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  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2018 U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, in his defense of a strategy of energy dominance, is out of step with the will of the people, his critics said. Zinke testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to explain a 2019 budget request for $11.8 billion. Of that, $792 million was requested for energy-related programs, with about half of that targeting the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. A five-year lease program proposed by the federal government, and opened for public co ... read more |
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Tillerson ouster bullish for oil, analysts sayWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2018 The departure of Rex Tillerson as the top U.S. diplomat could end the Iranian nuclear deal and send oil prices sharply higher as a result, analysis finds. ... more 
Oil prices start Wednesday in the black, but look to falterWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2018 Oil prices were in positive territory in early Wednesday trading on the back of signs of diminished supplies, though economic concerns could spoil the rally. ... more 
Oil development costs lower, but volume is still a questionWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2018 The Lower 48 isn't the only area where development costs are moving lower, but the mentality of the industry may be changing on production, analysis found. ... more 
Alaska timeline for LNG project 'establishes clarity' for investorsWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2018 With a timeline for a gas delivery point in Alaska established, Gov. Bill Walker said a hurdle for investments in the project has been cleared. ... more |
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Alberta takes bold step on petrochemicalsWashington (UPI) Mar 13, 2018 Up to $1.5 billion in credits, grants and loans will add diversity in the Alberta energy sector by building up the petrochemicals sector, its government said. ... more 
Offshore Senegal focus of Woodside developmental studyWashington (UPI) Mar 13, 2018 Offshore Senegal is receiving more interest in oil developments with studies on performance contracted by an Australian player, a services company said. ... more 
Germany's RWE says mission accomplishedWashington (UPI) Mar 13, 2018 German energy company RWE said that, a day after dividing up its renewable energy segment, that a tighter focus meant mission accomplished for 2017. ... more 
Crude oil slips on OECD trade concernsWashington (UPI) Mar 13, 2018 Crude oil prices drifted lower in early Tuesday trading amid warnings that emerging trade tensions could undermine an otherwise rosy economic outlook. ... more 
Venezuela's ex-interior minister arrestedCaracas (AFP) March 14, 2018 Former Venezuelan interior minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly plotting to divide the armed forces, the government said. ... more |
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Dirty diesel's NO2 killed 6,000 Germans in 2014: official reportBerlin (AFP) March 8, 2018 Nitrogen dioxide emissions mainly produced by diesel cars led to 6,000 premature deaths in Germany in 2014, an official report showed Thursday, in a new punch against the automobile sector. ... more  |
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Oil prices move lower after Friday's rig-powered surge Washington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 Crude oil prices slipped into negative territory early Monday, following big gains last week, as broader international trade concerns spill into commodities. ... more 
Mattis in Oman to meet with Sultan QaboosMuscat (AFP) March 11, 2018 US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Oman on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Sultan Qaboos to discuss ongoing security concerns, including the situation in neighbouring Yemen. ... more 
Eni deal a testament to Abu Dhabi's attractionWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 In what's nearly a $1 billion commitment, Italian energy company Eni said it made its Emirati debut in an agreement with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. ... more 
Woodside takes control of Australian offshore gas fieldWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum said it's cleared to take on Exxon Mobil's 50 percent interest in the Scarborough gas field off the nation's coast. ... more 
Major contracts rolled out for offshore AzerbaijanWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 A subsidiary of British energy company BP awarded field services company Subsea 7 with a substantial contract for work off the coast of Azerbaijan, it said. ... more |
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 Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Mar 12, 2018 
Farm manure could be a viable source of renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Researchers at the University of Waterloo are developing technology to produce renewable natural gas from manure so it can be added to the existing energy supply system for heating homes and powering industries.
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 
French energy company ENGIE said Monday it was expanding its presence in the renewable energy sector in India, one of the world's fastest growing economies.
French President Emmanuel Macron met Monday in the country with ENGIE CEO Isabelle Kocher and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inauguration of the Mirzapur solar power plant, a 101 megawatt facility contracted to the Fren ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 
German utility company E.ON is now in control of the renewable energy segment created by its rival, RWE, in a landmark, multi-billion dollar deal, they said.
