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  Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2018 A renewable energy division of French supermajor Total said Wednesday it was moving forward with new solar power developments in Brazil. Total in September paid about $275 million to acquire a 23 percent stake in renewable energy company Eren, naming the new entity Total Eren. The renewable energy division announced Wednesday it was financing and building a combined 140 megawatts of nominal power in Brazil, roughly enough power for at least 100,000 homes. Of the three projects either in ... read more |
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Oil prices fall on rising inventory levelsWashington (UPI) Jul 18, 2018 Simmering trade tensions and an increase in U.S. crude oil inventories helped send the price of oil lower before the start of trading Wednesday in New York. ... more 
Libya oil issues remain, but investors remain interestedWashington (UPI) Jul 18, 2018 The kidnapping of employees at an oil field in Libya forced the suspension of operations at a key port, though investors remain confident enough to stay active. ... more 
BHP Billiton: U.S. onshore exit proceeding as plannedWashington (UPI) Jul 18, 2018 Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said Wednesday its plans to leave U.S. shale were proceeding as planned, though offshore interest remained high. ... more 
Maersk Drilling gets North Sea vote of confidenceWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2018 Danish offshore company Maersk Drilling said it was breathing a sigh of relief after getting contract extensions for two of its rigs in the North Sea. ... more |
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Iran lodges complaint against US over renewed sanctionsThe Hague (AFP) July 17, 2018 Iran has called on the UN's top court to order the United States to immediately lift sanctions re-imposed by President Donald Trump in May claiming they are causing "irreparable prejudice," the tribunal said Tuesday. ... more 
IEA frets over global spending on energyWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2018 China is the largest destination for energy sector investments, but there are concerning trends of a global slowdown, the International Energy Agency said. ... more 
3-year agreement reached for Brazil offshore infrastructureWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2018 A three-year agreement for work in offshore infrastructure covers Brazil, one of the world's emerging oil leaders, TechnipFMC said Tuesday. ... more 
Total becomes a global leader in LNGWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2018 French supermajor Total said Friday it's now one of the largest liquefied natural gas companies in the world after buying assets from its counterpart, Engie. ... more 
Projection: U.S. oil production strong until 2030, then wanesWashington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2018 While oil production from U.S. shale basins has been relentless, it will be other producers contributing to long-term supply growth, Wood Mackenzie found. ... more |
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 Iran asks Saudi Arabia to stick to OPEC agreements
Slow-growth concerns drag oil prices lowerWashington (UPI) Jul 16, 2018 Crude oil prices moved sharply lower ahead of the start of U.S. trading on Monday on signs of cooling economic growth and emerging supplies. ... more  |
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Aker BP's revenue supported by improved market conditionsWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2018 Production costs in the second quarter were in line with expectations and revenues were supported by improved commodity prices, Aker BP said Friday. ... more
Strikes offshore Norway escalateWashington (UPI) Jul 16, 2018 A labor group representing offshore employers in Norway said the nation's reputation as an oil and gas producer was at stake because of strikes. ... more 
Nigerian oil bandits could upend political climateWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2018 With a British warning for Nigeria in place, there are concerns that militancy in the oil-rich Niger Delta could upend the political climate, a researcher said. ... more 
Drill more, Norway's energy regulator saysWashington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2018 With oil output slipping from offshore Norway, a government regulator said Monday there was a strong focus on increasing exploration and production activity. ... more 
Iraqi media: Oil-rich Basra is a 'battlefield'Washington (UPI) Jul 16, 2018 Authorities in southern Iraq are concerned about the risk to the nation's oil given the political unrest gripping Basra, Iraqi media reported Monday. ... more |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and partner institutions have provided the first published report of algae using raw plants as a carbon energy source.
The research shows that a freshwater production strain of microalgae, Auxenochlorella protothecoides, is capable of directly degrading and utilizing non-food plant substrates, such as switchgrass, for improved cell growth and l ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
China's power systems operators must invest in renewable energy to meet climate commitments. Wind power and PV are the lowest cost renewables, but they only deliver power when it's windy or sunny.
By contrast, more expensive Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), which can store its solar energy relatively inexpensively, and for long durations, can deliver power at any time, day or night.
