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  Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) April 12, 2018 New Zealand is halting all new offshore oil and gas exploration to become a global leader in the fight against climate change, the centre-left government said Thursday, but opponents accused it of "economic vandalism". "(We are) taking an important step to address climate change and create a clean, green and sustainable future for New Zealand," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. The oil and gas industry in New Zealand generates about NZ$2.5 billion a year ($1.8 billion), including NZ$1.5 billio ... read more |
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Kurdish oil player turns its first profitWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 With a crude oil sales agreement in hand, British energy company Gulf Keystone Petroleum said it turned a profit for the first time for its Kurdish operations. ... more 
Rig work considered for Cuban oil prospectWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 The preliminary steps toward drilling into an oil basin in Cuba are underway in a project that could draw international interest, an Australian company said. ... more 
BP commits to new work in the North SeaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 Commitments to two new developments in the British waters of the North Sea could lead to 30,000 more barrels beyond 2020, BP said. ... more 
Oil prices rise on risk of U.S. military action in SyriaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 Geopolitical risk factors over a looming multilateral engagement in Syria and warnings of the risk of protectionism sent oil prices higher early Wednesday. ... more |
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Weapons system sale to Qatar approved ahead of Al-Thani visitWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2018 The State Department approved the sale of military hardware to Qatar the day before Defense Secretary James Mattis welcomed Qatar's emir to the Pentagon - nearly a year after accusations of supporting terrorism were lobbed at the Persian Gulf state from the president. ... more 
U.S. gas prices are close to last year's all-time highWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2018 The average price for gasoline in the United States is already close to last year's high and should move higher, but only slightly, a market snapshot shows. ... more 
OPEC chatter, easing trade tensions lift oil prices higherWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2018 A thaw in the trade relationship between China and the United States and talk of $80 oil put crude oil prices squarely in rally mode in Tuesday trading. ... more 
New oil field in Norway will be producing by 2021Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2018 The Norwegian government approved the development of a field that could hold as much as 100 million barrels of oil equivalent, a development partner said. ... more 
Saudi prince, Macron hail warming ties, but differences lurkParis (AFP) April 10, 2018 Saudi Arabia's crown prince and French President Emmanuel Macron hailed warming ties Tuesday and agreed on the need to curb Tehran's "expansionism" in the Middle East, but conceded differences over the key issue of the Iranian nuclear deal. ... more |
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Kinder Morgan backs away from Trans Mountain expansionWashington (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. ... 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 
Risk a clear driver for the price of oilWashington (UPI) Apr 9, 2018 Strong compliance with an OPEC-led effort to balance the market and heightened geopolitical risk pushed crude oil prices higher in early Monday trading. ... more |
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 Upton NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2018 
Scientists studying plant biochemistry at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered new details about biomolecules that put the brakes on oil production. The findings suggest that disabling these biomolecular brakes could push oil production into high gear - a possible pathway toward generating abundant biofuels and plant-derived bioproducts. The study appear ... more |
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 Golden CO (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 
As perovskite solar cells set efficiency records and the nascent technology becomes more stable, another major challenge remains: the issue of scalability, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
"It is scalable," said Kai Zhu, a materials science researcher at NREL. "We just need to demonstrate efficiency and yield at a large-sca ... 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 11, 2018 
Framatome successfully supported 44 scheduled outages at nuclear energy facilities across North America, including 16 emergent outages in 2017. The maintenance and inspection work, completed by over 3,600 passionate employees, enables these plants to continue efficiently and reliably generating electricity from the reactor fleet.
Work during the outages included examinations, inspections, ... more |
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 Hampton VA (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 
Each new season brings change. Seasonal change on land is something that we're familiar with and adjust to regularly. But what happens to billions of plankton in the ocean each season? How do they adjust to changing sunlight patterns and mixing of the water column? And what impact do these tiny critters have on us, so far away on land?
To answer those questions and others, NASA's North Atl ... 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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 Seoul, South Korea (AFP) April 12, 2018 
South Korea's national security adviser has flown to Washington to meet his newly appointed US counterpart John Bolton, an official said Thursday in Seoul, where concerns are growing over the American's hardline stance on the nuclear-armed North.
Chung Eui-yong, who personally delivered Kim's summit offer to Trump last month, returned to the US capital unannounced Wednesday as the two allies ... more |
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 Tianjin, China (AFP) April 12, 2018 
A former top Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped for a leadership post pleaded guilty at his bribery trial on Thursday, the latest target of President Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption crusade.
Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member and party chief of the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, was accused by the prosecutor of taking advantage of his position to seek profi ... more |
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 Accra, Ghana (SPX) Apr 12, 2018 
Ghana is ready to host the Africa Space Agency, an African Union initiative that will allow Africa to launch and explore the Space for improved technological advancement, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has announced.
He said out of the five countries including; Ghana, Namibia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Egypt that are bidding to ... more |
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 Notre-Dame-Des-Landes, France (AFP) April 11, 2018 
Activists reinforced by dozens of their supporters clashed with police for a third day in western France on Wednesday to oppose their eviction from an anti-capitalist camp set up 10 years ago to protest a new airport.
The clashes erupted at dawn when protesters began throwing projectiles at officers from behind barricades set up to defend the camp at Notre-Dames-des-Landes near the city of ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 12, 2018  China denied President Xi Jinping's pledge this week to further open the country's economy was related to its trade spat with the United States, insisting on Thursday there were currently no negotiations between the two sides.
Xi on Tuesday vowed ease tariffs and open the economy up more in what was seen as a conciliatory gesture to temper fears of a US trade war after Donald Trump last week ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (AFP) April 11, 2018  The Kremlin said on Wednesday it would not take part in "Twitter diplomacy", after US President Donald Trump tweeted that "missiles will be coming" to Syria.
"We do not take part in Twitter-diplomacy. We support serious approaches. As ever, we believe it is important not to take steps that could damage an already fragile situation," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in comments repo ... more |
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 Koh Phi Phi Ley, Thailand (AFP) April 11, 2018 
Hordes of tourists clamber across the white sand with selfie sticks as Thai park rangers wade into turquoise waters to direct boats charging into the cliff-ringed cove.
Made famous by the 2000 movie "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Maya Bay on the western Thai island of Koh Phi Phi Ley is now a case study in the ruinous costs of runaway tourism, swamped by up to 4,000 daily visitors. ... more |
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 Yangon (AFP) April 10, 2018 
Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to jail with hard labour for their part in the extrajudicial killings of 10 Rohingya Muslim men last year, according to a Facebook post by the army chief late on Tuesday.
The bloody incident in Inn Din village on 2 September is the only atrocity to which the military has admitted during its violent crackdown in northern Rakhine state, which has forc ... more |
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