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  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 Retaliation is not out of the question when considering economic pressures used by the United States and European countries, Russia's energy minister said. "Undoubtedly, if certain measures are taken against us, we will have the opportunity to react," Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted by Russian news agency Tass as saying. "If there are any actions, we will take some kind of retaliatory measures." Heather Nauert, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said last mon ... read more |
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Oil prices caught between trade war pressure and riskWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 Crude oil prices lost ground early Friday because of lingering trade war fears and U.S. jobs data, but were balanced by concerns about geopolitical risk. ... more 
Norway clears way for drilling in the Barents SeaWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 Two energy companies are cleared for two separate drilling operations in the Norwegian waters of the Barents Sea, a national safety regulator said. ... more 
Iranian oil projects have good break-evens, analysts sayWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 The price for oil is well above the point where Iran can break even and production could flirt with 5 million barrels per day in three years, data show. ... more 
Kinder Morgan stops work on controversial Canada pipelineMontreal (AFP) April 9, 2018 The US firm Kinder Morgan said Sunday it would suspend most work on a controversial oil pipeline in Canada's British Columbia because of fierce opposition by provincial authorities. ... more |
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CFO at Canada's Husky Energy resignsWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 While announcing that its chief financial officer has resigned, Canadian energy company Husky said it was committed to low-cost growth in production. ... more 
Ford Motor next to question U.S. trade responseWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 The interdependent trade relationship between the United States and China is a positive connection, not a weakness, Ford Motor Co. said. ... more 
Britain opens military base in BahrainManama (AFP) April 5, 2018 Britain on Thursday opened a new naval base in Bahrain, its first permanent military outpost in the Middle East in nearly half a century, London's defence ministry said. ... more 
Qatar introduces national service for womenDoha (AFP) April 5, 2018 Qatar is introducing national service for women for the first time while extending the time served in the military by conscripted men, under a law issued by the country's Emir. ... more 
DNO takes on more shares in Faroe PetroleumWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 Norwegian energy company DNO said Thursday it made another investment to take on more shares in its counterpart, Faroe Petroleum, to support North Sea work. ... more |
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NGO threatens Shell with lawsuit over climate 'destruction'The Hague (AFP) April 4, 2018 An environmental campaign group on Wednesday threatened to take Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell to court should it fail to comply with climate targets set out under the Paris agreement. ... more  |
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Saudi says oil unaffected by Yemen rebel attack on tankerRiyadh (AFP) April 4, 2018 Saudi Arabia on Wednesday shrugged off a Yemeni rebel missile attack on one of its oil tankers in the Red Sea saying it had zero impact on the kingdom's crude exports. ... more
Fears of trade war send oil prices sharply lowerWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2018 Fears of a trade war between the largest economies in the world, China and the United States, sent crude oil prices following stock futures lower on Wednesday. ... more 
'Significant' gas discovery made offshore NorwayWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2018 New natural gas discoveries on the Norwegian continental shelf could hold "significant" quantities of reserves, a subsidiary of Austria's OMV said Wednesday. ... more 
Norway's DNO builds North Sea positionWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2018 Norwegian energy company DNO, which has focused on Iraq, said it paid nearly $100 million to take a stake in a petroleum company working in the North Sea. ... more 
States line up to oppose EPA actions on fuel and emissions standardsWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2018 With threats of legal action, if necessary, U.S. state attorneys general said they would oppose an EPA effort to weaken auto fuels and emissions standards. ... more |
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 South Bend IN (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are developing a renewable energy approach for synthesizing ammonia, an essential component of fertilizers that support the world's food production needs. The Haber-Bosch process developed in the early 1900s for producing ammonia relies on non-renewable fossil fuels and has limited applications for only large, centralized chemical plants.
The new ... more |
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 Sheffield UK (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have solved the structure of a photosynthetic protein to reveal how it converts near-infrared light into an electrical charge.
The new study gives a pioneering insight into the efficiency and limits of the life-giving process, photosynthesis.
