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  Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2018 Amid lingering fears the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran could complicate the global oil market, OPEC nations reported a strong August in the latest S&P Global Platts survey. Excluding newest member Republic of Congo, oil production among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reached a 10-month high in August, according to the survey. Including Congo, OPEC member states produced 32.89 million barrels a day last month. In late June, OPEC and other oil-producing nations ... read more |
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Trump envoys to press India on Russian missiles, Iran oilNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 US President Donald Trump's top two envoys were expected Thursday to press India not to buy Russian military equipment or Iranian oil, while seeking to bolster ties as China grows more assertive in the region. ... more 
Oil prices down as U.S. Gulf Coast looks ahead after GordonWashington (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. ... more 
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 |
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Water pollution lays waste to Iraq's oil-rich southBasra, Iraq (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 Younes Selim clutches his stomach in pain at a hospital in southern Iraq, one of thousands to fall ill in a region flush with oil but desperately short of drinking water. ... more 
Injection wells can induce earthquakes miles away from the wellSanta Cruz CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground has revealed surprising patterns, suggesting that current recommendations for hydraulic fracturing, wastewater disposal, and geoth ... more 
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 |
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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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Petronas wades into Gambian watersWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2018 Malaysian energy company PETRONAS is funding 80 percent of the costs to drill into an emerging oil basin off the coast of Gambia, a project developer stated. ... more 
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
Oil market gets slight boost from North American tradeWashington (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 |
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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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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 
Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr called Thursday for "radical" solutions to a health crisis which has sparked mass rallies and left seven protesters dead this week.
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the southern city of Basra, angry at pollution of the water supply which has put 30,000 people in hospital.
Seven demonstrators have been killed in clashes with security ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 
Seoul and Washington are moving apart - even heading in different directions - on nuclear-armed North Korea, analysts say, putting at risk the diplomatic process on the peninsula.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will travel to Pyongyang later this month for his third summit this year with the North's leader Kim Jong Un, Seoul announced Thursday, with the denuclearisation of the Korean p ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal on Friday quashed jail sentences for 13 pro-democracy activists who stormed the city's legislative council in a dramatic 2014 protest.
The group were earlier sentenced to between eight and 13 months after the government successfully sought to overturn a previous punishment of community service and seek harsher terms.
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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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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
If we proactively implement effective fisheries management and limit global temperature rise, the world's oceans still have the potential to be significantly more plentiful in the future than today, despite climate change. This finding is among several that appear in a first-of-its kind study, "Improved fisheries management could offset many negative effects of climate change," that appears in t ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 
China lashed out at Britain on Thursday for sending a warship close to disputed islands in the South China Sea, where Beijing has built military installations despite competing claims from other nations.
The US and its allies have in recent times sent planes and warships to the area for "freedom of navigation" operations intended as a signal to Beijing of their right - claimed under interna ... 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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