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  Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 U.S. retail gas prices headed into the Independence Day holiday are the highest they've been in four years and may spike further alongside oil, an analyst said. Motor club AAA reported a national average retail price of $2.86 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline for Tuesday. That's relatively stable since last week, but marks the highest price for the July 4 holiday season in four years. The price for gas was around $2.85 on average nationally last week, signaling some stabilization ... read more |
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Oil prices chart new territory on supply-side concernsWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 Crude oil prices rose on Tuesday with the U.S. benchmark hitting a four-year high on expected drains in domestic inventories and outages in Libya. ... more 
Iran's oil can still flow, the country's first vice president saysWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 Iran's first vice president said the U.S. government's efforts to force Tehran's customers to stop importing any of its oil by November is not realistic. ... more 
When oil and water mixBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 04, 2018 Hydraulic fracturing of organic-rich shales has become a major industry. The commonly used term for this extraction of hydrocarbons - fracking - is especially intriguing. Not only does it convey the ... more 
U.A.E. joins OPEC members with commitment to more oil outputWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 The United Arab Emirates became the latest party to an OPEC-led effort to stabilize the oil market with pledges of an increase in production on Tuesday. ... more |
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New results of Deepwater Horizon research to protect marine life against future oil spillsSt. Petersburg FL (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 The University of South Florida continues to play an integral role in discovering the extent of damage caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Researchers just published results of a seven-y ... more 
Total working to sustain Angolan oil productionWashington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2018 Energy services company TechnipFMC said it would work alongside Total at a prospect the French supermajor said marked a new chapter offshore Angola. ... more 
More Texas energy sector frustration with tariffs emergesWashington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2018 Parts of the energy sector still in recovery mode will be hit by U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel and hurt the broader Texas economy, a trade group said. ... more
Oil prices decline after Saudi support, trade concernsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2018 Oil prices declined in early Monday trading after a weekend of energy security statements from Saudi Arabia and concerns about the fallout of trade tensions. ... more 
Venezuela promotes 16,900 'loyal' military personnelCaracas (AFP) July 2, 2018 The government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro promoted 16,900 military personnel on Monday as reward for their "loyalty." ... more |
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Cuban oil drilling window openingWashington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2018 A window for drilling at an oil prospect near the northern shore of Cuba could open up as early as December, Australian energy company Melbana said. ... more  |
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Shah Deniz sets cornerstone for European energy securityWashington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2018 The start of the second phase of the Shah Deniz gas field off the coast of Azerbaijan sets a cornerstone for European energy security, an analyst said. ... more
Rally in oil prices extends streak on supply concernsWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2018 Weak U.S. spending was indicative of concerns about the lack of available oil in the second half of the year that led to gains Friday in the price of oil. ... more 
Hess unloads Utica shale to fund work in Guyana, BakkenWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2018 U.S. energy company Hess Corp. said it would use the $400 million from the sale of assets in the Utica shale basin to fund work in Guyana and North Dakota. ... more 
North Sea strike threat could shut down three platformsWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2018 A British trade union said three platforms in the British waters of the North Sea could stop production if labor strikes go ahead as planned next week. ... more 
Oil-rich Alberta expecting strong economic momentumWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2018 The price for U.S. crude oil has been below the government estimates, though Alberta's economy could enjoy long-term growth, the finance minister said. ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Researchers from the University of Houston and the California Institute of Technology have reported an inexpensive hybrid catalyst capable of splitting water to produce hydrogen, suitable for large-scale commercialization.
Most systems to split water into its components - hydrogen and oxygen - require two catalysts, one to spur a reaction to separate the hydrogen and a second to produce ox ... more |
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 Surrey UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
The University of Surrey has helped to create a technique that has produced the highest performing inverted perovskite solar cell ever recorded.
Perovskite based cells are widely viewed as the next generation of solar cells, offering similar power conversion efficiency (PCE) performance, but at a much lower cost than the market dominant crystalline silicon based solar cells.
In a stu ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2018 
French energy company ENGIE said Monday it reached an agreement with Swiss asset manager SUSI to help develop what will be one of Norway's largest wind farms.
