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  Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2018 Pipeline company Enbridge Energy Partners said Friday it wants a rehearing after U.S. regulators revised how pipeline firms figure income tax allowances. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled Thursday against certain tax allowances for master limited partnerships. FERC in its ruling said some entities "may be collecting unjust and unreasonable rates" in light of the recent reduction in the corporate income tax outline in the federal tax overhaul. In a statement, Enbridge Energy ... read more |
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U.S. offshore ambitions reckless, sustainable investors sayWashington (UPI) Mar 16, 2018 U.S. efforts to tap oil and natural gas reserves offshore are reckless and out of step with efforts to address climate change, sustainable investors said. ... more 
Oil prices barely in the black in Friday tradingWashington (UPI) Mar 16, 2018 Crude oil prices were barely holding in positive territory early in the Friday session in anticipation of data on the exploration and production sector. ... more 
Shell slims down with New Zealand gas field salesWashington (UPI) Mar 16, 2018 The sale of New Zealand acreage with hundreds of barrels of recoverable reserves is part of a long-term strategy to slim down, Royal Dutch Shell said. ... more 
U.S. pipeline group wants relief from steel tariffsWashington (UPI) Mar 16, 2018 The U.S. Commerce Department has been called on to extend relief to parts of the U.S. steel sector to ensure energy pipelines are affordable, a trade group said. ... more |
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US Navy sees better Iranian behaviour in GulfManama (AFP) March 15, 2018 The Iranian military's behaviour in the Gulf has changed "across the board" in recent months, the US Navy said on Thursday, after years of tensions in the busy waterway. ... more 
Oil prices up on deflated consumer fuels, but demand may start dwindlingWashington (UPI) Mar 15, 2018 Crude oil prices moved higher early in the Thursday session on signs of steady consumer demand, but long-term transitions in energy could throttle momentum. ... more 
Norway's DNO sets sights on Kurdish oil leadershipWashington (UPI) Mar 15, 2018 Norwegian energy company DNO set the bar high Wednesday for its operations in the Kurdish north of Iraq by committing to beat all of its rivals combined. ... more 
US should maintain support to Saudis in Yemen: MattisAboard A Us Military Aircraft (AFP) March 16, 2018 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has asked the US Congress not to interfere with America's role in the war in Yemen, where it is supporting Saudi-led coalition military operations. ... more 
Link to more U.S. LNG exports establishedWashington (UPI) Mar 15, 2018 Improvements to a pipeline system in southern Louisiana will help with U.S. efforts to get liquefied natural gas to the market, TransCanada said. ... more |
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Libya navy seizes oil tanker suspected of smugglingTripoli (AFP) March 15, 2018 Libya's navy has seized an oil tanker suspected of illegally loading fuel and arrested its Greek crew, a navy spokesman said Thursday. ... more  |
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Zinke criticized for Wild-West mentality over oil and gasWashington (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. ... more 
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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 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.
That would eliminate particularly harmful gases released ... more |
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 Belleair Bluffs FL (SPX) Mar 16, 2018 
Seminole Financial Services ("SFS"), a leading finance provider in the renewable energy space, is celebrating over $1.48 billion in financing of solar and wind installations throughout the United States, equaling more than 770 megawatts (MW) in installed capacity.
Expanding its "One-Stop Shop" capabilities to better serve the needs of its customers, SFS is now also an approved lender under ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 15, 2018 
In a report on energy efficiency trends, British energy company BP said onshore wind could become the most economical source of electricity within 30 years.
A technology outlook for 2018 by the British supermajor finds coal is currently the largest source of global energy generation. There's enough on hand, the report read, to keep the grid satiated for more than a century based on curr ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Mar 16, 2018 
Framatome has performed a comprehensive modernization of the instrumentation and control (I&C) technology of the Borssele Dutch nuclear power plant, operated by EPZ (Elektriciteits-Productiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland). The project started in 2014 and included the installation of a new reactor control and limitation system to monitor the operation of the plant and interfere in case of any deviat ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 19, 2018 
The extreme wet and dry periods Mongolia has experienced in the late 20th and early 21st centuries are rare but not unprecedented and future droughts may be no worse, according to an international research team that includes a University of Arizona scientist.
The research team developed a climate record stretching 2,060 years into Mongolia's past by using the natural archive of weather con ... more |
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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.
While the automa ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 15, 2018 
A US military aircraft has crashed in western Iraq with American personnel aboard, the international coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group said on Thursday.
"Rescue teams are responding to the scene of the downed aircraft at this time," the US-led coalition said in a statement.
It did not specify the type of aircraft, whether or not there were casualties, or what caused the ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) March 17, 2018  Iran will not accept any changes to the nuclear deal, a senior official insisted Saturday, after the United States said it was seeking a "supplemental" accord with European powers.
"We will not accept any changes, any interpretation or new measure aimed at limiting" the 2015 deal between Iran and major powers, said Ali Shamkhani in remarks carried by ISNA news agency.
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 Beijing (AFP) March 18, 2018 
Millions of Chinese public sector workers will be exposed to the harsh policing tactics of the Communist Party as President Xi Jinping brings his corruption crackdown to China's sprawling bureaucracy.
The campaign to clean up the party's pervasive corruption has arguably been Xi's most popular initiative, pressuring its 89 million members to toe the line - with more than 1.5 million officia ... 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 DC (SPX) Mar 16, 2018 
In a jet engine, the flow of air is slowed down to increase the temperature and pressure for combustion - burning fuel with the right ratio of fuel and air to conquer drag allows for acceleration.
But in supersonic engines achieving the right flow speed, producing the right ratio of evaporated fuel and causing ignition at the right time is more complex. With evaporating liquid in a combust ... more |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) March 19, 2018  China on Monday elevated the status of its current foreign minister and selected a new defence minister as the country deals with rocky relations with the United States and expands its military.
The rubber-stamp National People's Congress endorsed the appointment of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, 64, as state councillor, making him a ranking member of the country's "cabinet".
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 19, 2018 
Over the past decades, Beijing, the capital city of China, has encountered increasingly frequent persistent haze events (PHEs). Severe PHEs not only lead to a sharp decrease in visibility, causing traffic hazards and disruptions, and, hence, affecting economic activities, but also induce serious health problems such as respiratory illnesses and heart disease.
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 15, 2018 
Much attention is paid to the impact of natural disasters on land and humans. Some attention is paid to larger animals. But what about the smallest creatures, insects and other invertebrates?
New research suggests natural disasters can have a significant impact on the abundance and diversity of small species.
When researchers surveyed insects and invertebrate populations nine mon ... more |
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