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  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2018 The European natural gas market needs diversity and Russian supplies are an important component of the mix, German energy company Wintershall said. Wintershall is a member of the consortium working to double the capacity of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline running through the Baltic Sea to Germany. The project is led by Russian energy company Gazprom, sending Russian gas to the European market while avoiding geopolitically sensitive territory in Ukraine. The German company said the E ... read more |
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War-ravaged South Sudan at a glanceJuba (AFP) July 25, 2018 South Sudan, the world's youngest country, has been mired in a devastating civil war for more than four years, with tens of thousands of people killed, nearly four million displaced and its economy in ruins. ... more 
Gazprom pipeline to China nearly completedWashington (UPI) Jul 25, 2018 Russian natural gas company Gazprom said Wednesday that just over 90 percent of its Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China is completed. ... more 
Oil prices move higher on U.S. supply drainWashington (UPI) Jul 25, 2018 Crude oil prices were edging higher before the start of U.S. trading on Wednesday on data showing a drain in supplies, though trade issues could mute the rally. ... more 
Tullow Oil slightly raises production guidanceWashington (UPI) Jul 25, 2018 After a stumble on a rig contract in West Africa, production from regional assets should be a bit higher than initial forecasts, Tullow Oil said Wednesday. ... more |
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OMV unfazed by U.S. pressure on Nord Stream pipelineWashington (UPI) Jul 24, 2018 Austrian energy company OMV said more pipelines are needed in Europe, including the Nord Stream 2 network, as the region faces declines in domestic production. ... more 
Venezuela facing "profound" economic crisisWashington (UPI) Jul 24, 2018 The IMF said the economic crisis in Venezuela, one of the founding members of OPEC, is "profound" as a substantial drop in oil production takes its toll. ... more 
Iraqi oil exports increase despite protestsWashington (UPI) Jul 24, 2018 Iraqi oil exports for June, the last full month for which data are available, were slightly higher than the month before on average, the government reported ... more 
Surveys begin at potential Australian oil and gas giantWashington (UPI) Jul 24, 2018 Australian energy company Melbana said surveys have started in the Beehive prospect, one of the largest undrilled prospects in the country. ... more 
Qatar, US plan 'expansion' of Al-Udeid airbaseDoha (AFP) July 24, 2018 The US and Qatar plan to expand Al-Udeid airbase, the biggest military facility used by Washington in the Gulf as it battles jihadists, Qatari state media said Tuesday. ... more |
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Gunmen storm Iraq Kurdish governor's office, killing oneArbil, Iraq (AFP) July 23, 2018 Three teenage gunmen on Monday stormed the governor's headquarters in Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, opening fire and killing one employee before being shot dead, officials said. ... more  |
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Offshore Guyana oil and gas potential is "massive"Washington (UPI) Jul 23, 2018 The size of a reservoir off the coast of Guyana is "massive," the CEO of Hess Corp. said Monday after a multi-million barrel revision to reserve estimates. ... more 
Fresh protests in Iraq as medics raise death toll to 11Baghdad (AFP) July 22, 2018 Fresh protests hit southern Iraq Sunday as medical sources put at 11 the number of demonstrators killed in two weeks of unrest sparked by ire over corruption and lack of public services. ... more 
Spend more, oilfield services company Schlumberger pleasWashington (UPI) Jul 20, 2018 The head of oilfield services company Schlumberger said Friday major investments in exploration and production are needed to counter supply-side pressures. ... more 
Russian oil producer Rosneft offers oil price rangeWashington (UPI) Jul 23, 2018 The head of Russian oil company Rosneft said that, from his view, the price for Brent crude oil will likely stay below $80 per barrel for the rest of the year. ... more 
British groundwater monitors review oil and gas risksWashington (UPI) Jul 23, 2018 British authorities said Monday they were working to examine the potential vulnerability to groundwater supplies from onshore oil and gas activity. ... 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 26, 2018 
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing technology for unmanned aerial vehicles that has given them the ability to fly for more than 12 hours by harvesting energy from the atmosphere and the sun.
Solar-Soaring is a pair of endurance enhancer technologies. They aid the warfighter by enabling a UAV to fly longer without carrying extra weight in batteries.
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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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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 
The concrete and asphalt that make city summers brutally hot might not be a bad thing during winter's deep freeze.
Researchers from Princeton University have found that the urban heat island effect - cities are hotter in the summer than their surrounding areas - also helps keep cities warmer during extreme cold. The findings have implications for urban planners in areas such as New York Ci ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) July 24, 2018 
Uber said Tuesday it was taking the first step toward restarting its autonomous ridesharing program, putting its self-driving cars back on the road in "manual mode," with a driver at the wheel at all times.
The ridesharing giant said its specially equipped vehicles would be back in service for the first time since it suspended tests following a fatal accident in Arizona.
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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.
After previously denying th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2018 
Boeing has proposed design options to the U.S. Air Force for design of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, a possible replacement for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
"We offered the Air Force cost and performance trades for a deterrent that will address emerging and future threats," Frank McCall, vice president for Boeing Strategic Deterrence Systems, said in a p ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2018 
Students in Tibet have been banned from taking part in religious activities over the summer holidays, Chinese state media reported Tuesday.
The ban will fall hard on Tibet's large Buddhist community, already under pressure as Chinese President Xi Jinping tightens controls over religious observance.
The school regulations apply to all "underage students" in Tibet, the state-run Global Tim ... more |
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 Pretoria (AFP) July 24, 2018 
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced that China would invest $14 billion in the country after he held talks with President Xi Jinping in Pretoria on the eve of a multilateral summit.
Ramaphosa came to power in February pledging to revive the economy and attract investors after Jacob Zuma was ousted from office at the end of a nine-year reign dominated by graft scandal ... more |
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 Hanoi (AFP) July 26, 2018 
Two pilots were killed in Vietnam Thursday when their training jet crashed into thick jungle in heavy rains, police told AFP from the central mountainous region where the accident occurred.
The pilots were on a training drill when their aircraft crashed around midday in Nghe An province, a local police officer told AFP.
"The two pilots were killed," the officer said, refusing to be nam ... more |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) July 25, 2018 
Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - will gather in Johannesburg on Wednesday for a three-day meeting focused on the threat of a US-led global trade war.
US President Donald Trump's hardening stance has compounded fears of an all-out trade war after he slapped levies on goods from China worth tens of billions of dollars and imposed tarif ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2018 
A 26-year-old Chinese man set off a small explosive outside the US embassy in Beijing Thursday, sending smoke into the air and injuring his hand before security officials rushed to the scene and took him into custody, police said.
Chinese police said no one else was injured in the incident, which took place near the area where visa applicants typically line up to enter the embassy for interv ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2018 
China's decision to regulate maritime fuels could have a significant impact on international efforts to lower emissions from shipping, analysis finds.
Following its so-called Blue Sky initiative, the Chinese Ministry of Transport announced extensions to emission control areas along the coastline. Yujiao Lei, a regional consultant for Wood Mackenzie, said in an emailed report the latest ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2018 
Behavioral experiments suggest dogs are prosocial and empathetic, and some dogs will help owners in distress.
To better understand how dogs relate and react to humans in distress, scientists observed the responses of dogs to different stimuli and scenarios. In one scenario, researchers had dog owners either make cries of distress or hum while sitting in a chair behind a transparent door ... more |
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