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  Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2018 Russian energy company Novatek said Thursday it shipped its first batch of liquefied natural gas to China using a so-called Northern Sea Route. The northern passageway is a shipping lane in Russia's economic zone that runs along the Arctic coast to the Bering Strait. Novatek said it shipped its first cargos of LNG from its northern Yamal project to China using the route. The shipment took 19 days, compared to 35 days using a traditional shipping lane. "This voyage begins a new era of Rus ... read more |
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Xi ends state visit to UAE with raft of deals signedDubai (AFP) July 21, 2018 The United Arab Emirates on Saturday said it agreed to set up a "comprehensive strategic partnership" with China as President Xi Jinping wrapped up a three-day visit to the Gulf country. ... more 
Expect production cuts without tariff relief, U.S. energy group saysWashington (UPI) Jul 19, 2018 Steel tariffs are creating headwinds for the U.S. energy sector, impeding with the government's own objectives and stifling production, industry leaders said. ... more 
2 Canadian provinces join to fight Trudeau's carbon taxOttawa (AFP) July 19, 2018 The Canadian provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan said Thursday they would join forces in opposition to the federal carbon tax, in a setback to government efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change. ... more 
Iran works to revitalize shared oil fieldWashington (UPI) Jul 20, 2018 Iranian contractors are working to offset production declines with new pumping technology at an oil field straddling the border with Iraq, state media reported. ... 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 
Wasteful gas flaring starting to decline, World Bank saysWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2018 Gas flaring from oil and gas operations, a source of greenhouse gas emissions, is on the decline, but reaching a goalpost remains elusive, the World Bank said. ... more 
GasBuddy: U.S. gas price stability masking some volatilityWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2018 U.S. retail gasoline prices have remained relatively stable over the last month, though that masks some underlying volatility, analysis finds. ... more |
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Oil prices face more pressure early TuesdayWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2018 Oil prices tread water Tuesday ahead of the start of U.S. trading from a European-Japanese trade agreement, offsetting headwinds from supply commitments. ... more  |
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Kurdish oil production jumps by more than 60%Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2018 Production from an oil reservoir in the Kurdish north of Iraq has increased by more than 60 percent, Norwegian energy company DNO announced Tuesday. ... more
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 |
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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 (UPI) Jul 20, 2018 
Canadian energy company Suncor said it sees oil and gas as having a long future ahead, but renewables are evolving as an important balance in its portfolio.
"Suncor has an ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goal to reduce carbon intensity by 30 percent by 2030, and investment in renewable energy is part of the solution," the company stated in an annual sustainability report.
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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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 South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) July 19, 2018 
Ukrainian authorities said on Thursday that the first unit of a nuclear power plant was fully loaded with fuel from Westinghouse Electric Co as Kiev seeks to break its dependence on Russian energy supplies.
Ukraine's nuclear energy monopoly Energoatom said that a third unit of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant near the town of Yuzhnoukrainsk had become "the first power generation unit op ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) July 16, 2018  German auto giant Volkswagen has fixed millions of cars found with emissions cheating software since a 2015 scandal, but must do more to satisfy consumers, the EU said Monday.
"Volkswagen has largely fulfilled the action plan they promised, EU consumer affairs commissioner Vera Jourova said.
However, she said the firm's attitude to European car owners was one of "think small," borrowing ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) July 22, 2018  An Iraqi security agency has admitted holding hundreds of "terrorism" suspects for months, Human Rights Watch said Sunday while calling on authorities to inform the families of those held.
The National Security Service acknowledged it was holding male prisoners at a facility in east Mosul, the Iraqi city from which the Islamic State group was ousted last year.
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 Washington (AFP) July 21, 2018  The US appeal at the United Nations for "full enforcement" of sanctions against North Korea underscored the difficulty of attaining real progress on denuclearization, more than a month after the much-vaunted Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un summit.
In their joint declaration after the historic meeting June 12 in Singapore, the North Korean leader "reaffirmed his commitment" to the "complete denuclea ... 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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 Nicosia (AFP) July 10, 2018 
Across the Mediterranean, from an illegally-built hotel in a Spanish nature park to a holiday complex encroaching on Lebanon's salt flats, a tourism boom is threatening precious coastal ecosystems.
With 46,000 kilometres (29,000 miles) of coastline spread across 21 countries, the Mediterranean hosts over a quarter of global tourism - but that comes at a cost to the planet.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
Imagine a natural disaster scenario, such as an earthquake, that inflicts widespread damage to buildings and structures, critical utilities and infrastructure, and threatens human safety. Having the ability to navigate the rubble and enter highly unstable areas could prove invaluable to saving lives or detecting additional hazards among the wreckage. Partnering rescue personnel with robots to ev ... more |
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