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  Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2018 As Tropical Depression Gordon moves north of the U.S. Gulf Coast, the system leaves behind more than 50 offshore platforms evacuated ahead of the storm. Personnel were evacuated from 54 production platforms, representing 7.86 percent of the Gulf of Mexico's 687 staffed platforms, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said Tuesday, citing offshore operator reports filed by 12:30 p.m. The bureau added that workers were evacuated from one offshore rig and another dynamically positione ... read more |
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World's biggest sovereign fund pleads to save oceansOslo (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 Companies should be doing more to protect the world's oceans, including combatting plastic waste pollution, Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, said on Wednesday. ... more 
Climate action could add $26 trillion to world economyParis (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 Ambitious action on climate change could contribute an extra $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, international experts said on Wednesday, urging nations and businesses to step up their engagement. ... more 
Pipeline derailed, so is Canada's climate strategyMontreal (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 A Canadian court has sparked the ire of the oil industry by suspending the expansion of a pipeline to the Pacific over environmental concerns - and dealt a huge blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate plan. ... more 
Oil markets up as Gulf Coast braces for GordonWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 The oil and gas industry is cautiously watching Tropical Storm Gordon as the system approaches refineries and platforms along the northern Gulf Coast of the United States. ... more |
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Chinese airlines' profit hit by fuel costs, weak yuanShanghai (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 China's major airlines mostly saw their earnings battered in the first half of the year as a weaker Chinese yuan and higher fuel prices offset steadily rising passenger traffic. ... more
Court blocks construction of Canada pipeline to PacificOttawa, Canada (AFP) Aug 30, 2018 A Canadian court on Thursday quashed the government's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Pacific, siding with indigenous people worried that increased tanker traffic will harm whales along the coast. ... more 
Alberta pulls out of carbon tax initiative after pipeline rulingMontreal (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 The Canadian province of Alberta announced Thursday it would pull out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's flagship climate change initiative in protest against a court ruling against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. ... more 
Labor Day weekend gas prices highest in four yearsWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2018 U.S. gasoline prices, as well as demand, remain high for the Labor Day weekend, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Friday. ... more 
U.S. action on NAFTA, India's Iranian oil imports roils marketsWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2018 As Canada rushes to join NAFTA negotiations, and India and the United States prepare to discuss Iranian oil imports, oil prices were down slightly heading into the Labor Day weekend in the United States. ... more |
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Experts: Gas prices should rise over Labor Day holidayWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2018 Expect to see U.S. gas prices increase ahead of the long Labor Day holiday weekend, but higher prices at the pump might not last, analysts said. ... more  |
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Oil market gets slight boost from North American trade Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2018 Tepid enthusiasm over a U.S.-Mexican trade proposal made for a modest rally in crude oil prices ahead of the opening bell in New York on Tuesday. ... more
U.S. energy sector eager for Mexican trade specificsWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2018 Industry groups representing the energy sector were upbeat about improved U.S. trade relations with Mexico, but expressed concern about the lack of detail. ... more 
Exxon drills deep for Australian natural gasWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2018 A subsidiary of Exxon Mobil said it's started the search for new sources of natural gas by drilling two new wells off the coast of Australia. ... more 
Equinor: We need big investments now offshore NorwayWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2018 Companies invested in the oil and gas sector offshore Norway said Tuesday that the time to invest is now as the region faces a period of field maturation. ... more 
Brazil deploys military to boost security at Venezuela borderBrasilia (AFP) Aug 29, 2018 Brazilian President Michel Temer signed a decree Tuesday to send the army to "guarantee law and order" on the border with crisis-hit Venezuela after recent violent clashes. ... more |
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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
Hokkaido University researchers have created an improved catalyst for the conversion of methane gas into syngas, a precursor for liquid fuels and fundamental chemicals.
Syngas, also known as synthesis gas, is a mixture made primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and is used to manufacture polymers, pharmaceuticals, and synthetic petroleum. It is made by exposing methane to water vapor a ... more |
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 Houghton MI (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
At the end of one of the hottest summers on record, as fights about how to power homes rage, renewable solar energy continues to present an option that does not significantly add greenhouse gases to the environment in exchange for lighting and cooling our homes. And it's just been given another edge through material science.
