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  Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018 Total crude oil production from the West African portfolio on average last year was better than expected, London-listed explorer Tullow Oil said Wednesday. Tullow offered a preliminary view of its activities through Dec. 31, ahead of the Feb. 7 release of its full-year results. At the end of 2017, the company said it had $1 billion in free cash with no near-term debt maturities. It's expecting full-year revenue of $1.7 billion, which it credited to "rigorous" cost control mechanisms, the steady ... read more |
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Scottish oil and gas prohibition questionedWashington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018 The shale division of British business group INEOS said it was petitioning for a judicial review of a Scottish decision to sideline onshore oil and gas work. ... more 
Pulling Florida from offshore oil and gas plans called a political stuntWashington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018 Florida Gov. Rick Scott said getting Florida off of President Donald Trump's oil and gas plan was a hard fought battle, though some critics said it smacked of political favor. ... more 
Habit driving crude oil prices higher early WednesdayWashington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018 Traders following the trend line pushed the price of oil close to $70 per barrel early Wednesday following signs of a massive drain on U.S. oil inventories. ... more 
Mixed, but steady bag for Norwegian oil and gas in 2018Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018 Total production from Norway, one of the main oil and gas producers in Europe, should hold steady this year, but expect some marginal headwinds, an analysis finds. ... more |
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China says no major oil spill after Iran tanker collisionBeijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 Chinese authorities battling a blaze aboard an Iranian oil tanker said Wednesday no major spill has been detected, but an explosion had forced firefighting vessels temporarily to suspend work. ... more 
US declares Florida exempt from offshore drilling planMiami (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. ... 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 
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 |
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 Iran says OPEC doesn't like oil priced above $60 per barrel
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 
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 |
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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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 Golden CO (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Models of the U.S. electricity sector are relied upon by sector stakeholders and decision makers, but the recent surge in variable renewable energy (VRE), such as wind and solar, led a team of modeling experts to examine how these models would represent scenarios with high penetrations of VRE.
Four agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NR ... more Juelich, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Sun, wind, and power trading  Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Ukraine to launch its first solar plant at Chernobyl  Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018About half of new U.S. power came from renewables last year |
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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, France (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
Within the framework of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China in the company of a business delegation, Framatome's CEO Bernard Fontana signed a protocol for the development of a global strategic cooperation with CNNC's Chairman Wang Shoujun. This protocol is to set up basis for future strategy and long-term cooperation between the two companies.
Under the terms of this protocol ... more Paris (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Framatome pursues the industrial and technological adventure of the nuclear energy business  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 |
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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 Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Trump says US could 'conceivably' return to Paris climate deal  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 |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Henrik Fisker unveiled his $129,000 electric luxury car Tuesday, in a rebooted effort by the renowned auto designer to take on Tesla and others.
The Fisker EMotion, which made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is part of a comeback effort for Henrik Fisker, a former BMW and Aston Martin designer whose first venture was halted in 2013 after selling only a few thousand v ... more Oslo (AFP) Jan 3, 2018More than half of Norway's new cars electrified: data  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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 Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
The White House on Wednesday demanded that Iran release demonstrators rounded up in countrywide protests, raising pressure on Tehran as US President Donald Trump weighs the future of a key nuclear deal.
"The Trump Administration is deeply concerned by reports that the Iranian regime has imprisoned thousands of Iranian citizens in the past week for engaging in peaceful protests," the White Ho ... more Seoul (AFP) Jan 11, 2018North Korea's 'army of beauties' set to invade South  Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Trump, Moon signal openness for talks with N. Korea  Seoul (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Olympic deal will do little to disarm N. Korea: analysts |
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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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Pro-democracy leaders in court in Hong Kong  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 |
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 Yaounde (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Forty-three gold diggers died in abandoned mines in Cameroon in the first 10 months of last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday.
"The toll of people who died in mining holes... reached 43 in the first 10 months" of 2017, said Foder, a local NGO whose full name in English means Forest and Rural Development.
The group said much of the blame lay with corporations, many of them Chinese, wh ... more Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 5, 2018IS-allied Boko Haram faction claims killing of Nigerian troops  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 |
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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  Tokyo (AFP) Jan 8, 2018US military chopper makes second emergency landing in Okinawa  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 5, 2018US firm seals deal to resume MH370 hunt: Malaysia |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
China's factory inflation slowed to a 13-month low in December, official data showed Wednesday, a sign of continued fragility in the world's second-largest economy.
The producer price index (PPI) - an important barometer of the industrial sector which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate - rose 4.9 percent year-on-year in December, its lowest rate since November 2016, according t ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018France signs deals with China but warns against 'pillaging'  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 |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host 10 Southeast Asian leaders as guests of honour at India's Republic Day celebrations as New Delhi seeks to blunt China's influence in the region.
India will host the leaders at a commemorative summit on January 25 to mark a quarter century of ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Traditiona ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Macron urges European unity to face rising China  Manila (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Philippines to protest over China activity on reclaimed reef Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron endorses China's Silk Road but warns against 'hegemony' |
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 London (AFP) Jan 10, 2018  Britain plans to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste within 25 years, Prime Minister Theresa May will announce Thursday as part of long-term plans for the environment.
The government wants supermarkets to introduce plastic-free aisles and intends to inject new funding into plastics innovation, she will say in a speech outlining proposals.
Meanwhile changes to the tax system and charges ... more New Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smog  Manila (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Suspect in murder of Philippine environmentalist freed  Belgrade (AFP) Dec 30, 201725 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped near Belgrade |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 
Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on Wednesday launched a new drive to become the 51st US state, with the island's governor demanding an end to "second-class" treatment of its citizens.
Puerto Rico's more than three million residents are US citizens, with no obstacles to living and working on the mainland.
Yet the US commonwealth in the Caribbean has just a non-voting delegation in the US Co ... more Tripoli (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Scores of migrants missing in Mediterranean: Libyan Navy  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 |
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