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  Miami (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would not allow oil drilling off the coast of Florida after pressure from the state's Republican governor. The abrupt reversal came days after officials announced a proposal to allow drilling in virtually all coastal waters, drawing immediate criticism from environmentalists. Republican Governor Rick Scott of Florida was among the early critics of the plan that is part of President Donald Trump's "energy dominance" focus, saying oil drilling threatened ... read more |
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Kuwait to host Iraq reconstruction summitKuwait City (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Kuwait will host an international conference in February on the reconstruction of war-torn Iraq, in cooperation with the World Bank and private companies, it said Monday. ... more 
Japan steps into offshore Brazil bonanzaWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 A consortium of Japanese energy companies said Tuesday they agreed to invest in a long-term agreement involving floating production options for offshore Brazil. ... more 
Iran says OPEC doesn't like oil priced above $60 per barrelWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 Seasonal demand strains are propping up the price of crude, but OPEC is wary of anything much higher than $60 per barrel, Iran's oil minister said Thursday. ... more 
Oil prices high on expectations of U.S. inventory drainsWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 Expectations of another drain on U.S. crude oil inventories supported a soft increase in oil prices early Tuesday, though a reversal may be overdue. ... more |
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Dutch gas field hit by 3.4 quake, largest since 2012The Hague (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 A 3.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Dutch province of Groningen on Monday, the biggest since 2012 following a series of tremors blamed on extraction in Europe's biggest gas field. ... more 
China says no major oil spill after Iran tanker collisionBeijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 Chinese authorities battling to prevent an environmental disaster after a collision between an Iranian tanker and a cargo ship said Wednesday no major oil spill has been detected, but 31 sailors remained missing. ... more 
U.S. gas prices stable, even with winter-weather strainsWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 Severe winter weather put a strain on the U.S. energy grid, but low consumer demand for gasoline left the price at the pump stable, market reports found. ... more 
Analyst asks if herd mentality will drive oil prices off the cliffWashington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018 A perfect storm of geopolitical risk and severe weather in the United States helped drive oil prices close to $70 per barrel, but will it last, an analyst asks. ... more
China races to prevent environmental disaster from stricken Iranian tankerBeijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 China raced to contain oil leaking from an Iranian tanker stricken off its eastern coast Tuesday amid warnings the burning ship could spark an environmental disaster. ... more 
Rig counts mixed, though U.S. offshore steadyWashington (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. ... more |
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 New catalyst for making fuels from shale gas 
New approach can save up to 95 percent of energy used for pipelinesVienna, Austria (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Until now it had been assumed that, once a flow of a fluid has become turbulent, turbulence would persist. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) including Prof ... more 
Keystone XL may be headed for another hurdleWashington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018 Claims by Nebraska landowners for compensation from pipeline company TransCanada on Keystone XL-related costs rests with the state's highest court, advocates say. ... more
Total OPEC production up slightly in DecemberWashington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018 Though Venezuelan oil production is lower than it's been in more than a decade, its fellow OPEC members picked up the slack, a market survey found. ... more 
Oklahoma oil and gas production tax receipts indicate recoveryWashington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018 Tax collections taken from oil and gas production in shale-rich Oklahoma last year were about 50 percent higher than 2016, state data show. ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
A team of Russian, Czech and German researchers gained a new perspective on the properties of three materials of biological origin. Besides two reference materials with well-studied properties - serum albumin and cytochrome C - the researchers looked at the extracellular matrix of the Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 bacterium, which is used in biofuel cells.
The team measured the materials' dyn ... more Houston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Rice U.'s one-step catalyst turns nitrates into water and air  Harpenden UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Less chewing the cud, more greening the fuel  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jan 02, 2018A new strategy for efficient hydrogen production |
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 Juelich, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Our power grid works at a frequency of 50 hertz - usually generated by turbines, for example in hydro- or coal power plants, which rotate at a speed of 50 revolutions per second.
"When a consumer uses more electrical energy from the power grid, the grid frequency drops slightly before an increased energy feed-in re-establishes the original frequency," explains Benjamin Schaefer from the Ma ... more Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Ukraine to launch its first solar plant at Chernobyl  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Standardizing perovskite aging measurements  Huntsville, AL (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Iowa State completes 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge |
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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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 Paris (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 
New NP, a subsidiary of AREVA NP, becomes Framatome, a company whose capital is owned by the EDF group (75.5%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI - 19.5%) and Assystem (5%).
Framatome confirms its recognized manufacturer's ambition: being the supplier of safe and competitive nuclear solutions, supporting its electrical utility customers all over the world.
Framatome employees have rec ... more New York (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn  Moscow (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Russia to build nuclear power plant in Sudan  Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Dominion Energy to buy troubled SCANA and shuttered nuclear projects |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Princeton University researchers have found that the climate models scientists use to project future conditions on our planet underestimate the cooling effect that clouds have on a daily - and even hourly - basis, particularly over land.
