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  Washington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 After signing a handful of agreements in India, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country was ready to meet the country's energy needs. The Iranian president led a delegation to India last week, rounding up his visit by signing around a dozen memoranda of understanding. A joint statement from a meeting between Rouhani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined "long-term" partnerships and a desire to reach "appropriate results on energy cooperation." India has long been on ... read more |
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Moody's gives good grade to LNG player WoodsideWashington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 Australian energy company Woodside should post positive cash flow for 12 months, though its lack of geographical diversity may be an issue, Moody's said. ... more 
Middle East tensions lend risk premium to the price of oilWashington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 Middle East tensions, pitting Israel against Iran, added a geopolitical risk premium to the price of oil in a Monday session thinned by a U.S. federal holiday. ... more 
Opponents question Keystone XL timelineWashington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline planned from Canada argue the company behind the project, TransCanada, is optimistic about its timeline. ... more 
Kashagan oil field inching toward design capacityWashington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 It could take the rest of the year for the Kashagan oil field in the Kazakh waters of the Caspian Sea to reach its full design capacity, the operator said. ... more |
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Study examines methane emissions reduction from oil and gas in North AmericaLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 19, 2018 Atmospheric methane concentrations continue to increase globally, despite a pledge in 2016 from the leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico to reduce methane emissions from each country's o ... more
Oil prices search for momentum, though inflation loomsWashington (UPI) Feb 16, 2018 Crude oil prices were slightly lower in early Friday trading on competing narratives on global demand and inflationary pressures in the United States. ... more 
North Sea energy player Neptune emergesWashington (UPI) Feb 16, 2018 North Sea energy player Neptune said it's now a world-class player after acquiring the exploration arm of French energy company ENGIE. ... more 
Italy's Eni setting production recordsWashington (UPI) Feb 16, 2018 Italian energy company Eni said Friday its production level in December reached an all-time high, attributing much of its gain to offshore Egypt. ... more 
Continental Resources expecting steady production gainsWashington (UPI) Feb 16, 2018 Ahead of its fourth quarter report, U.S. shale company Continental Resources said it expects its net production to grow by at least 15 percent. ... more |
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 Canada clears more work for Trans Mountain oil pipeline 
Even though Texas improved, total U.S. proved oil reserves held steadyWashington (UPI) Feb 15, 2018 Texas added almost 1 billion barrels of proved oil reserves at the end of 2016, but net proved reserves were unchanged from the prior year, new data show. ... more  |
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IEA: U.S. oil production, exports means shift in trade patternsWashington (UPI) Feb 13, 2018 A second wave of U.S. shale oil production, now a major exporter, means trade patterns are shifting to, not from, the Middle East, the IEA said. ... more 
Energy market balance still seems elusiveWashington (UPI) Feb 15, 2018 The race toward energy market balance is getting closer to its goal, though U.S. data showed crude oil inventories "remain bloated," a Platts report found. ... more 
UN envoy sees possible South Sudan deal from talks in EthiopiaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 The latest round of Ethiopia-led peace talks on South Sudan will wrap up on Friday with a possible agreement that could pave the way to further negotiations on ending the war, the UN envoy said. ... more 
Norway to review oil and gas pension investmentsWashington (UPI) Feb 14, 2018 Following advice from its central bank, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance said it would consider whether oil and gas stocks should be in a pension fund. ... more 
UK fracking industry would need strict controls to minimise spill riskDurham UK (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 Strict controls would be "a necessity" to minimise the risk of spills and leaks from any future UK shale gas industry, according to new research. The recommendation comes from scientists who h ... more |
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 Urbana, IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 
Plant lovers are familiar with peat moss as the major component of potting mix, but harvest of the material is becoming unsustainable. Not only is peat being removed faster than it can re-form, its use in potting mix contributes to the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
"Peat bogs naturally store carbon. When peat moss is harvested, there's a transfer of a global carbon sink in ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 14, 2018 
China recently completed a test of a solar-powered drone capable of flying at extremely high altitudes for more than half a day straight. And it can also shoot missiles.
The People's Liberation Army tested a variant of its CH-4 Rainbow drone for six days, the People's Daily reported February 12, conducting live-fire trials in extreme weather conditions.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 15, 2018 
Put to the test with high winds and strong seas, Norway's Statoil said a floating wind farm in Scottish waters shows promise for deepwater installations.
