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  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 06, 2018 Spanish energy company Repsol said Wednesday it was taking a conservative approach to its short-term plans given the volatility in crude oil prices. The price for Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, has been somewhat erratic so far this year amid evolving concerns about global trade wars and geopolitical risk. Brent hit a low for the year at $61.94 per barrel in February, set a multi-year high at $80.42 in late May and was trading near $75 per barrel early Wednesday. In a two-year str ... read more |
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U.S. gas prices ebb, but still at a painful levelWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 U.S. retail gasoline prices are pulling back in line with declines in crude oil prices, but continue to put a crimp on people's wallets, analysts said. ... more 
Trade concerns, OPEC issues push oil prices lowerWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 Crude oil prices drifted lower in early Wednesday trading amid signs of slumping U.S. consumer demand and lingering concerns about global trade disputes. ... more 
Russia, Austria double down on European energy imageWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 The strong bilateral energy relationship between Russia and Austria can only serve to improve energy security in Europe, an Austrian leader said. ... more 
Irish offshore reserve estimate nearly doublesWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 More interest in the oil and gas basin off the western coast of Ireland is expected after reserve estimates nearly doubled, Europa Oil & Gas said Tuesday. ... more |
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Fitch: Energy-rich Qatar goes from crisis to surplusWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 Recovering from political disputes, a $10 per barrel increase in the price of oil could add about 4 percent to GDP from gas-rich Qatar, Fitch Ratings reported. ... more 
Qatar taps into giant Argentinean shale reserveWashington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 Buying an equity stake in the Vaca Muerta shale natural gas basin in Argentina marks a debut in unconventional resources, Qatar Petroleum announced. ... more 
Repsol to crunch more refinery data with Google's helpWashington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 By utilizing the cloud data service from Google, Spanish energy company Repsol's efficiency improvements could yield $20 million in capital growth. ... more
OPEC ministers mindful of potential supply-side deficitsWashington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 Parties to an OPEC-led effort to collaborate on the methods necessary for a healthy market said they were committed to help offset oil production declines. ... more 
Oil prices flat as the dust settles over global trade disputesWashington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 Near-global concerns about U.S. trade policies and growth in crude oil production from leading suppliers helped push crude oil prices lower on Monday. ... more |
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Johan Sverdrup platform component installedWashington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 With the installation of a 22,000 ton component of a platform in place, the Johan Sverdrup oil field is ready for production next year, Equinor said Monday. ... more  |
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Iran sees Spain interested in its petrochemicals sectorWashington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 Italian energy company Saipem may be interested in working in the Iranian energy market despite U.S. sanctions concerns, Iran's energy ministry reported. ... more
Russia, Austria vow to improve strategic energy tiesWashington (UPI) Jun 1, 2018 Marking 50 years of collaboration, Russian energy company Gazprom and Austria's OMV vowed to work toward a new level of strategic cooperation. ... more 
U.S. tariff response swift and criticalWashington (UPI) Jun 1, 2018 Tariffs on imported aluminum and steel run counter to the U.S. president's strategy of achieving global energy dominance, an oil and gas trade group said. ... more
Oil prices shrug off positive U.S. jobs dataWashington (UPI) Jun 1, 2018 Multilateral trade concerns overshadowed a good U.S. jobs report for the commodities market, with crude oil prices tracking toward a loss on Friday. ... more 
'Mission impossible' for US cities that want to respect Paris climate dealPhiladelphia (AFP) June 1, 2018 When President Donald Trump announced the US exit from the Paris climate deal one year ago, the mayor of Philadelphia was among those who vowed to keep carrying the torch. ... more |
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 Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 
There's a good chance you've touched something made out of the polyolefin polymer today. It's often used in polyethylene products like plastic bags or polypropylene products like diapers.
As useful as polyolefins are in society, they continue to multiply as trash in the environment. Scientists estimate plastic bags, for example, will take centuries to degrade.
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 
Will you ever be able to charge your mobile device, car and even clothing with flexible solar cells? Researchers at Aalto University in Finland and Universite de Montreal are studying whether the now-experimental technology could someday be mass-produced and commercialized, and some of the issues that have to be resolved, including the environmental impact.
