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IEA feels the heat as Washington pushes pro-oil agendaParis (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 No stranger to ire from oil-producing nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing pressure from the Trump administration over its globally-respected reports that predict a dwindling in fossil fuel demand. ... more 
Venezuela claims 'impregnable' defenses; experts doubtfulCaracas (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 Faced with a major US naval build-up near its waters, Venezuela has flexed its muscle by conducting military exercises, arming civilians and deploying thousands of troops to its land and sea borders. ... more 
Venezuela to hold military drills in response to U.S. 'hostile' actionsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2025 Venezuela plans to hold military drills under the name "Caribe Soberano 200" in response to recent hostile U.S. activity in the region, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said. ... more 
Iraq signs $1bn investment deals with World Bank's IFCBaghdad (AFP) Sept 13, 2025 Iraq signed on Saturday investment deals worth $1 billion in its energy, agriculture and finance sectors with the World Bank's private sector arm, as the country seeks to build on its economic recovery following years of unrest. ... more |
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Venezuela's Maduro vows to defend against US 'aggression' Caracas (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday branded US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the "lord of death and war" over his tough rhetoric on Latin American cartels and vowed to defend against Washington's "aggression." ... more 
Europe stumped by Trump demands over Russia sanctionsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 US President Donald Trump has demanded that allies stop buying Russian oil before he moves on punishing Moscow, and told them to hit China with tariffs. ... more 
S.Africa top court hears landmark case on Shell offshore explorationJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 South Africa's top court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case pitting environmentalists and coastal communities against energy giant Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Indian Ocean coast. ... more
China chides 'economic pressure' over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffsBeijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Beijing chided the use of "economic pressure" on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump suggested he would hike tariffs on buyers of Russian oil to stifle Moscow's funding for its war in Ukraine. ... more |
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Israeli strikes shake quiet Qatar, strain US tiesDoha (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Ahmed was in a university lecture when he heard the bangs: loud explosions from unprecedented Israeli air strikes targeting Hamas that shattered Qatar's peace and put the wealthy Gulf region on edge. ... more |
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Global trade drives one third of rising methane emissionsLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 A new study shows that global methane emissions are still climbing, with international trade responsible for nearly one third of the total. Researchers at the Universities of Birmingham and Groninge ... more
Maduro deploys 25,000 troops to Venezuela bordersCaracas (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he had deployed 25,000 troops along the Caribbean coast and the border with Colombia amid soaring tensions with US President Donald Trump. ... more 
Transparent WO3 film breakthrough boosts hydrogen production efficiencyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 A research team at Niigata University has developed a transparent crystalline mesoporous tungsten trioxide (WO3) film that significantly enhances efficiency and durability in photoelectrochemical (P ... more  
Pretreatment methods bring second-gen biofuels from oilcane closer to commercializationChicago IL (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 In collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs), researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) are developing industrially feasible techniques for ... more |
Venezuela's Maduro urges dialogue after Trump threatWashington (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Friday called for dialogue with Washington, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to shoot down Venezuelan military jets if they pose a danger to US forces. ... more  |
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Bacteria rewire digestive systems to turn plant waste into powerChicago IL (SPX) Sep 05, 2025 For years, scientists have marveled at bacteria's ability to digest the seemingly indigestible, including carbon from lignin, the tough, woody material that gives plants their rigidity. Now, a ... more 
States receive $86 million to enhance pipeline safetyWashington DC (UPI) Sep 4, 2025 The Transportation Department Thursday announced $86 million in federal grants to enhance safety programs along the nation's 3.3-million mile pipeline network, or 85% of all pipelines in the United States. ... more 
Shell abandons huge biofuel project in NetherlandsLondon (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business. ... more
Taiwan says China illegally deploying oil rigs in its watersTaipei (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 Taiwan accused China on Wednesday of breaching international law by deploying oil and gas exploration platforms and other structures in its waters. ... more |
Russia, China move closer to building new gas pipelineBeijing (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Russia said Tuesday it had signed a legally binding agreement with China to build a new cross-border gas pipeline, the latest in a series of moves by the allies to bolster ties. ... more
China achieves world first in offshore heavy oil thermal recoveryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has reported that its offshore heavy oil thermal recovery technology system and supporting equipment have reached large-scale deployment, with cumulat ... more
UK watchdog probes power firm Drax over biomass sourceLondon (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 Drax, a British generator of electricity, said Thursday it is under investigation by the UK financial watchdog over its sourcing of wood for biomass, sending its shares tumbling in London. ... more 
Norway, environmentalists back in court over oil field permitsOslo (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 The Norwegian state and environmental groups face off in court again Thursday over three oil fields ruled illegal last year due to insufficient environmental impact studies. ... more |
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Beijing rejects Japan protest over gas field in East China SeaBeijing (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 China said Tuesday it had rejected a protest lodged by Japan over the development of gas fields in disputed waters of the East China Sea. Tokyo's foreign ministry said late Monday it had con ... more
Breakthrough oxide enables solar heat hydrogen production at record speedTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 A joint research team from POSTECH and Seoul National University has identified a novel oxide that produces large amounts of hydrogen using only heat, eliminating carbon emissions. The discovery, ac ... more 
Climate activists block financial institutions in OsloOslo (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Climate and pro-Palestinian activists, including Greta Thunberg, on Friday temporarily blocked access to Norway's central bank and occupied the headquarters of the country's largest bank in prot ... more
Prototype system transforms urine into solar powered fertilizer and clean waterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 A Stanford-led team has developed a prototype that converts urine into fertilizer while also generating electricity and improving sanitation. The system, detailed in Nature Water, recovers ammonia u ... more |
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Greta Thunberg, activists block Oslo main street in oil protestOslo (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 Greta Thunberg and more than 100 more climate activists blocked Oslo's main avenue and a bank branch on Thursday to demand Norway shutter its oil industry, police and organisers said. The ac ... more |
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Clean hydrogen's iridium problem? Solved in an afternoonEvanston IL (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels. Now, a powerf ... more
Paper: Decarbonize agriculture by expanding policies aimed at low-carbon biofuelsChampaign IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low ... more 
Court halts TotalEnergies South African oil explorationJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> A South African court has refused environmental authorisation for planned offshore drilling by French energy giant TotalEnergies near the foot of Africa, in a ruling seen by AFP Thursday. T ... more 
German gas drive fuels fears of climate backslidingFrankfurt, Germany Aug 13, 2025 Germany's conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks. ... more |
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