During its first three months in service, the company's Hywind Scotland floating wind farm, the first of its kind, was put to the test and performed better than expected. Hurricane Ophelia in October pummeled the wind farm with 80 mile ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Feb 14, 2018 
Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said on Wednesday it would swing into the black for the full fiscal year as it completes the multi-billion-dollar sale of its chip business to restore its balance sheet.
The Tokyo-based firm said it now expects a net profit of 520 billion yen ($4.9 billion) for the year to March, reversing a net loss of 966 billion yen a year earlier.
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 Clemson SC (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 
Dust that blew into the North Pacific Ocean could help explain why the Earth's climate cooled 2.7 million years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances.
One of the co-authors was Alex Pullen, an assistant professor of environmental engineering and earth sciences at Clemson University.
"Why study the past? It's a great predictor of the future," he said. ... more |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 
The added weight, electricity demand and aerodynamic drag of the sensors and computers used in autonomous vehicles are significant contributors to their lifetime energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.
However, when savings from the driving efficiencies associated with self-driving vehicles are factored into the equation, the net result is a reduction in lifetime ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 19, 2018  The Islamic State group killed 27 members of a paramilitary group in an ambush in Iraq, the pro-government force said Monday, underlining the threat still posed by the jihadists despite Baghdad's declaration of victory.
IS members disguised as soldiers attacked a Hashed al-Shaabi unit in the Hawija region about 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of Baghdad on Sunday evening, the auxiliary forc ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 
The US Secret Service denied Monday reports that one of its agents and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly wrestled with Chinese security officials over the "nuclear football" during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing in November.
Chinese security officials blocked the US military aide carrying the briefcase that carries the procedures and communications equipment that allow the US ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 
The theft of a thumb of an ancient Terracotta Warrior statue on display in the US incited a wave of criticism on Chinese social media Tuesday, following China's calls to "severely punish" the thief.
Michael Rohana, 24, has been arrested over the theft during an after hours "ugly sweater party" just before Christmas at the Franklin Institute in Pennsylvania where 10 of the figures are on disp ... more |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) Feb 18, 2018 
South Africa has widened a corruption probe into allies of ex-president Jacob Zuma to other countries including India, China and Dubai, the police minister said Sunday.
Fikile Mbalula made the announcement days after South Africa issued an arrest warrant for one of the brothers of the Gupta business family, close associates of scandal-plagued Zuma who was forced from power on Wednesday.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 13, 2018 
The U.S. Air Force has rolled out plans to phase out the B-1B and B-2 bomber fleets as it makes way for the new B-21 Raider, which is currently under development by Northrop Grumman.
Air Force officials on Monday made public their bomber fleet plans during a Pentagon press briefing for the service's 2019 fiscal year budget request.
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 16, 2018  The US Commerce Department on Friday recommended imposing heavy tariffs on China, Russia and other countries to counter a global glut in steel and aluminum which it says threatens national security.
The move gives President Donald Trump the opportunity to strike a highly public blow for his "America first" trade policy, but raises the prospect of retaliation from countries targeted and was s ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (AFP) Feb 16, 2018  Europe must be able to stand on its own feet militarily, France and Germany said Friday as they made the case for a new EU defence pact that has rattled Washington.
In opening remarks at the Munich Security Conference, French Defence Minister Florence Parly and her German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen said the EU plan posed no threat to NATO.
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 Manila (AFP) Feb 14, 2018  Scores of holiday resorts on the Philippines' famous white-sand island Boracay have been given two months to clean up or face closure, officials said Wednesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte warned tourists were swimming in waters polluted by faeces.
The outspoken Philippine leader last week blasted the tiny island's hotels, restaurants and other businesses, accusing them of dumping sewage ... more |
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 Gloucester Point VA (SPX) Feb 19, 2018 
Bird-human actions can end in tragedy - for bird as well as human. John Swaddle believes technology and a solid understanding of bird behavior can make those tragedies less frequent. Swaddle is a behavioral biologist at William and Mary. He briefed attendees at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on developments in a pair of initiatives designed to minim ... more |
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