For the electronic cells to be v ... more |
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 Tallinn (AFP) June 1, 2018 
A state-owned Estonian wind farm launched a cryptocurrency mine on Friday, hoping to cash-in on Mother Nature's unlimited supplies of power on a windswept Baltic Sea island, a company official said.
Mining virtual currencies, like bitcoin, ethereum or ripple, requires powerful computers that are voracious users of electricity, making it uneconomical to mine without a cheap source of energy l ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 
Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials (TISNCM), and the National University of Science and Technology MISIS have optimized the design of a nuclear battery generating power from the beta decay of nickel-63, a radioactive isotope.
Their new battery prototype packs about 3,300 milliw ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 23, 2018 
NASA's new administrator, a former lawmaker nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the US space agency, admitted Wednesday he has changed his mind about climate change and now believes that humans are the main driver of greenhouse gas emissions.
"The National Climate Assessment that includes NASA and it includes the Department of Energy, and it includes NOAA (the National Oceanic and At ... more |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 
What's better than platinum? In hydrogen fuel cells, the answer is cofacial cobalt porphyrins. It's a mouthful to say, and if you're not a chemist, you've probably never heard of these compounds before. But these molecules - which are great at facilitating a chemical reaction that's needed to produce power from hydrogen and oxygen - could be the next big advance in alternative energy.
The ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 6, 2018  Iraq's parliament Wednesday ordered a manual recount of the May 12 legislative elections and sacked the commission which oversaw the polls that resulted in a surprise victory for a populist Shiite cleric.
After several failed attempts because of a lack of quorum, outgoing MPs met to order a recount at all polling stations, covering almost 11 million votes, in response to charges of electoral ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) June 5, 2018  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the Iranian plan to increase its nuclear enrichment capacity was aimed at producing nuclear weapons to be used against Israel.
"Two days ago, Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, stated his intention to destroy the State of Israel," Netanyahu said in a video posted on social media.
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 Beijing (AFP) June 4, 2018  China's information blackout about the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen protests took a new turn on Monday: users of a popular social media app could not send each other money transfers alluding to the anniversary date.
Open discussion of the brutal crackdown is forbidden in China, where hundreds - by some estimates more than a thousand - died when the Communist Party sent tanks on June 4, ... more |
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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
The number of people in Africa moving from their home country is set to increase in line with population growth over the coming decades, according to the findings of a joint study from the JRC and the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC).
Demographic expansion will by itself lead to an increase in the absolute number of people on the move. Currently the majority remain on the African ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 06, 2018  Eielson U.S. Air Force Base in Alaska is set to receive a new F-35A Lightning II weather shelter in a new Defense Department deal.
The contract, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and announced on Tuesday, is valued at more than $82.1 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract that enables Watterson Construction Company to construct a weather shelter for the advanced airc ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 3, 2018  China warned the US that any deals reached during ongoing trade talks would be void if Washington went ahead with imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, as the latest round of negotiations ended on Sunday in Beijing.
The third round of trade talks between the world's two largest economies appeared to fall short of bridging the gap between Beijing and Washington, which are at loggerheads over Chi ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 5, 2018  The United States has set up a task force to oversee the response to mystery ailments among its diplomats in Cuba and China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday.
The State Department has previously said brain injuries suffered by 24 US officials and family members posted in Havana could have been the result of a "health attack," perhaps from an unidentified secret weapon.
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 Paris (AFP) June 7, 2018 
Joining the government of President Emmanuel Macron in May last year, celebrity environmental activist Nicolas Hulot made clear he was unsure whether he would have much of an impact.
The star, France's best-known environmentalist as the face of the Ushuaia TV programme, had hesitated about joining the ministerial team, having refused similar offers from previous French leaders.
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 Geneva (AFP) June 1, 2018 
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hailed Friday the peace accord reached in his country, but warned it would take at least 15 years to build a truly peaceful society.
Speaking before the UN Labour Organization's annual assembly, Santos stressed that "peace is much more than just silencing the weapons."
"Building peace is like building a cathedral; it is a long and complex process th ... more |
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