SUSI, through a renewable energy fund, takes an 80 percent stake in Project Tonstad, a planned 208 megawatt wind farm in southern Norway. The French energy company keeps a 20 percent stake in a 51-turbine facility.
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 Lyon (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Greenpeace activists said Tuesday they had flown a drone fitted out as a flying Superman into a nuclear energy plant in southeast France, aiming to show how the country's reactors are vulnerable to terror attacks.
A video released by the environmental group shows the drone zipping through restricted airspace above the Bugey plant about 25 kilometres (16 miles) outside Lyon before crashing in ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2018 
Increasingly, climate scientists are calling for climate models to focus more on CO2 levels and less on temperature.
In a new study, researchers from the University of Exeter contend warming could slow even as a rise in CO2 accelerates. Not only do current models mostly ignore this reality, study authors suggest they also fail to account for CO2's myriad impacts on biology - on life. / ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) July 2, 2018 
US ridesharing giant Lyft said Monday it was acquiring bikesharing operator Motivate as it ramps up efforts against rival Uber in alternative forms of transportation.
Terms of the deal were not announced for Motivate, which operates bike programs in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Washington and elsewhere.
"Lyft and Motivate have both been committed for years to the same goal of reducin ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Iraq called Tuesday for the home countries of foreign jihadists held in its jails to repatriate hundreds of children of the captured militants.
At least 833 children of 14 nationalities are currently in prison in Iraq, according to the Joint Operations Command, which coordinates the fight against the Islamic State group.
"We ask all diplomatic missions in Iraq, resident and non-resident, ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) July 3, 2018  The foreign ministers of Iran and five world powers still party to the 2015 nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on Friday for talks on the troubled accord, Tehran and Moscow said.
The top diplomats of Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia will join Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Austrian capital, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported, for their first talks togethe ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2018 
Protesters marched through central Hong Kong on Sunday in one of the city's major annual pro-democracy rallies as organisers said the event was coming under unprecedented pressure from authorities.
Beijing has become increasingly intolerant of signs of dissent in semi-autonomous Hong Kong since massive pro-democracy rallies in 2014 brought parts of the city to a standstill and led to the eme ... more |
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 Southampton UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
A study led by the University of Southampton has shown the greening up of vegetation prior to the rainy season in Africa is more widespread than previously understood.
Geographers from Southampton, working with scientists at Lancaster University, used remote sensing data (satellite imagery), sourced over a 16 year period (2000-2016), to examine when plants in the continent began and finish ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 
General Electric has been awarded a contract for support of the F414 engine, found in the Super Hornet and Growler aircraft.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $37 million modification to an existing contract for the repair, replacement and general support of 773 F414 engines for the F/A-18E and F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fighter aircraft. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 28, 2018 
China on Thursday insisted it has "carried out every promise" made in joining the World Trade Organization as Washington and Brussels push Beijing to do away with protectionist policies.
Hitting back at critics like US President Donald Trump, China published a white paper titled "China and the World Trade Organization" outlining reforms Beijing has undertaken since joining the agreement in 2 ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to Latvia for a two-day visit starting July 9, ahead of the NATO summit in Brussels, his office said Tuesday.
In addition to holding talks in Riga with Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis and President Raimonds Vejonis, Trudeau is also set to visit the Canadian-led multinational NATO Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup based in the country ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Seattle has become the first major US city to ban plastic straws and utensils in its eateries, a victory for environmentalists that will be tough to replicate elsewhere in the United States.
After targeting plastic bags, environmentalists have set their sights on plastic drinking straws as a public enemy, highlighting the gap between their brief moment of utility and the enduring impact they ... more |
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 Mae Sai, Thailand (AFP) July 3, 2018  The rescuers dubbed it "mission impossible" but they defied the odds to locate the 12 boys and their football coach deep in a cave complex. However the hard part may yet be ahead: getting them out safely.
Here are a few ways the hungry and weak boys could get out, none easy options.
Could they dive out?
In theory yes: but it is an extremely difficult task. Cave diving is already ver ... more |
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