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  Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2018 Energy department heads from two of the world's leading natural gas producers, Russia and the United States, meet this week in Washington, the Kremlin said. Washington host's this year's World Gas Conference, which kicks off Tuesday. U.S. speakers include Energy Secretary Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. Murkowski is a vocal supporter of U.S. oil and liquefied natural gas exports. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said from the sidelines of a meeting of the Organi ... read more |
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Arbitration sought over access to Senegal's oilWashington (UPI) Jun 25, 2018 Disputes with Senegal's government over oil and gas exploration rights offshore may head to an international panel for arbitration, African Petroleum said. ... more 
Russia sees oil leverage with Saudi partnershipWashington (UPI) Jun 25, 2018 The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund said Monday that coordinating with Saudi Arabia consolidated its leadership position in the global oil market. ... more 
Brent crude oil prices fall further on OPEC production pledgeWashington (UPI) Jun 25, 2018 The price for Brent crude oil was under pressure Monday after OPEC hinted at more production, though a lack of spare capacity could be a factor. ... more 
Dutch govt seals gas deal once quake-hit field closesThe Hague (AFP) June 25, 2018 The Dutch government announced Monday it has made a deal with the country's largest gas extractor not to lay claim to residual gas reserves once it shuts down output from the quake-hit Groningen field. ... more |
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API: Big investments needed in U.S. energy infrastructureWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 Energy infrastructure that can keep pace with growing oil and gas production trends is an essential U.S. need, an American Petroleum Institute director said. ... more 
Signs of OPEC consensus on output pushing oil prices lowerWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 Crude oil prices moved deep into negative territory in early Thursday trading amid expectations of a consensus agreement from OPEC on future production. ... more 
OPEC, non-cartel agree to share increased oil productionWashington DC (UPI) Jun 25, 2018 OPEC nations and other countries outside the cartel agreed Saturday to share increased oil production in a move that is seen as stabilizing global energy prices. ... more 
US leaks 60 percent more methane than government says: studyTampa (AFP) June 21, 2018 The US oil and gas industry leaks 60 percent more methane than official government estimates, a report said Thursday, warning of this potent greenhouse gas's effect on the environment. ... more
Trillions of dollars in investments needed in oil, OPEC saysWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 Given the pace of global economic development, oil demand is strong, but major investments are needed to keep up, the president of OPEC said Friday. ... more |
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Mongolia builds first refinery to ease Russian fuel dependenceUlaanbaatar (AFP) June 22, 2018 Mongolia broke ground on Friday for the construction of the country's first oil refinery with the help of a $1 billion loan from India to ease its dependence on Russian fuel. ... more  |
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Norway's oil and gas production could be decliningWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 Beyond 2025, oil and gas production from offshore Norway will need to come from undiscovered resources if the trend line is to remain steady, a report said. ... more 
Oil prices spike sharply after OPEC fails to deliverWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 Crude oil prices were soaring in early Friday trading after OPEC apparently disappointed with the terms of a consensus agreement on production. ... more 
Iran: Less politics will help stabilize oil marketsWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 The political element of the oil market needs to be diminished in favor of market fundamentals, the Iranian oil minister said at OPEC's conference in Vienna. ... more 
Offshore Guyana on par with the Permian basinWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 With trends on par with the Permian shale basin in the United States, Guyana is big enough to be transformative even for the supermajors, analysis found. ... more 
Shell continues divestment streak with Thai gas saleWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday it made further advancements on its divestment effort by selling off its stake in a natural gas field in Thailand. ... more |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
QUT PhD researcher Ashrafur Rahman tested each of the waste oils for performance and emissions as a 10 per cent oil/90per cent diesel blend in a 6-cylinder, 5.9l diesel engine.
"As only therapeutic grade oil can be used, there is a substantial volume of low-value waste oil that currently is stored, awaiting a use," Mr Rahman said.
"Our tests found essential oil blends produced almost ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 
Solar energy is clean and abundant. But when the sun isn't shining, you must store the energy in batteries or through a process called photocatalysis - in which solar energy is used to make fuels. In photocatalytic water splitting, sunlight separates water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen and oxygen can then be recombined in a fuel cell to release energy.
