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  Washington (UPI) Jan 26, 2018 German energy company Wintershall said Friday there could be more oil in a field near the Dutch border that's been in production for the last 70 years. Wintershall said it's conducting a seismic survey to get a better understanding of what's left in the Emlichheim site near the Dutch border. When it's completed at the end of February, the company said it could start planning new wells at the field. "Wintershall already successfully completed a drilling campaign in the summer of 2017," th ... read more |
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Shale gas production outpacing some U.S. regional demandWashington (UPI) Jan 26, 2018 Gas production from three Appalachian states beats domestic demand and displaces regional supplies to the point of supporting exports, a U.S report stated. ... more 
OPEC balancing act added $25 per barrel to oil, Saudi minister saysWashington (UPI) Jan 26, 2018 An OPEC effort to balance the market, which includes support from producers like Russia, has added about $25 per barrel to oil, the Saudi oil minister said. ... more 
Oil prices pressured by slip in U.S. GDPWashington (UPI) Jan 26, 2018 With the U.S. president touting his nation's economy, crude oil prices wavered around even amid a weaker GDP and new support Friday for the greenback. ... more 
Nuclear deal not negotiable, oil-rich Iran saysWashington (UPI) Jan 26, 2018 The Iranian nuclear agreement, under which easing sanctions pressure allowed its oil to flow, is not negotiable, an Iranian member of parliament said Friday. ... more |
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UK sandwich eating produces same CO2 as 'millions of cars'London (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Britain's annual sandwich consumption produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as more than eight million cars, according to a study published on Thursday. ... more 
California, advocacy groups, sue Trump on fracking lawsWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018 In separate filings, California and a coalition of environment and tribal groups sued the Trump administration for repealing rules on hydraulic fracturing. ... more 
Oil and gas survey reveals fear of oversupplyWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018 The greatest threat to growth in the U.S. oil and natural gas sector is a market shifting deeply to the supply-side, a survey of industry leaders found. ... more 
Kurdish oil producer Genel Energy could see gains this yearWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018 Kurdish oil player Genel Energy said Thursday its performance improved in the fourth quarter and it was anticipating oil production growth in 2018. ... more 
Rig in December fatality in North Sea to be used againWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018 A Norwegian safety regulator said it would let oil and gas company Aker BP use a drilling rig in the North Sea on which a fatal accident occurred in December. ... more
Stars align to support a rally in crude oil pricesWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018 Positive economic sentiments from the European Central Bank, a balancing market and a weak U.S. dollar all led to large gains for oil prices early Thursday. ... more
First cargo of oil lifted from Catcher area in the North SeaWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 Nearly a month after production began, the first cargo of about 500,000 barrels of oil was delivered from the Catcher area in the North Sea, the operator said. ... more |
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Baker Hughes reports mixed performance amid uncertain marketWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 The performance for drilling services company Baker Hughes was mixed and the market was still uncertain, despite a hike in oil prices, its CEO said Wednesday. ... more
Oil prices mixed, but still holding near $70 per barrelWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 Tighter markets, broad-based economic momentum and more rhetoric from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries helped crude oil prices maintain a band near $70 per barrel on Wednesday. ... more 
Offshore could be beating U.S. shaleWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018 Some offshore developments outside of North America may be gaining a competitive edge over U.S. shale, sector analysis found. ... more  |
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Kenya says Total is committed to a single export pipelineWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018 French energy company Total may buy off Kenyan oil blocks and commit to a single pipeline for exports, the office of the Kenyan president said. ... more
A tightening oil market drives oil back toward $70 per barrelWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018 Signs of a global market for crude oil moving closer to erasing the surplus on the five-year average for stockpiles put oil prices back near $70 on Tuesday. ... more 
Alaska's LNG project inching toward realityWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018 A liquefied natural gas project in Alaska could be operating by 2024 because of the quick pace of meeting regulatory requirements, the developer said. ... more 
Dutch turning off quake-zone gas for 200 firmsThe Hague (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 The Dutch government has ordered more than 200 of the country's biggest businesses to stop using gas from the quake-prone northern Groningen region, Europe's largest gasfield, officials confirmed Tuesday. ... more 
Norwegian oil and gas production better than 2016Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018 Oil and gas production from Norway, one of Europe's top producers, was faltered by maintenance in December, but finished higher than 2016, national data show. ... more 
High gas prices could be the new normalWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018 Abnormal trends for U.S. retail gasoline prices so far could point to higher prices for the year, but there may be short-term relief in store, analysts said. ... more |
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 UAE air force told 'not to escalate' Qatar air dispute 
Radioactivity from oil and gas wastewater persists in Pennsylvania stream sedimentsDurham NC (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 More than seven years after Pennsylvania officials requested that the disposal of radium-laden fracking wastewater into surface waters be restricted, a new Duke University study finds that high leve ... more 
Wintershall confirms Libyan oil production restartWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2018 German energy company Wintershall said it was able to restart production from a license area in Libya, which the government said was closed illegally. ... more
Oil prices flat at market open, even after talk of extended OPEC actionWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2018 Word over the weekend of yet another possible extension to OPEC's balancing act was offset somewhat by gains in Libya, leaving oil prices even on Monday. ... more 
Lundin Petroleum revises reserve outlook higherWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2018 An estimate of the reserves in the Edvard Grieg oil field off the coast of Norway boosted the recovery outlook by almost 50 percent, Lundin Petroleum said. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 
Chinese authorities are staging a "takeover" of the world's largest institution for Tibetan Buddhist learning, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday, the latest move to bring religion under strict Communist control.
The monastic encampment of Larung Gar was once home to more than 10,000 devotees, their self-built red wooden homes sprawled across a valley in a remote corner of the southwest ... more |
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 Bamako (AFP) Jan 28, 2018  A suicide bomber killed four Malian soldiers on Sunday, the army said, in the second deadly attack this weekend in the country's troubled north.
Mali's deteriorating security situation is of growing concern as Al-Qaeda-linked groups mount increasingly ferocious attacks on domestic and foreign forces.
"A terrorist suicide bomber was destroyed this morning, Sunday, January 28, 2018, in Men ... more |
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 Colombo (AFP) Jan 22, 2018 
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed accused China on Monday of seizing land in the politically-troubled Indian Ocean archipelago and undermining its sovereignty.
Nasheed, on a visit to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo where his Maldivian Democratic Party activists are based, also warned of the rise of radical Islamists in the holiday paradise.
Nasheed said Chinese interests ... more |
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