In a new study published in Energies, researchers have found a wa ... more |
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 Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
Wind power is an important pillar in Germany's energy policy turnaround: According to the German government, the resource should cover 65 percent of German electricity needs by 2030, along with solar, hydropower and biomass. In a recent study, Dr. Christopher Jung and Dr. Dirk Schindler from the University of Freiburg show that it will be possible to cover 40 percent of the current electricity c ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
How can the world achieve the deep carbon emissions reductions that are necessary to slow or reverse the impacts of climate change? The authors of a new MIT study say that unless nuclear energy is meaningfully incorporated into the global mix of low-carbon energy technologies, the challenge of climate change will be much more difficult and costly to solve. For nuclear energy to take its place as ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
Time is running out to save the Paris Agreement, UN climate experts warned Tuesday at a key Bangkok meeting, as rich nations were accused of shirking their responsibility for environmental damage.
The six-day UN conference opened with an urgent plea from delegates to finalise a "rule book" governing the Paris Agreement, the most ambitious global pact yet, to address the impacts of climate ch ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 
Chinese authorities launched a security audit of ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing on Wednesday following a public outcry over the rape and murder of a passenger last month, the transport ministry said.
Officials from 10 different government departments, including the public security ministry and the market regulator, will be stationed at Didi for a fortnight, the transport ministry said in a ... more |
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 Basra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 5, 2018  One person was killed and 25 injured, some seriously, on Wednesday as Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters as clashes broke out in the southern city of Basra, a day after six people were killed in demonstrations over poor public services.
An AFP journalist reported gunshots and tear gas were fired by security personnel directly at demonstrators, who had gathered in their thousands ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
A veteran North Korean official who was sanctioned for his suspected role in development of the country's nuclear and missile technology has died, the North announced on Tuesday.
The state-run KCNA news agency said "academician and professor" Ju Kyu Chang died on Monday at the age of 89 from "pancytopenia", a blood disease.
It said the official state obituary described Ju as "an elder re ... more |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 5, 2018  An ambitious $100 billion island city being built off Malaysia has found itself in troubled waters as the new government takes aim at the development, the latest in a series of China-linked megaprojects started under the scandal-plagued ex-premier to come under attack.
Forest City's futuristic high-rises and waterfront villas are under construction on four man-made islands in southern Malays ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 3, 2018 
China hosts African leaders Monday for a summit aimed at promoting Beijing's vision for development on the continent, even as it finds itself increasingly criticised over its debt-heavy approach to foreign aid.
President Xi Jinping and leaders from across the continent will meet at the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), with talks expected to focus on Xi's cherished "Belt and ... more |
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 Wallops Island VA (SPX) Sep 03, 2018  NASA successfully launched a football stadium-sized scientific balloon, dubbed the "Big 60," on Friday, Aug. 17, from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, for the first time in more than 15 years. A second test flight was conducted Aug. 25.
The 60-million-cubic-foot balloon floated to a record-breaking sustainable altitude of 159,000 feet on Aug. 17, allowing the payload and three ride-along experimen ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 
President Donald Trump's trade policy faces a key crossroads on Thursday, as officials try to reach a deal with Canada, and he will decide whether to impose a huge wave of new tariffs on China.
With Canada, the largest US trading partner, talks seem to be on track to agree on a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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 New Delhi (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 
The US and Indian militaries will carry out large-scale joint exercises off India next year, top officials said Thursday.
The drills would be a first of sorts - the two countries' forces have not previously trained simultaneously in the air, on the land and at sea.
Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the announcement at the end of a summit with US Defense Secretary Jim Matti ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 
On a blazing hot Tokyo summer day, children squeal with delight as they splash about on a sandy beach, with the skyline of the world's biggest city shimmering behind them.
The scene may seem unremarkable but it was unthinkable until recently when local activists decided to clean up the polluted water at city beaches, hoping to leave a legacy from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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 McLean VA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
During a disaster, whether natural or man-made, restoring and maintaining communications is critical. Recent research and guidance issued by the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) reflects the importance of incorporating satellite services in an emergency response plan to facilitate communications before, during, and after a disaster.
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