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World's fastest hydrogen sensor could pave the way for clean hydrogen energy
Apr 15, 2019 (SPX)
The researchers' ground-breaking results were recently published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Materials. The discovery is an optical nanosensor ...
China blasts Pompeo 'lies' on Venezuela
Apr 15, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing has been Venezuela's main creditor and maintains relations with the government of President Nicolas Maduro, which also enjoys support from Russia. Forei...
Amazon tribe protests Ecuador's oil exploration plans
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
With painted faces and wearing tufts of multicolored feathers, traditionally dressed Waorani people marched through the streets of the town of Puyo to the provi...
Trump signs orders for 'revival' of US energy
Apr 11, 2019 (AFP)
The latest measures are in line with others his administration has taken to ease regulation of the energy sector, a major employer and source of growth in Texas...
Greener, more efficient natural gas filtration
Apr 10, 2019 (SPX)
However, the presence of contaminants such as carbon dioxide within the gas means it must first be purified before it can be burnt as fuel. Traditional processe...
Iran orders over 60,000 to evacuate flood-hit oil city
Apr 10, 2019 (AFP)
The province's governor, Gholamreza Shariati, said he ordered the evacuation of five districts as a "precautionary and preventive move to avert any danger", Ira...
NATO 'deeply concerned' by Libya violence
Apr 10, 2019 (AFP)
As the battle between armed groups for control of Tripoli intensified, Stoltenberg urged the rivals to support UN efforts to broker a truce. "We are deeply conc...
EU suggests ending members' veto on fossil fuel taxes
Apr 09, 2019 (AFP)
The European Commission, the 28-nation EU's executive arm, proposed that energy taxes be voted by qualified majority rather than unanimity. "Energy taxation sho...
Italy keeps troops in Libya despite Khalifa advance
Apr 09, 2019 (AFP)
Miasit, launched in January 2018, will "continue in order to make assistance activities in Libya more incisive and efficient", the Italian defence ministry said...
Guaido says maintaining contacts with Venezuela's military
Apr 09, 2019 (AFP)
Guaido is recognized as interim president of the crisis-torn country by more than 50 countries in his power struggle with President Nicolas Maduro, but Maduro r...
Damaging Sichuan earthquakes linked to fracking operations
Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)
The December 2018 magnitude 5.7 and the January 2019 magnitude 5.3 earthquakes in the South Sichuan Basin caused extensive damage to farmhouses and other struct...
Earthquakes linked to fracking in China
Apr 05, 2019 (UPI)
The two earthquakes, which originated in the South Sichuan Basin, registered magnitudes of 5.7 and 5.3. Though no one was killed, 17 people were hurt. Farmhouse...
Shell hit with Dutch climate lawsuit
Apr 05, 2019 (AFP)
Dozens of chanting activists went to the Anglo-Dutch firm's base in The Hague, where they delivered a legal summons with a court date set for April 17. Shell gr...
Canada Supreme Court rejects Ecuador damages appeal against Chevron
Apr 05, 2019 (AFP)
The indigenous villagers from central Ecuador want the company to pay for pollution of native lands between 1964 and 1992 by Texaco, a US oil subsidiary the fir...
Saudi Arabia grants Iraq loans as consulate opens
Apr 04, 2019 (AFP)
Majed al-Qasabi also inaugurated a new Saudi consulate in Baghdad, one of four planned branches to open in Iraq after decades of no diplomatic links between the...
EIA forecasts US shale output to keep rising until peak after 2030
Apr 03, 2019 (UPI)
"EIA projects further U.S. tight oil production growth as the industry continues to improve drilling efficiencies and reduce costs, which makes developing tight...
Eni mulls wave-powered units to 'decarbonize' old sea rigs
Apr 03, 2019 (UPI)
"This technology is suitable for powering medium and large offshore assets and, in the future, will enable Eni to convert mature offshore platforms into renewab...
Iraq PM to make first official Iran visit Saturday
Apr 03, 2019 (AFP)
The US reimposed tough sanctions on Tehran's energy and finance sectors last year but has granted Baghdad several exemptions to keep temporarily importing Irani...
Iran FM says Europe incapable of bypassing US sanctions
Apr 03, 2019 (AFP)
Iran and six world powers agreed on a deal in 2015 that severely restricted Tehran's nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief and economic incentives. ...
Trump signs new permit to begin construction of Keystone XL pipeline
Apr 03, 2019 (UPI)
In the presidential decision Friday, the permit authorizes TransCanada Corp., subject to certain conditions, to "construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipel...
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