Plants and algae use chlorophyll to absorb energy from the Sun to power photosynthesis at wavelengt ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
Scotland's largest offshore wind farm moved one step closer to powering the nation's grid with the installation of cable links, a connectivity company said.
French cabling company Nexans said it's completed the installation of two cable links and high-voltage lines for the Beatrice wind farm off the coast of Scotland. To send power to the grid, the wind farm needs more than 40 miles of ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
AREVA has developed a cutting-edge technology for nuclear reactor vessel inspections that optimizes both the safety and reliability of operations. The automated tool, known as Lower Girth Weld Inspection Tool (LGWIT), allows plant personnel to remotely perform inspections through narrow gaps of the reactor vessel internals.
The tool's remote operation replaces the need for direct human int ... more |
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 Berkeley UK (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 
Scientists have directly measured the increasing greenhouse effect of methane at the Earth's surface for the first time. A research team from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) tracked a rise in the warming effect of methane - one of the most important greenhouse gases for the Earth's atmosphere - over a 10-year period at a DOE field observation ... 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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 Baghdad (AFP) April 8, 2018 
After the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 there were hopes its millennium-old capital Baghdad could rise again from the ashes, but construction sites have remained idle as if time stood still.
For 15 years promises of rebuilding infrastructure in the second most populous Arab capital have fallen through and a multitude of projects have been shelved.
Baghdad's skyline is dotted with the d ... more |
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 Pyongyang (AFP) April 8, 2018 
A few hundred foreigners lined up in Kim Il Sung stadium Sunday for the Pyongyang marathon, less than half of last year's contingent with Western tourism to North Korea battered by nuclear tensions and a US travel ban.
A packed crowd in the 47,000-capacity arena cheered and applauded before the runners streamed out of the stadium beneath portraits of the North's founder and his son and succe ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2018 
The wife of a detained Chinese human rights lawyer who has embarked on a 100-kilometre (60-mile) march to highlight his plight said Thursday she did not even know if he was still alive.
Attorney Wang Quanzhang, who defended political activists and victims of land seizures, has had no contact with the outside world since he disappeared in a 2015 police sweep aimed at courtroom critics of Comm ... more |
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 Accra (AFP) April 5, 2018 
Ghana will not sign an agreement with Washington to set up a military base, President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Thursday.
The president confirmed in a television address that the two countries would ink a defence cooperation agreement, but was emphatic that "Ghana has not offered a military base, and will not offer a military base to the United States of America".
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
The State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Spain worth roughly $1.3 billion.
The pending deal includes the sale of 17 modified CH-47F cargo helicopters, 21 AN/AAR-57 common missile warning systems and 42 GPS inertial navigation systems, according to a news release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Under the terms of the deal, Spain would als ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 6, 2018  Top US economic advisor Larry Kudlow on Friday warned a threat to hit China with tariffs on up to $150 billion of imports is not a negotiating ploy - the White House wants a change in Chinese behavior.
Indicating a tough stance that escalates the risks of a trade war between the world's two largest economies, Kudlow told reporters that President Donald Trump believes China must move decisiv ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 5, 2018  The Pentagon said Thursday it has established a new body to support President Donald Trump's order to send the military to the southern border, but questions remain about what the deployment will actually look like.
The so-called "border security support cell" will channel information between the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for border security.
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 Manila (AFP) April 6, 2018  The Philippine tourism industry scrambled Friday to manage the fallout from the temporary shutdown of its world-famous Boracay island, which threw into chaos trips planned by hundreds of thousands of tourists.
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the once-idyllic white-sand resort closed to tourists for up to six months from April 26, after describing the country's top tourist attraction as a " ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 5, 2018  US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would send thousands of National Guard troops to the southern border, amid a widening spat with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto.
The anti-immigration president said the National Guard deployment would range from 2,000 to 4,000 troops, and he would "probably" keep many personnel on the border until his wall is built - spelling out a le ... more |
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