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Key factors for estimating costs to plug abandoned oil and gas wells
Jul 28, 2021 (SPX)
The paper was published earlier this month in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology. To the research team's knowledge, the orphaned oil...
Israel freezes UAE oil deal over environmental concerns
Jul 25, 2021 (AFP)
The agreement, which followed the UAE and Israel establishing diplomatic ties last year, would see Gulf oil brought to the Red Sea port of Eilat by tanker, than...
Iraq, Lebanon sign deal to swap fuel oil for medical services
Jul 24, 2021 (AFP)
Both countries are suffering from major energy crises, with electricity shortages impacting hospitals. A statement from the Iraqi authorities said that under th...
Venezuela says US military jet violated its airspace
Jul 23, 2021 (AFP)
The incident came as the Colombian and US militaries took part in exercises near Venezuela's Caribbean coastline. Venezuela reported that a US "type C-17 heavy ...
Iran opens oil export terminal outside strategic strait
Jul 22, 2021 (AFP)
Rouhani hailed as a "historic day" the inauguration of the new terminal located at Jask on the Gulf of Oman, which will allow tanker ships headed into the Arabi...
Shell to appeal landmark Dutch climate judgement
Jul 20, 2021 (AFP)
The Hague District Court in late May ruled that the Anglo-Dutch fuel maker must reduce carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 as it was contributing to the "dir...
Making clean hydrogen is hard, but researchers just solved a major hurdle
Jul 20, 2021 (SPX)
Now, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have found a low-cost way to solve one half of the equation, using sunlight to efficiently split off oxy...
Nobel Foundation divests funds linked to oil
Jul 20, 2021 (AFP)
"Since several of our prizes are for science, it's natural to rely on science when it comes to climate change and sustainability," Vidar Helgesen, the new head ...
Swarm of autonomous tiny drones can localize gas leaks
Jul 15, 2021 (SPX)
The main challenge the researchers needed to solve was to design the Artificial Intelligence for this complex task that would fit in the tight computational and...
EU mission meets with Venezuela defense minister, supreme court
Jul 14, 2021 (AFP)
The EU representatives arrived in Venezuela a week ago to study the possibility of sending a mission to observe mayoral and gubernatorial elections in November,...
Fossil fuel power demand has 'peaked worldwide': analysis
Jul 13, 2021 (AFP)
Renewable options such as solar and wind are already the cheapest source of new power generation in 90 percent of the world's markets, meaning developing nation...
Canadian arctic oil spill could devastate environment, indigenous groups
Jul 07, 2021 (UPI)
The Canadian-United States moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Arctic is likely to remain in place for the foreseeable future. Still, researchers worry...
Saudi prince sees Blinken in low-key US reception
Jul 07, 2021 (AFP)
Khalid bin Salman -- the younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who US intelligence says ordered the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi...
Asian markets, oil rally as US spending deal boosts recovery outlook
Jun 25, 2021 (AFP)
The advance came after the S&P and Nasdaq chalked up more records in New York as traders turned their attention back to the strong recovery from last year's col...
Producing hydrogen using less energy
Jun 23, 2021 (SPX)
There are naturally occurring microorganisms that produce hydrogen, using special enzymes called hydrogenases. "What is special about hydrogenases is that they ...
Advancing research on environmentally friendly, hydrogen-enriched fuel
Jun 23, 2021 (SPX)
Dr. Muzammil Arshad, instructional assistant professor for the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering at Texas A and M University, and a team of multidisci...
UAE, Qatar agree to reopen embassies after long freeze in diplomatic relations
Jun 19, 2021 (UPI)
The Persian Gulf nations will resume operations at the UAE embassy in Doha, and the Qatar embassy in Abu Dhabi, as well as Qatar's consulate in Dubai, the UAE M...
Quaise Inc. drilling technology could allow geothermal to power the world
Jun 18, 2021 (SPX)
That was the takeaway from a paper presented by Matt Houde of Quaise at the World Geothermal Congress (WGC) on June 15. Houde not only described the company's t...
Unitized regenerative fuel cells for improved hydrogen production and power generation
Jun 18, 2021 (SPX)
The unitized regenerative fuel cells boast of hydrogen production and fuel cell modes. They are eco-friendly, cost-effective, and independent energy storage and...
NGOs take Norway to European Court over Arctic oil exploration
Jun 15, 2021 (AFP)
It's the latest turn in a legal tussle between environmental organisations Greenpeace and Young Friends of the Earth Norway on one side and the Norwegian state ...
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