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  Washington (UPI) Mar 29, 2018 A survey of oil and gas companies by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found uneven enthusiasm about U.S. policies, but revealed general optimism. A survey of 140 energy firms, of which 78 were in exploration production and the rest were field services companies, found that most respondents viewed the market as supportive of sector activity. "Almost all respondents can cover operating expenses for existing wells at current prices," the survey results read. The price for West Texa ... read more |
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Libyan strongman bombed Chad rebels, his forces sayLibreville (AFP) March 29, 2018 The armed forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said on Thursday that their warplanes had attacked Chadian rebels in the country's southern desert last weekend. ... more 
Oil, gas markets close week mixed amid optimism on U.S. productionWashington (UPI) Mar 30, 2018 After an up-and-then-down week, oil and gas markets closed slightly higher Thursday ahead of the Easter holiday weekend. ... more 
U.S. issues call for information on Arctic lease for drillersWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2018 The U.S. government published a call for information in the Federal Registry on Thursday regarding a proposed opening for drillers in Alaska's Arctic waters. ... more 
Canada taking less LNG as North American shale improvesWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2018 The change in the North American natural gas sector means Canadian imports of liquefied natural gas from top suppliers like Qatar are declining, data show. ... more |
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Saudi Aramco makes $10B handshake with U.S. firmsWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2018 Oil and gas field services companies and a think tank in the United States were among those involved in $10 billion in deals, a Saudi oil company announced. ... more 
Over-supply concerns drag oil lower early WednesdayWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2018 Over-supply concerns on Wednesday spoiled the rally that pushed oil prices above $70 per barrel in recent sessions, though continued recovery is expected. ... more 
Chinese lender gets in line behind Alaska LNG projectWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2018 A major Chinese bank is among the financial entities tasked with raising equity to develop a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska, the developer said. ... more 
Iraqi oil minister mulls northern provincial reconstructionWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2018 Oil companies working in northern Iraq have been called on to assist with a reconstruction campaign that began after liberation from ISIS, the oil minister said. ... more 
IEA sees short-term bottlenecks for U.S. oil sectorWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2018 Steel tariffs and the pace at which U.S. oil production is accelerating could act as a short-term throttle to momentum, the International Energy Agency said. ... more |
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Total helps create green fund in ChinaWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2018 French supermajor Total said it was using its venture capital arm to create a Chinese fund targeting renewable energy and other low-carbon activities. ... more  |
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Mexico takes aim at its section of the Eagle Ford shaleWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2018 The state energy company in Mexico said it signed on with a partner to help extract natural gas from the Eagle Ford shale reservoir in the country. ... more 
Higher gas prices are the new normalWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2018 The beginning of spring and a big spike in crude oil prices means U.S. consumers are paying more for gasoline and should get used to it, analysts said. ... more 
Risk, tighter markets drive oil prices higherWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2018 Tighter market conditions, coupled with geopolitical risk percolating in the Middle East, rekindled a rally Tuesday in the price of crude oil. ... more 
U.S. on pace to become a leader in LNG exportsWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2018 The United States is on pace to become the third-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas by 2020, behind Australia and Qatar, a federal report found. ... more 
Canadian province vows to keep up fight against pipelineMontreal (AFP) March 27, 2018 The Canadian province of British Columbia vowed Monday to press on with a legal battle against a controversial oil pipeline after a federal court dealt the province a setback. ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2018 
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered a new enzyme that will enable microbial production of a renewable alternative to petroleum-based toluene, a widely used octane booster in gasoline that has a global market of 29 million tons per year.
Results from a study led by Harry Beller ... more |
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 The Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Mar 27, 2018 
Airborne Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands to manufacture 48 substrate panels for the solar arrays of twelve new Galileo FOC satellites. The contract, carried out under a programme of the European Union, is the latest result of years of successful collaboration between the two Dutch companies to power the Galileo constellation.