The researchers report in the journal Nature Communications Dec. 22 that models tend to factor in too much of the sun's daily heat, which results in warme ... more Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron calls for Europe-China alliance on climate, Silk Road  Paris (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Quarter of land will be drier under 2 C warming: study  (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Global warming could leave 25 percent of the planet in permanent drought |
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 Oslo (AFP) Jan 3, 2018  Electric or hybrid vehicles accounted for more than half of all new cars sold in Norway last year, official data showed on Wednesday, confirming the country's pioneering role in carbon-free transport.
Zero-emission, mainly all-electric as well as a few hydrogen-powered cars, accounted for 20.9 percent of total sales in 2017, while hybrid vehicles accounted for 31.3 percent, including 18.4 p ... more Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2018With pricey electric car, Fisker eyes comeback  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 |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Along the waterfront of the Euphrates River in Iraq's war-torn Mosul, gaping holes in hotel walls reveal little but enormous heaps of rubble.
Six months since Iraqi forces seized the country's second city from Islamic State group jihadists, human remains still rot in front of the Al-Nuri mosque.
The building, denuded of its iconic minaret and largely reduced to ruins by the fighting, wa ... more Baghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2018More than half of Iraq's displaced have returned home: IOM  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Crossing the river a major challenge in devastated Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Iraq faces 'new war' - on corruption |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Wednesday he would be willing to sit down with the nuclear-armed North's leader Kim Jong-Un, as the international community welcomed an agreement for Pyongyang to send its athletes to the Winter Olympics in the South.
The Games in Pyeongchang next month have long been overshadowed by geopolitical tensions, with the North launching missiles capable of r ... more Seoul (AFP) Jan 9, 2018North Korea to attend Olympics in rival South  Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2018US: Olympics may show North Korea what it's missing  Seoul (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Koreas agree to restore military hotline: Seoul official |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
A former chief of staff of China's military is under investigation on "suspicion of bribery", state media said Tuesday, as Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-graft crackdown claimed another top general.
Fang Fenghui was appointed to the PLA's top post in 2012. But he was abruptly replaced in late August amid a stand-off with India over a territorial dispute and just days after he had met US top bras ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018China puts Tibetan language advocate on trial for subversion  Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Migrant worker evictions tear at Beijing's backbone  Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 5, 2018 
The Islamic State faction of Boko Haram on Friday said it was responsible for a late December attack on Nigerian army barracks, claiming it killed nine soldiers and took military equipment.
The jihadist faction said in an online statement published by the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) that it had orchestrated the raid on army barracks in the town of Kanamma in northeast Yobe ... 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  Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2018US strike targets vehicle bomb in Somalia |
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 McLeanN, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Aireon reports it has signed a data services agreement with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). ASECNA, created in December 1959 is an international public organization of 18 members States which headquarters is located in Dakar (SENEGAL).
ASECNA's members states are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Centrafrique, Comores, Congo, Cote d'ivoire, Gabon, G ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018Navy awards contract for V-22 Osprey repairs  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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018  Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron oversaw the signing Tuesday of business deals worth billions of dollars, seeking better trade ties even as France's finance minister boasted of rejecting those investments he likened to "pillaging".
The two sides signed deals in the nuclear, aviation and other key sectors on the second day of Macron's first state visit t ... more Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron begins China state visit at Silk Road gateway Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron bets on horse diplomacy in China Paris (AFP) Jan 7, 2018Europe casts a wary eye on China's Silk Road plans |
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 Manila (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
The Philippines will lodge a diplomatic protest with China after Manila questioned if Beijing had reneged on a pledge not to militarise a disputed South China Sea reef.
Beijing claims nearly all of the sea and has been turning reefs in the Spratly and Paracel chains into islands, installing military facilities and equipment on them.
Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Tuesday said Manila ... more Athens (AFP) Jan 7, 2018Macedonia PM sees solution to Greece name dispute by July Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron endorses China's Silk Road but warns against 'hegemony'  Madrid (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Spain king pays homage to father Juan Carlos in comeback |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps.
From the outside, the Paharpur Business Centre looks like any modern office block. But inside it is a virtual jungle where rooms and corridors are lined with more than 7,00 ... 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  Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Beijing records best air quality in five years in 2017 |
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 Tripoli (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Between 90 and 100 migrants were missing after their makeshift boat sank in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya, the country's navy said late Tuesday.
The inflatable boat was carrying more than 100 people when it went down, according to navy spokesman Ayoub Kacem, who said rescuers had saved just 17 people, including some women.
Survivors clung to the vessel for hours before help ar ... more Miami (AFP) Jan 8, 20182017 the costliest year in US history for natural disasters  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Teachers in Iraq's Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupils  Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Blocks from White House, a freezing tent is home |
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