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N. Zealand PM says rare dolphin oil fears 'mumbo jumbo'
Jun 24, 2014 (AFP)
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Tuesday dismissed concerns about allowing oil exploration in waters set aside to protect the world's rarest dolphin as "m...
Beware ISIL, Iran's Rouhani warns 'petrodollar' states
Jun 22, 2014 (AFP)
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani warned on Sunday that Muslim states which funnel petrodollars to jihadist Sunni fighters wreaking havoc in Iraq will become thei...
Russian Arctic: a new promised land for oil giants
Jun 22, 2014 (AFP)
Tens of degrees below zero during winter and home to endangered species and remote infrastructure -- welcome to the Russian Arctic, a new promised land for oil ...
Beijing sends more oil rigs to South China Sea
Jun 20, 2014 (AFP)
China is sending another four oil rigs to the South China Sea, state media and authorities said Friday, as Beijing and Hanoi trade accusations over an increasin...
China to relocate some workers in oil supplier Iraq: ministry
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
China is to relocate some workers in Iraq -- where it is the biggest foreign investor in the oil industry -- in the face of spreading violence, the foreign mini...
Philippines seeks speedy UN ruling on China sea dispute
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines said Thursday it would ask a UN tribunal to speed up its appeal to declare China's expansive claims to the South China Sea invalid. A formal req...
Canada approves pipeline to Pacific Ocean, with conditions
Jun 17, 2014 (AFP)
Canada approved construction Tuesday of a pipeline to the Pacific Ocean, opening up one of the world's largest oil fields as Washington dithers over another rou...
Top Chinese diplomat to hold talks in Vietnam: Beijing
Jun 17, 2014 (AFP)
China's top foreign policy official is set to hold "candid" talks in Vietnam, Beijing said Tuesday as the countries intensify accusations over a maritime territ...
BP says to sign $20bn gas supply contract with China
Jun 17, 2014 (AFP)
British energy giant BP will sign a long-term deal with Chinese state-owned peer CNOOC in London on Tuesday to supply China with liquefied natural gas, BP chief...
DR Congo conservationist accused of oil plot
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
A senior Congolese conservationist has been sacked after he was accused of colluding in major oil exploration plans by a British firm in one of Africa's oldest ...
Scientists identify Deepwater Horizon Oil on shore years later
Jun 16, 2014 (SPX)
Years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked "sand patties," persists in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of Mexic...
Philippines calls for freeze on actions in S. China Sea
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines on Monday called on nations with overlapping claims in the South China Sea to halt all action that could provoke tensions in the area, amid fear...
ISA and PRIMAVERA BSS launched an integrated solution
Jun 16, 2014 (SPX)
The integration of the remote monitoring system Prognos with PRIMAVERA management software provides distributors access to a set of data, metrics and business i...
Modi vows stronger Bhutan energy ties in first foreign visit
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
India's Narendra Modi on Monday pledged stronger energy ties with tiny neighbour Bhutan as he wrapped up his first foreign visit since becoming prime minister, ...
New research shows Western Amazon under threat from oil pollution
Jun 13, 2014 (SPX)
A new study of pollution records indicates that the Western Amazon, an area of unparalleled biological and cultural diversity, may have been contaminated by wid...
Beijing accuses Vietnam of ramming vessels over 1,500 times
Jun 13, 2014 (AFP)
China on Friday said that Vietnamese ships have rammed its vessels more than 1,500 times since early last month, as the two countries increasingly trade accusat...
Are Quebecers irrationally opposed to shale gas?
Jun 13, 2014 (SPX)
Quebecers are particularly hostile toward the development of shale gas, but this aversion is driven less by 'not in my backyard' (NIMBY) attitudes than 'not in ...
Obama's Climate Plan Is Leaking Methane
Jun 13, 2014 (SPX)
The Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 30 percent will no doubt lead to a cleaner economy. But the road the...
Kurds take Iraq's Kirkuk, bomb targets minister
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Kurdish forces took control of the disputed Iraqi oil hub of Kirkuk on Thursday to protect it from jihadists, after which a bomb targeted a Kurdish security min...
Soco, WWF strike deal to halt oil drive in Africa's oldest park
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
Environmental campaigners WWF and oil exploration firm Soco International announced Wednesday that the British firm had agreed to halt its hunt for oil in part ...
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