To date, Airborne ... more |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 29, 2018 
The Evolution of Wind Power is the result of a cooperation between The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and renewable energy software company Greenbyte. The interactive map reveals the cumulative installed capacity per country, continent and the world between 1981-2018. Let's take a closer look at the figures and see what has happened in the past twelve months.
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) March 26, 2018 
The United Arab Emirates said Monday that one of four nuclear reactors at its debut plant has been completed as it moves closer to becoming the first Arab nation to produce atomic power.
The announcement came after visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed toured the $20-billion Barakah plant, the state-run WAM news agency reported.
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 Kazan, Russia (SPX) Mar 29, 2018 
Professor Aleksey Eliseev, Chief Research Associate at Kazan University's Near Space Research Lab, comments, "To find solutions for some tasks in climate research, we need calculations for hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years. Such tasks are, for example, ice age periodization. Another group of tasks that requires huge longitudinal calculations is climate forecasting, a type of researc ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 27, 2018 
US federal investigators said Tuesday they were examining a fatal crash last week involving a Tesla electric automobile in California.
The California Highway Patrol reported that a 38-year-old man died Friday after his 2017 Tesla Model X collided with a highway barrier near the town of Mountain View, according to The San Jose Mercury News.
The vehicle caught fire before two other approac ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 28, 2018 
A reconstruction, made from date syrup cans, of an ancient Iraqi statue destroyed by Islamic State jihadists was unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square on Wednesday.
The artwork will stand for two years on the empty fourth plinth in the British capital's central square as a monument to the destruction of Iraqi culture since the 2003 US-led invasion.
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 Washington (AFP) March 28, 2018 
US President Donald Trump, who has agreed to meet with Kim Jong Un, said Wednesday there is a now a good chance the North Korean leader will give up his country's nuclear weapons.
"For years and through many administrations, everyone said that peace and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula was not even a small possibility," Trump wrote in an early morning tweet.
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 Vatican City (AFP) March 27, 2018 
A Chinese bishop recognised by the Vatican has been arrested in his diocese just as Beijing and the Holy See are set to confirm a historic agreement on the appointment of bishops, a Vatican-linked website reported.
AsiaNews, run by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions - a missionary society recognised by the Vatican - wrote on Tuesday that Vincent Guo Xijin, bishop of the diocese ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2018 
Africa's Sahara Desert has grown 10 percent in nearly 100 years, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Maryland.
The Sahara, which is the world's largest warm-weather desert and roughly equal in size to the contiguous United States with 3.6 million square miles, has expanded by 11 percent to 18 percent depending on the season.
The study was published Thursda ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2018 
Boeing has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for services in support of the the F/A-18A-F and EA-18G fighter jets for the U.S. and foreign countries.
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $34.4 million under the terms of a previously issued firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract.
The agreement enables Boei ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) March 27, 2018 
Two of China's big state-owned banks said Tuesday their profits rebounded in 2017 after a pair of moribund years thanks to an accelerating domestic economy, and analysts expect further gains as a government credit clampdown favours big lenders.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's biggest lender in terms of total assets, said full-year profit grew 2.8 percent to 28 ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2018 A historic agreement between the Vatican and Beijing on the appointment of bishops in China could be signed as early as this Saturday, a Chinese government-approved bishop said in a report published Thursday.
Negotiations have reached "the final stages," Bishop Guo Jincai, secretary-general of the Bishops Conference of the Catholic Church in China, was quoted as saying by the state-owned Glo ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 27, 2018 
Britain on Wednesday announced plans for consumers to pay a deposit on plastic bottles as part of a broader push to tackle pollution.
The government will introduce a charge on plastic, glass and metal single use drinks containers sold in England, the environment ministry said.
The move is aimed at cutting the amount of waste produced in Britain - including an estimated 13 billion plasti ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 23, 2018 
When the end comes, ex-army signaller Daniel will calmly fire up the generator, flip on the water purifier, gather eggs from his chickens and watch in serene self-sufficiency as society tears itself apart.
"I'm preparing myself for risks, floods, earthquakes, avalanches or social breakdown," says the sixty-something father, hunter and self-styled survivor from the French Alps.
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