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  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 Crude oil prices edged slightly higher early Thursday after reports of the loss of Libyan oil production, though the downturn was balanced by OPEC pledges. The National Oil Corp. of Libya said Thursday it evacuated staff from two of its export terminals because of armed clashes in the port area. It estimated production was down about 240,000 barrels per day, more than a quarter of total Libyan output, and tanker traffic was delayed at sea. The loss of Libyan oil production comes at a tim ... read more |
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Azerbaijan boasts of oil market navigational successWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 The state oil company in Azerbaijan has proven its mettle when it comes to navigating through weak market conditions, the head of the company said Thursday. ... more 
Pipelay vessel arrives for oil basins offshore BrazilWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 A marine vessel designed to lay pipelines in the submarine environment arrived in the oil-rich waters off the coast of Brazil, joint venture partners said. ... more 
30 percent of the UK's natural gas could be replaced by hydrogenSwansea UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 Almost a third of the natural gas fuelling UK homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen, a carbon free fuel, without requiring any changes to the nation's boilers and ovens, a pioneering st ... more 
OPEC divisions on whether to increase production run deepWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 Divisions among key OPEC producers run deep, with competing perspectives emerging in statements Thursday on whether or not to increase oil production. ... more |
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High gas prices will shorten, not cancel, U.S. summer road tripsWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 Even though gas prices are eating up close to 10 percent of U.S. incomes, motor club AAA said Wednesday travel plans may be scaled back, but not cancelled. ... more 
Data confirms Cuban oil prospectsWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 New data taken from an oil reservoir on the northern coast of Cuba confirm the assessment of a highly prospective site, Australia's Melbana Energy announced. ... more 
Yergin: Permian oil production growth beats the whole worldWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 Output from the Permian shale oil basin in the southern United States will account for 60 percent of world total production growth by 2023, analysis finds. ... more 
Economic recovery for OPEC-member Angola shakyWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 Economic recovery for Angola, an OPEC member coping with declining production, is progressing but it's still uncertain over the long term, the International Monetary Fund found. ... more
Nobody speaks for OPEC alone, Iran's oil minister saysWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 No single country speaks as the unified voice of OPEC as decisions must be made collectively, the Iranian oil minister said, according to state media. ... more |
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Oil prices inch lower, though supply-side fears lingerWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 Crude oil prices moved slightly lower in early Wednesday trading amid expectations of higher U.S. oil inventories, though supply-side issues were apparent. ... more  |
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High gas prices influencing consumer habitsWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 Consumer demand for gasoline might be on the decline as retail gasoline prices in the United States remain stubbornly high, sector analysis finds. ... more 
IEA: Nobody wins in a market with oil supply deficitsWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 Oil supply disruptions, from extraordinary events or otherwise, are not in the best interest of consumers or producers, the International Energy Agency said. ... more 
Economic data overshadows Trump-Kim meeting for oilWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 Uncertainty about global oil demand and an increase in U.S. fuel prices overshadowed U.S-North Korean talks to push oil prices slightly lower early Tuesday. ... more
EU applauds Azeri gas tie to TurkeyWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 With Azeri natural gas reaching the Turkish market, the European energy sector is closer to its strategic goals for diversification, a commissioner said. ... more 
Equinor sees break-evens slashed for Johan CastbergWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 Norwegian energy company Equinor said Tuesday its Johan Castberg field could be profitable so long as the price of oil is about $35 per barrel. ... more |
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 Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 
Breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds is notoriously difficult in lab chemistry, yet nature does it effortlessly. Now, scientists have used E.coli bacteria to oxidize the C-H bonds in benzene to generate phenol, with a genetically inserted enzyme (cytochrome P450BM3), that originally evolved to target other molecules, long-chain fatty acids.
Getting enzymes to do novel reactions - effectively hij ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 
The new NUANCE ENERGY-THEnergy Report "Modular, semi-portable mounting systems for solar in the mining sector" focuses on a product innovation that has several advantages for remote off-grid mines. This is mainly due to the fact that the solar systems are built next to the mining off-takers.
For mines in production and even more so in mining exploration, the lifetime of the solar system of ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
VTT Research Centre of Technology (VTT) has explored the potential and economic benefits of new wind power technology. The technology would greatly increase the benefits of wind energy and enable the competitive utilisation of wind power in Finland.