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
Using outputs from a high-resolution regional climate model, KAUST researchers have confirmed the potential for wind as a significant energy resource across the Arabian Peninsula. This is an important first step in developing a strategy for Saudi Arabia's wind energy sector.
As part of an ongoing collaboration with the University of Notre Dame in the United States, Marc Genton's research g ... more |
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 Le Creusot, France (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
The Framatome Le Creusot site will provide the main forged components for nuclear new build projects internationally well as parts for replacement components to equip French reactors.
Supported by the implementation of the improvement plan launched over two years ago, the site is now able to execute this workload, with safety and quality being the top priorities, along with the strengtheni ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2018 
A NASA scientist's final scientific paper, published posthumously this month, reveals new insights into one of the most complex challenges of Earth's climate: understanding and predicting future atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases and the role of the ocean and land in determining those levels.
A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences was led by Piers J. S ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 17, 2018  Elon Musk has had a series of angry social media dust-ups with Wall Street analysts, journalists, employees and others.
But his latest outburst on Twitter attacking a British rescue worker in Thailand has raised fresh concerns over the star tech entrepreneur's stability and leadership abilities.
Musk, the South African-born innovator and billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, found himsel ... more |
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 Basra, Iraq (AFP) July 16, 2018 
Protests in Iraq continued into their second week Monday following days of clashes that left eight people dead, with demonstrators rallying to put social problems in the spotlight.
Months after Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State group, attention has turned from the military battle to the fight for jobs and public services.
Thousands of people rallied in fresh protests Monday in ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 17, 2018 
Japan has amassed enough plutonium to make 6,000 atomic bombs as part of a programme to fuel its nuclear plants, but concern is growing that the stockpile is vulnerable to terrorists and natural disasters.
Japan has long been the world's only non-nuclear-armed country with a programme to reprocess spent nuclear fuel from its power plants into plutonium.
On Tuesday a decades-old deal with ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 17, 2018  Police in Hong Kong sought to ban a political party which promotes independence for the city Tuesday citing it as a potential national security threat as Beijing ups pressure on challenges to its territorial sovereignty.
Semi-autonomous Hong Kong enjoys freedoms unseen on the mainland including freedom of expression but concern is growing those rights are under serious threat from an asserti ... more |
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 Abidjan (AFP) July 12, 2018 
China opened its new embassy in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou on Thursday after the impoverished Sahel state stunned Taiwan by switching diplomatic ties to Beijing.
The official opening comprised the unveiling of a plaque in an upmarket hotel where the embassy is being housed temporarily while a new building for it is constructed.
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 Farnborough UK (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
NASA and France's Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), the French national aerospace research center, signed a research agreement Wednesday that could make supersonic passenger flights over land practical, dramatically reducing travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world.
NASA and ONERA agreed to collaborate on research predicting where sonic booms ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 18, 2018 
A senior economic adviser to President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Chinese President Xi Jinping was blocking an agreement to resolve the trade dispute with the United States.
"I think Xi is holding the game up," said Larry Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council. "I don't think President Xi has any intention of following through on the discussions we've made."
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 Washington (AFP) July 18, 2018 
Days after a widely slammed summit with his Russian counterpart, President Donald Trump drew fresh scorn Wednesday for questioning NATO's undergirding principle and for attacking "tiny" Montenegro, whose accession to the alliance enraged Moscow.
Trump's comments, which a former US ambassador to NATO decried as a "gift to Putin," came in an interview with Fox News when he was asked about Arti ... more |
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 Singapore (AFP) July 10, 2018 
Lighting up will soon get tougher in Singapore, with the government planning to roll out 300 high definition thermal cameras to catch and fine illegal smokers.
The city-state already has some of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws and smoking is banned in most public places, with errant puffers handed a fine of up to Sg$1,000 ($740) if caught. E-cigarettes are also banned outright.
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 Khenj District, Afghanistan (AFP) July 12, 2018 
As the ground shook and a sound like a "jet engine" rumbled through the valley, villagers in remote northeastern Afghanistan ran for their lives, minutes before a landslide buried their homes under tonnes of mud and water.
At least 10 people were killed when the landslide struck several villages in Panjshir, a mountainous province north of Kabul, in the early hours of Thursday, destroying hu ... more |
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