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  Washington (UPI) Feb 21, 2018 Seismographs have documented a significant increase in earthquakes in southern Kansas over the last five years, and the latest research suggests the oil and gas industry's hydraulic fracturing activity is to blame. Prior to 2012, no documented magnitude 4 or greater earthquake had shaken southern Kansas. Between 2012 and 2016, as oil and gas activity increased, seismographs registered six such earthquakes. To better understand the link between seismic activity and hydraulic fracturing, r ... read more |
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Austria's OMV sees Brent at $60 for the yearWashington (UPI) Feb 21, 2018 Austrian energy company OMV said Wednesday it returned to profit in the fourth quarter and expected the price of crude oil to average $60 per barrel this year. ... more 
Rig company Transocean sees hope in crude oil price recoveryWashington (UPI) Feb 21, 2018 Rig company Transocean said it was upbeat about the recovery in crude oil prices so far this year, but acknowledged operating in challenging market conditions. ... more 
Oil prices falter out of the Wednesday gate on demand sentimentWashington (UPI) Feb 21, 2018 Anticipation of gains in U.S. crude oil production and long-term forecasts for an energy market shift sent crude oil prices lower in early Wednesday trading. ... more 
Norway's oil and gas production steadyWashington (UPI) Feb 21, 2018 Total natural gas production from Norwegian basins in January improved, though not as much as oil when compared with the previous month, data show. ... more |
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Iraq wants oil exported through TurkeyWashington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 The Iraqi government said it wants to discuss with Turkey the potential for moving oil again from federal territory to a port on the Mediterranean Sea. ... more 
U.S. consumer gas prices still inching lowerWashington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 U.S. consumers are finally catching a break when they head to the gas station as retail prices follow the price of oil lower, market analysis finds. ... more 
Oil prices mixed despite OPEC chatter on long-term coordinationWashington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 Chatter from OPEC wasn't enough to offset a slowdown in the OECD economies in the fourth quarter, leaving crude oil prices mixed in early Tuesday trading. ... more 
Platts: Norwegian oil field too big to ignore for possible Brent updateWashington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 Once production starts from the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, it could be a component of the basket of oils that make up Brent, Platts reported. ... more 
Russia mulls LNG option for PakistanWashington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 Russia could help improve energy security for Pakistan through the delivery of liquefied natural gas, the Russian foreign minister said Tuesday. ... more |
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 BHP expecting bids for its U.S. shale holdings by June 
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  |
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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 
Mexico becomes first Latin American country to join the IEAWashington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 By entering the "most important energy forum in the world," Mexico is the newest, and first Latin American, country to join the IEA, its government announced. ... more 
U.S. oil supply growth pressures oil pricesWashington (UPI) Feb 15, 2018 Crude oil prices declined Thursday as steady gains in U.S. crude oil production offset Saudi comments during the previous session on cuts. ... more |
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 York UK (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 
An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of York, has discovered a set of enzymes found in fungi that are capable of breaking down one of the main components of wood. The enzymes could now potentially be used to sustainably convert wood biomass into valuable chemical commodities such as biofuels.
As an alternative to coal and oil, wood is increasingly ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 
EU member states should take advantage of falling costs for renewable energy to invest more in the sector and make it account for a third of total energy output by 2030, an new report said Tuesday.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) study said the European Union could make renewables account for 34 percent of total production by 2030, up from the current target of 27 percent a ... more |
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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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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 
Scientists of the Department of Energy's Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program (LWRS) and partners from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have conducted the first weld tests to repair highly irradiated materials at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The welding system, designed and installed in a hot cell at ORNL's Radiochemical Engineering Development Center, safely encl ... more |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Feb 19, 2018 
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have calculated that the U.S. can meet - or even beat - the near-term carbon dioxide emission reductions required by the United Nations Paris Agreement, despite the Trump Administration's withdrawal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Published in an Environmental Science and Technology viewpoint, the CMU team used data from U.S. Energy Information Adminis ... more |
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 Sendai, Japan (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 
Sorting scrap car parts into just eight classes could increase recycling rates of alloy elements to over 97% in Japan, according to a study by Tohoku University researchers and their colleagues.
Their analysis found that optimizing recycling could save Japanese steelmakers 31.6 billion yen ($287 million USD) on raw materials, and cut greenhouse gas emissions associated with obtaining new m ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 
President Michel Aoun led a delegation Tuesday to Iraq on the first visit by a Lebanese head of state to the war-scarred country, for talks that included ways to eradicate terrorism.
Aoun held talks with Iraqi President Fuad Masum and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi before he was due to travel to Armenia on Wednesday.
"We had constructive talks which reflect the historical and brotherly t ... 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 22, 2018 
Chinese authorities have ruled out arson as the cause of a recent fire at Tibetan Buddhism's holiest temple, state media reported Thursday, adding an important Buddha statue had emerged "intact" from the blaze.
The report is the first official account of Saturday's fire at the more than 1,300-year-old Jokhang Temple, after authorities suppressed social media accounts of the incident, leadin ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 21, 2018 
Two soldiers from France's counter-terrorism force in West Africa were killed and another was hurt Wednesday when their vehicle struck a mine in northeast Mali.
The French army said the attack took place near Mali's borders with Niger and Burkina Faso, a bastion of jihadist activity where three French soldiers were injured in an attack last month.
Their deaths brought to 12 the number o ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 
Bell Helicopter has been awarded a contract for additional services in support of the AH-1Z helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $37.6 million under a firm-fixed-price modification to a previous award.
The contract calls for additional long-lead items for 27 Lot 16 AH-1Z aircraft in support of the Ma ... more |
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 London (AFP) Feb 20, 2018  Profits at HSBC surged during 2017, in part thanks to a strong Asian performance, the global banking giant said Tuesday as it looks to the future without long-serving chief executive Stuart Gulliver.
Net profit ballooned to $9.7 billion (7.9 billion euros) last year, from $1.3 billion in 2016 when the Asia-focused bank was hit by huge restructuring charges and writedowns.
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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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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Feb 21, 2018 
The problem of plastic pellets in marine environments has been reported since the 1970s and the first recommendations for legislation were introduced in the USA back in the 1990s. However, in Sweden, these spills have only received attention in recent years.
Small plastic pellets are used as raw materials. The pellets are shipped from the manufacturing site to different plants where they a ... more |
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 Arbin, Syria (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 
Air strikes hit Syria's Eastern Ghouta for a third straight day on Tuesday, bringing the civilian death toll to nearly 200 as the UN warned the situation in the rebel enclave was spinning "out of control".
Air strikes and rocket and artillery fire have battered the rebel-held enclave since Sunday in apparent preparation for a government ground assault on the besieged region.
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