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  Washington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2018 More than a month after an earthquake crippled Papua New Guinea's gas potential, the World Food Program said a quarter million people still need aid. More than a dozen people were left dead after the island was hit with a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in late February. The World Food Program said Monday a plane carrying enough emergency food supplies to feed 60,000 people left a United Nations depot in Dubai. More than 270,000 people still need humanitarian assistance following the quake. "Pa ... read more |
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Oil spill cleanup fire kills two in IndonesiaJakarta (AFP) March 31, 2018 At least two people died in a fire as Indonesian authorities tried to cleanup an oil spill off Borneo island Saturday, an official said. ... more 
Oil prices turn lower despite North American rig count declineWashington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2018 Crude oil prices turned lower in a Monday trading muted by an extended Easter holiday as Middle East gains offset a dip in North American rig counts. ... more 
Iraqi oil exports increased in MarchWashington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2018 Data show March exports from Iraq, one of OPEC's top producers, at an average of 3.4 million barrels of oil per day were slightly higher than the previous month. ... more 
U.S. strikes environmental bell with next offshore lease(UPI) Apr 2, 2018 Giving drillers the rights to reach nearly 50 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico will come with a degree of responsibility, the U.S. government said. ... more |
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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 
U.S. efforts to pressure oil-rich Venezuela trickyWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2018 Data in a U.S. report suggests that as Venezuela depends on oil revenue, and it's a top oil exporter to the United States, pressure could cuts both ways. ... more 
Dutch to shut EU's largest gas field over quake riskThe Hague (AFP) March 29, 2018 The Dutch government plans to rapidly cut production at Europe's biggest gas field after a raft of damaging earthquakes, aiming to eventually the shut the taps by 2030, top officials announced on Thursday. ... more 
Alberta puts incentives offer behind effort to cut emissionsWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2018 More than $25 million in funding is available for large industrial polluters who come up with clever ways to cut emissions, an oil-rich Canadian province said. ... more |
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Texas looks to cut red tape from oil sectorWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2018 The state energy regulator in Texas said it was looking to cut back on some regulations in order to stimulate the economy through increased production. ... 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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 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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 Ottawa (AFP) March 27, 2018 
Canada will likely miss a 2020 interim carbon emissions reduction target and will need to take strong measures if it further hopes to meet its Paris agreement commitment, said an audit released Tuesday.
Canada had set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming by 17 percent by 2020, from 2005 levels, and by 30 percent by 2030.
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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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 Baghdad (AFP) April 2, 2018  A Baghdad court on Monday sentenced six Turkish women to death and a seventh to life in prison for membership of the Islamic State jihadist group, a judicial source said.
The source told AFP that the women, all accompanied by small children in the court, had surrendered to Kurdish peshmerga fighters after having fled Tal Afar, one of the last IS bastions to fall to Iraqi security forces last ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) April 1, 2018 
The United States and South Korea kicked off a low-key joint military drill Sunday as a diplomatic thaw over North Korea gathered pace.
Tension on the flashpoint peninsula have showed signs of easing in recent months after the isolated, nuclear-armed North proposed summits with the South and their "imperialist enemy" the US.
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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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 Mogadishu (AFP) April 1, 2018 
Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union military camp outside Mogadishu on Sunday, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers, their army said.
Local sources said a massive blast was heard in the Bulomarer district, around 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of Mogadishu, and fighting broke out after dozens of heavily armed Shabaab militants stormed the base.
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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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 Hanoi (AFP) April 1, 2018 
China and Vietnam vowed Sunday to keep the peace in the South China Sea, the resource-rich waterway that has long been a source of tension between Hanoi and its powerhouse communist neighbour.
China claims most of the disputed sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas reserves and is highly strategic for trade and defence.
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 Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2018 
Russia on Friday declared a "high alert" in a town where noxious fumes have leaked from a landfill site, distributing masks and respirators to residents who have held repeated protests.
The Kremlin said it was closely watching the situation in Volokolamsk, a town of around 20,000 people about 120 kilometres (75 miles) west of Moscow.
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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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