In a joint statement, E.ON said it reached an agreement in principle with RWE to acquire more than three quarters of the stakes in renewable energy entity Innogy, an offshoot from RWE.
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 Paris, Fracen (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 
Framatome has obtained a decision from the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) to lift the suspension of the test certificate for the secondary part of one of the steam generators on reactor No. 2 at the Fessenheim NPP.
In July 2016, the ASN took the decision to suspend the test certificate for this component as a precautionary measure subsequent to a deviation found in the internal manu ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 14, 2018 
Global warming could place 25 to 50 percent of species in the Amazon, Madagascar and other biodiverse areas at risk of localised extinction within decades, a report said Wednesday.
The lower projection is based on a mercury rise of two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-Industrial Revolution levels - the warming ceiling the world's nations agreed on in 2015.
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) March 13, 2018 
The chief executive of the world's largest carmaker Volkswagen said Tuesday he was convinced of a comeback for diesel motors, two-and-a-half years after the firm admitted to emissions cheating on a massive scale.
"I don't only hope that diesel won't be talked to death, I am convinced that diesel is experiencing a renaissance," Matthias Mueller told journalists in Berlin.
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 11, 2018 
Supporters of a black-turbaned Shiite cleric are seeing red in the runup to Iraq's May elections thanks to an unprecedented alliance with the once-powerful communist party.
Populist preacher Moqtada Sadr has defied his clerical rivals and opted to campaign for the May 12 poll alongside former enemies, Marxists who demand a secular state.
"This alliance is a first in Iraq," said Ibrahim a ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) March 14, 2018 
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's sacking shows that Washington is set on quitting the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday.
"The United States is determined to leave the nuclear deal, and changes at the State Department were made with that goal in mind - or at least it was one of the reasons," Abbas Araghchi said in comments carrie ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) March 14, 2018 
Citizens across China are being corralled into cinemas to watch a propaganda film extolling the Communist Party and Xi Jinping, as an intensifying personality cult around the 64-year-old leader hits the big screen.
The mass viewings by staff from companies and government agencies have catapulted the feature-length movie, called "Amazing China" in English and released March 2, into the ranks ... more |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) March 15, 2018  At least two soldiers were killed Wednesday in renewed violence between herders and farmers in central Nigeria's Plateau state days after similar violence killed 25 in unrest linked to land, water and grazing rights.
Troops were deployed to contain the fresh clashes between Fulani herders and farmers from Irigwe ethnic group in Bassa district, a military spokesman told reporters, as bloodshe ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2018 
Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $1.46 billion contract by the Department of Defense for work on the F-35 Lightning II's air system.
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Pentagon, is for long lead material and parts for low rate initial production for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-DoD participants and foreign military sales customers.
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 Beijing (AFP) March 14, 2018  China's industrial output strengthened in the first two months of the year, official data showed Wednesday, led by production at state enterprises.
Output at factories and workshops expanded 7.2 percent year-on-year in January and February combined, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, beating the 6.2 percent recorded in December and the 6.2 percent forecast in a Bloomberg News surv ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 13, 2018 
Britain will hold new emergency talks Tuesday into the brazen nerve agent poisoning of a Russian former double agent on its soil, after the US and NATO backed London in implicating Moscow in the assassination attempt.
As diplomatic tensions soar, Russia has denied accusations of its involvement in the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter in southwest England on March 4.
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 Paris (AFP) March 14, 2018 
Emerging from the tunnel of a former highway along the River Seine in Paris, bikes zip past the cars caught in traffic on a road just next to them.
"It's great for cyclists, it's safer," says Kolestin Onaindia, though he is one of just a handful of riders taking advantage of the car-free thoroughfare on a weekday afternoon.
Onaindia knows his perk comes with a price.
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 Washington (AFP) March 12, 2018 
President Donald Trump's administration will step up aid to states that want to arm school employees under a plan to increase campus safety after the killing of 17 people in Florida, officials said Sunday.
The controversial idea to put weapons in schools, which has drawn little support from educators, is part of a "pragmatic plan to dramatically increase school safety and to take steps to do ... more |
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