Heavy investments are being made in wind power, which highlights the importance of this new and competitive technology. Wind power accounts fo ... more |
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 Sofia (AFP) June 7, 2018 
Bulgaria's parliament opened the way Thursday to revive a long-delayed project to build a new nuclear power plant by tasking the energy minister to hold talks with potential strategic investors.
The decision was backed by 172 MPs from all parties in the 240-seat chamber, with only 14 voting against.
It will allow Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova to enter into negotiations with possible ... more |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) June 13, 2018 
The South African government said Wednesday that the national state of disaster it declared in March over a drought that ravaged parts of the country had lapsed after significant rainfall.
The three-year drought hit Cape Town particularly hard, threatening to leave residents of the country's second largest city without drinking water.
The government said it had conducted assessments whic ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 11, 2018 
An update to Tesla's Autopilot software coming in August will enable "full self-driving features" for the automaker's electric cars, chief executive Elon Musk says.
Musk's comments come amid a race by automakers and tech firms to roll out fully autonomous vehicles, but also rising concerns about the safety of robotic systems.
The Tesla founder made the disclosure in a Twitter conversatio ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 14, 2018 
A surprise alliance between the winners of Iraq's election appears to reflect manoeuvering by neighbouring Iran to form a broad Shiite coalition as it scrambles to protect its influence.
When nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr's bloc scooped the most seats at May's poll it was seen as a blow for Tehran, long the dominant foreign player in conflict-hit Iraq.
Shiite firebrand Sadr had raile ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2018  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un understands that denuclearisation must happen "quickly", but he warned there are still risks that peace will not be achieved and sanctions must be maintained for now.
Washington remained committed to the "complete, verifiable and irreversible" denuclearisation of North Korea, Pompeo said, after the historic ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2018  Its sprawling greens and woodland have made Hong Kong's historic Fanling golf course a favourite with homegrown and international stars, but it is now under threat after being listed for potential housing development.
As the government seeks solutions for the space-starved city's lack of decent homes, the club argues that sacrificing a world-class sports venue is a short-sighted move.
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) June 15, 2018  France, Britain and the United States on Thursday put a hold on a request from the Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of Chinese weapons deliveries for its national forces.
CAR's defense minister asked a UN sanctions committee on June 5 to grant an exemption to an arms embargo and allow the shipments of Chinese-made armored vehicles, machine guns, tear gas grenades an ... more |
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 Sofia (AFP) June 11, 2018 
A Bulgarian military helicopter crashed during a training exercise on Monday evening near the southern city of Plovdiv, killing two of the three men onboard, the defence ministry said.
The Soviet-made Mi-17 helicopter burst into flames after coming down from a height of 50 metres at around 8:30 pm (1730 GMT) not far from the Krumovo military airbase and Plovdiv's civilian airport.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 06, 2018  For homeowners, the brown marmorated stink bug can be a smelly nuisance. For orchard growers, the invasive insects are a very expensive problem.
Researchers are hopeful they're close to a natural remedy: the samurai wasp, Trissolcus halyomorphae.
Thanks to the work of Hillary Peterson, a Penn State doctoral student, researchers in Pennsylvania are beginning to test the wasp's pot ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) June 12, 2018  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Tuesday questioned as a police witness in a probe of alleged corruption over the state purchase of three German submarines, his office said.
Netanyahu is the subject of several corruption investigations, but he is not under suspicion in the submarine affair, known as Case 3000.
"The prime minister gave his testimony in Case 3000. He has gi ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) June 14, 2018 
Air pollution soared in New Delhi on Thursday to hazardous levels rarely seen outside winter as sand blown from deserts enveloped the Indian capital in a once-in-a-decade phenomenon.
Doctors warned the grit carried by hot summer winds posed serious health risks to the city of 20 million and there was little to do "but pray for rain".
Smog spikes during winter in Delhi, already one of the ... more |
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 Dhaka (AFP) June 12, 2018  Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least 12 people Tuesday in Bangladesh near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees, officials said.
Aid agencies have been warning of the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe over the coming months as heavy rains lash an area home to the world's largest refugee camp.
Most of Tuesday's victims were buried under mud when surrounding h ... more |
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