trial in China for inciting separatism Thursday in a case Amnesty International denounced as "ludicrously unjust".
Tashi Wangchuk was featured in a New York Times documentary that followed him on a trip to Beijing, where he attempted to get Chinese state media and courts to address what he describes as ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Migrant worker evictions tear at Beijing's backbone  Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong  Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2018French President Macron to visit China next week |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2018 
US forces in Somalia have conducted a strike against a bomb-laden vehicle that was going to be used against civilians in Mogadishu, the US military's Africa Command said Wednesday.
The strike against Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab militants occurred early January 2 about 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the capital.
It killed "two terrorists and (destroyed) one vehicle-borne improvised ... more Bamako (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Mali president names new govt after ex-PM's resignation  Conakry (AFP) Dec 30, 2017Guinea massacre suspects to go before criminal tribunal  Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 25, 2017Kabila residence burned down in DR Congo |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 3, 2018 
A US exploration firm said Wednesday it has sent a high-tech vessel in hopes of soon resuming the hunt for flight MH370, whose disappearance is one of aviation's greatest mysteries.
The Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people - mostly from China - on board en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing after diverting from its flight path.
No sign of the plane was found ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018Navy taps Northrop Grumman to support E-2D Hawkeye  Taipei (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Taiwan demands immediate halt to new China flight routes  Harpenden UK (SPX) Jan 04, 2018Math for midges that pull 10g |
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 Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday launched a state visit to China at the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, a nod to his Chinese counterpart's scheme to revive the famous trading route.
Along with his wife Brigitte, Macron visited the famous terracotta warriors in the northern city of Xian, a centuries-old Big Wild Goose Pagoda - a Buddhist site - as well as the city's mosqu ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2017China tightens rules on oversea cash withdrawals  Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2018China's Ant Financial drops MoneyGram deal as US approval fails  Islamabad (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Pakistan allows use of Chinese yuan for trade, investment |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Jan 5, 2018 
President Xi Jinping has issued a blunt call for China's military to be ready for war and unafraid to die defending the country, as geopolitical tensions mount in Asia.
Xi's exhortation to the world's largest fighting force, parts of which were revealed only late Thursday, came during what state media characterised as a rare address by the Chinese leader to the country's entire military.
... more Athens (AFP) Jan 7, 2018Macedonia PM sees solution to Greece name dispute by July  Madrid (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Spain king pays homage to father Juan Carlos in comeback  Colombo (AFP) Jan 2, 2018China boosts investment in Sri Lankan mega-project |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2018 
Air quality in China's notoriously smog-ridden capital in 2017 was the best since pollution control measures were implemented five years ago, the Beijing government announced Wednesday.
The city met its targets with year-on-year "improvement of regional air quality and overall favourable meteorological conditions", a statement posted on the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau's ... more Manila (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Suspect in murder of Philippine environmentalist freed  Belgrade (AFP) Dec 30, 201725 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped near Belgrade  Moscow (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Russian environmental campaigner hospitalised after beating |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2018 
Two sleeping bags and "many blankets" are not enough to keep Jin Yang-Hun comfortable in the pup tent in which he lives just blocks from the White House.
Yet Jin isn't going anywhere, even as dangerously cold wind chills are forecast to sweep across the eastern United States this weekend.
Jin, a US citizen originally from South Korea, is among almost 7,500 homeless people in the United S ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 31, 2017UN's Guterres issues year-end 'red alert' for a world divided  Freetown (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Sierra Leone mudslide survivors living back in danger zone  Ain Issa, Syria (AFP) Dec 26, 2017Displaced Syrians survive war but face battle against cold |
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