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  Basra, Iraq (AFP) April 19, 2018 From his small home nestled alongside train tracks in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, Sultan Nayef looks out at plumes of smoke billowing across an expanse of oil fields. Like thousands of others, the unemployed 25-year-old moved to oil-rich Basra in the hope of finding work in the energy industry, Iraq's primary source of wealth. Instead, he and many others like him live in cramped and chaotic shanty towns in a province already suffering from a lack of infrastructure. Absent of any ur ... read more |
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Alberta stands up to British Columbia over Trans MountainWashington (UPI) Apr 17, 2018 In a shot across the bow of its western neighbor, Alberta's provincial government said it proposed legislation that could block cross-border oil and gas flows. ... more 
No luck in latest North Sea oil and gas searchWashington (UPI) Apr 17, 2018 A drilling facility in the Norwegian waters of the North Sea is moving on to frontier territory after coming up empty handed, a partner in the effort said. ... more 
Oil and gas company Total makes utility sector splashWashington (UPI) Apr 17, 2018 A "friendly takeover" of a French power company gives oil and gas supermajor Total a bigger footprint in the region's utility sector, its CEO said Wednesday. ... more 
U.S. offshore policy draws industry criticismWashington DC (UPI) Apr 18, 2018 The United States can't stay competitive in the offshore oil and gas market without incentives like reduced royalty rates, an industry trade group said. ... more |
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Indonesia says Panama-flagged ship caused major oil spillBalikpapan, Indonesia (AFP) April 18, 2018 Indonesia on Wednesday blamed a Panama-flagged ship for causing a major oil spill off Borneo island that killed five and sparked its worst environmental disaster in years. ... more 
Libya strongman's chief of staff survives car bombing: militaryBenghazi, Libya (AFP) April 18, 2018 Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar's chief of staff on Wednesday survived a car bombing in the eastern city of Benghazi, according to his self-styled Libyan National Army. ... more 
Algeria gets gas and renewable energy supportWashington (UPI) Apr 17, 2018 Italian energy company Eni said Tuesday it signed a series of agreements with a state-run company in Algeria that could lead to greater gas production. ... more 
Risk of a hot market drags oil prices lowerWashington (UPI) Apr 17, 2018 An expected build in U.S. crude oil levels gave support to comments from the IEA about the dangers of an overheated market to send oil prices lower Tuesday. ... more 
Oil Search Ltd. hurt by Papua New Guinea quakeWashington (UPI) Apr 17, 2018 A major earthquake in Papua New Guinea is partly to blame for a 24 percent loss in revenue and a 36 percent loss in production, Oil Search said Tuesday. ... more |
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Greenpeace finds coral reef in Total's Amazon drilling areaBras�lia (AFP) April 17, 2018 Environmental campaigners Greenpeace said Tuesday that a massive coral reef has been found to extend right into where France's oil company Total plans to drill near the mouth of the Amazon. ... more  |
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West Africa emerging as LNG playerWashington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2018 British energy company BP is moving ahead with development of a liquefied natural project off the West African coast with early design work, a contractor said. ... more 
Russian energy companies welcome in SyriaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2018 There's little chance Western oil and gas companies will return to Syria's economy, which needs billions of dollars in restoration, a Russian delegate said. ... more 
Statoil gives nod to use of one of the world's biggest rigsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2018 An award for drilling in Norwegian waters from one of the nation's biggest companies shows the sector is closely knit, a contractor said Monday. ... more 
OPEC defends oil industry in IndiaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2018 The legacy of oil refining in India, one of the world's largest economies, shows the industry can develop with little risk to the climate, OPEC's leader said. ... more 
Saudi Arabia hosts multi-nation military drillsRiyadh (AFP) April 16, 2018 Saudi Arabia concluded a month-long military exercise involving more than two dozen nations on Monday, a day after hosting an Arab summit that slammed what it called Iran's growing interference in the region. ... more |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Apr 17, 2018 
Production of second-generation (2G) ethanol from sugarcane requires enzymatic hydrolysis, in which enzymes from microorganisms act together to break down and convert the carbohydrates in sugarcane straw and bagasse into sugars capable of undergoing fermentation.
