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  Washington (UPI) Apr 9, 2018 Citing risk to its shareholders from regional opponents, pipeline company Kinder Morgan said it may pull the plug on its Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. The consortium behind the project planned to expand the Trans Mountain network to the western coast of Canada, tripling its design capacity to 890,000 barrels per day. It's already spent about $860 million on the project since petitioning the National Energy Board, a Canadian regulator, in 2013. "While we are prepared to accept th ... read more |
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An oil-eating bacterium that can help clean up pollution and spillsMontreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 10, 2018 From pipelines to tankers, oil spills and their impact on the environment are a source of concern. These disasters occur on a regular basis, leading to messy decontamination challenges that require ... more 
Trudeau tells Canada province to 'stop obstructing' pipelineOttawa (AFP) April 9, 2018 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Canada's westernmost province of British Columbia on Monday to "stop obstructing" construction of a pipeline to Pacific tidewater, vowing that the Trans Mountain project "will get built." ... more 
Canadian shale drawing super-major interestWashington (UPI) Apr 9, 2018 Drilling rights for one of the world's biggest companies in thousands of shale acreage in British Columbia is a testament to its potential, Calima Energy said. ... more 
OPEC-member Iran boasts of nuclear capacityWashington (UPI) Apr 9, 2018 As the U.S. president mulls the fate of a deal that curbed Iran's nuclear ambitions, the OPEC-member's president said Monday the program is accelerating. ... 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 
Trans Mountain clears another hurdle, but Kinder Morgan stops workWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 The regulatory process for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project took another step forward in British Columbia, a national regulator said. ... more |
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 BP pegs gas strategy to growth in India 
Oil and gas spending improved, but questions remainWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 Lower costs and improved market conditions led to more oil and gas investments, though spending last year was below the historic average, analysis found. ... more  |
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Statoil plops down another $1.4B on Johan Sverdrup agreementsWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 Norwegian energy major Statoil followed $1.5 billion in service contract commitments with $1.4 billion for its giant Johan Sverdrup project in the North Sea. ... more 
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 |
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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.
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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 9, 2018 
The transformer station for a 60-turbine wind farm in the German waters of the Baltic Sea is in place, securing a 2019 start, a German utility company said.
German company E.ON said the transformer station for the Arkona wind farm has been installed on its foundation, one of the largest lift projects in the industry at more than 5,000 tons. The entire structure is about 90 feet tall. ... 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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 Tehran (AFP) April 9, 2018 
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that the United States would regret withdrawing from the nuclear deal, and that Iran would respond in "less than a week" if that happened.
"We will not be the first to violate the accord but they should definitely know that they will regret it if they violate it," Rouhani told a conference to mark National Nuclear Technology Day in Tehran.
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 Beijing (AFP) April 9, 2018 
A strong gale-force wind has toppled a giant statue of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang and flattened its face at a popular tourist site in eastern Shandong province.
The 19-meter (62-foot) bronze replica of the monarch - who was the first to unify warring factions in China and established the Qin dynasty (221-206 BC) - was blown out of its pedestal on Friday.
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 Niamey (AFP) April 7, 2018 
The leaders of Benin and Niger have given their backing to Chinese involvement in a controversial major rail infrastructure project set to span several countries.
"We have taken stock of the railway issue (and) we tried to see which measures could be taken to move forward," the Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou told reporters in Niamey alongside his Benin counterpart Patrice Talon.
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 Palmdale CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2018 
Supersonic commercial travel is on the horizon. NASA awarded Lockheed Martin Skunk Works a contract to design, build and flight test the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator, an X-plane designed to make supersonic passenger air travel a reality.
"It is super exciting to be back designing and flying X-planes at this scale," said Jaiwon Shin, NASA's associate administrator for aeronautics. "Our long ... 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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