Now, a new class of material ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2018 
The completion of studies for the offshore wind energy potential in India expands the sector in a greening economy, the government said Tuesday.
Norwegian energy advisory group DNV GL announced Tuesday it completed a study, co-funded by the European Union and an offshore wind energy group in India, examining the offshore wind energy potential for two coastal states.
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 Paris (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 
New technology has the power to improve competitiveness in nuclear power plant (NPP) maintenance, says Gilles Perrier, Head of Operational Excellence and Digital Transformation at Framatome's* Installed Base (IB) Business Unit.New technology has the power to improve competitiveness in nuclear power plant (NPP) maintenance, says Gilles Perrier, Head of Operational Excellence and Digital Transform ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 
As humans continue to pump the atmosphere with carbon, it's crucial for scientists to understand how and where the planet absorbs and naturally emits carbon.
A recent study in the journal Nature Geosciences examined the global carbon cycle and suggests that existing studies may have misgauged how carbon is distributed around the world, particularly between the northern and southern hemisph ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 
One of the leading challenges for autonomous vehicles is to ensure that they can detect and sense objects - even through dense fog. Compared to the current visible light-based cameras, infrared cameras can offer much better visibility through the fog, smoke or tiny particles that can scatter the visible light.
Within the air, infrared light - within a specific range called mid-wave infrare ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 22, 2018  During the Islamic State group's rule in Mosul, radio stations were banned and replaced with broadcasts of jihadist propaganda. Today, young Iraqis are filling the city's airwaves.
One budding presenter is Nour Tai, who at 16 years old faces the microphone with a confident tone and a professional style.
She hosts a weekly programme on One FM, a Mosul station launched in February that bro ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) June 24, 2018  Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Sunday that failure to save the nuclear deal after the exit of the United States would be "very dangerous" for Tehran.
The United States announced in May that it was withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions that would hit international businesses working in the Islamic republic.
The other parties to the deal - Br ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2018 
Police have dispersed military veterans who had demonstrated in an eastern Chinese city to protest the alleged beating of elderly ex-soldiers demanding better pensions, witnesses told AFP on Monday.
The demonstrations highlighted the years-long struggle among former soldiers of the world's biggest standing army to get better benefits, posing a headache for the country's Communist leadership. ... more |
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 Banjul, Gambia (AFP) June 22, 2018 
Gambian president Adama Barrow paid tribute on Friday to three young protesters killed by police in an anti-pollution rally, urging witnesses to come forward to a commission of inquiry set up by his government.
"You are the people that witnessed what happened here that day," Barrow told his audience in the village of Faraba Banta, 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital, Banjul.
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 Washington (AFP) June 21, 2018 
The United States delivered Thursday its first shipment of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, despite tensions with the country and US lawmakers' opposition.
American defense giant Lockheed Martin officially transferred possession of the first plane, designed to evade even the most advanced radars, to Turkish officials during a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas.
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 Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2018 
The European Union and China pledged on Monday to strengthen a rules-based international trading system amid US protectionism, although the EU highlighted its concerns about Beijing's own restrictive market practices.
Officials on both sides pledged to strengthen the World Trade Organization, announcing a plan to cooperate on updating the body which has come under blistering criticism from ... more |
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 Rotterdam, Netherlands (AFP) June 21, 2018  The United States will continue to show its commitment to NATO, a senior US Army commander said Thursday as a fresh batch of military helicopters arrived in Europe's largest port to bolster ongoing operations.
Rotterdam harbour on Wednesday saw the offloading of some 60 US Army Black Hawk and Chinook troop transport helicopters, belonging to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Fort ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2018 
Mining giants BHP and Vale, co-owners of Samarco, Tuesday reached agreement with Brazilian public authorities to settle a 20 billion real (US$5.3 billion) civil suit over a mine collapse that left 19 people dead.
The companies also established a framework to progress a second 155 billion real claim brought by federal prosecutors in the next two years, Australia's BHP said in a statement.
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 Rome (AFP) June 24, 2018  NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday the alliance was prepared to help out in troubled Libya as it grapples with a migrant crisis but warned there were no military solutions.
Speaking to Italian daily La Repubblica, Stoltenberg said: "NATO is ready to help Libya construct its security institutions".
NATO experts were already "in contact with Libya authorities to see how to assist them ... more |
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