Understanding the genetic mechanisms that regulate the control and production of hydrolytic enzymes by microorganisms is conside ... more |
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 Niles IL (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 
MicroLink Devices, Inc. has achieved a 37.75% power conversion efficiency from a three-junction epitaxial lift-off (ELO) thin-film solar cell. The device performance was officially certified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and tested under the industry standard air mass 1.5 global (AM1.5G) simulated 1-Sun solar spectrum.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 
Giving municipal leaders the ability to make it easier for home and business owners to take greener decisions will diversify the economy, Alberta said.
Alberta is the top oil producer in Canada, but has taken steps to add layers of diversity to an economy that was left exposed to the decline in crude oil prices two years ago. The provincial government last month launched a challenge to ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 19, 2018 
A moderately strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake Thursday hit Iran's southern region of Bushehr, home to the country's only nuclear power plant, without causing casualties or damage, media reported.
"The earthquake had no effect on the activity of the plant," Mahmoud Jafari, project manager at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant, said according to the Telegram news channel of Iran's state te ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 
As the planet warms and droughts grow longer and more frequent, as predicted by climate scientists, bees are likely to find fewer flowers to get nectar.
When researchers at the University of Exeter and the University of Manchester analyzed the impact of droughts on flower blooms, they found drought conditions halved the number of flowers available to pollinators.
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 Beijing (AFP) April 17, 2018 
China announced Tuesday a timeline to open up its manufacturing sector including scrapping ownership limits for foreign automakers, shipbuilders and aircraft firms - addressing a contentious issue in its trade dispute with the United States.
The liberalisation meets a longtime demand of the US and other countries seeking better access for their companies in the world's biggest car market an ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) April 18, 2018 
The UN Security Council has decided to postpone a planned visit to Iraq ahead of May elections at the request of the Iraqi government, diplomats said Wednesday.
Iraq told the council in a letter this week that many officials will be busy with the election campaign, which kicked off on Saturday, and will not be able to meet with the ambassadors.
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 Tokyo, Japan (AFP) April 16, 2018 
China and North Korea have been holding talks about a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pyongyang, a Japanese newspaper reported Monday as regional leaders step up diplomatic dialogue.
The North is using its Beijing embassy to arrange Xi's itinerary with the international department of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported, quoting Chinese and N ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 19, 2018  China's gay community scored a victory after a massively popular social media platform reversed a ban on "homosexual" content, but challenges remain in a country where LGBT culture remains taboo in the entertainment industry.
Gay-themed films struggle to make it into movie theatres, same-sex relationships are banned from television screens and gay content is forbidden on online streaming pla ... more |
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 N'Djamena (AFP) April 17, 2018 
Three Chadian soldiers were killed in a clash with Boko Haram jihadists on Sunday, Chad's national television reported on Tuesday.
The three were given a posthumous award by the Chadian army chief of staff, the report said, adding that they were buried at the N'Djamena military cemetery.
The report gave no details of where the clash happened.
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 Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2018 
The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program.
"Completing F-35 SDD flight test is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication from the joint government and industry team," said Vice Adm. Mat Winter, F-35 Program Executive Officer.
"Since the first flight of AA-1 in 2006, the devel ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 17, 2018 
Russian lawmakers have submitted a wide-ranging bill that could freeze crucial exports to the United States.
The bill, which was drafted in response to the new round of US sanctions announced last week, proposes a wide range of restrictions on the import of US goods and services and could impact bilateral cooperation in such high-tech areas as nuclear engineering and space exploration.
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 Tokyo, Japan (AFP) April 16, 2018 
Asian rivals China and Japan on Monday pledged a "new starting point" for bilateral ties, vowing close co-operation amid a flurry of diplomacy on the North Korean missile threat and global trade tensions.
Welcoming Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a rare three-day visit, Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe called for warmer relations between the two countries and said they should work together o ... more |
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 Xian, China (AFP) April 18, 2018 
China has a found a novel way to tackle its massive air pollution problem: Putting up a giant air purifier the size of an industrial smokestack in the middle of a smog-plagued city.
Instead of pumping out billows of black smoke like the chimneys rising from factories in the northern province of Shaanxi, the 60-meter (197-foot) tall structure on the outskirts of the regional capital Xian blas ... more |
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 Washington, United States (AFP) April 16, 2018 
California Governor Jerry Brown has rejected the Trump administration's initial proposals for a National Guard mission along the state's border with Mexico, a top US official said Monday.
Brown last week had said he would accept federal funding from President Donald Trump to boost his state's National Guard.
But the governor has quibbled over their role and insisted they only focus on cr ... more |
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