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CEBAF Accelerator Achieves 12 GeV Commissioning Milestone
Apr 17, 2014 (SPX)
Late on April 1, the crown jewel of the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility ("Jefferson Lab") sparkled its way into a new era....
Technip, Heerema win third giant Angolan oil contract
Apr 16, 2014 (AFP)
The ultra-deep Angolan offshore oil project called Kaombo generated the third huge contract in three days on Wednesday when French group Total picked two firms ...
Oil drilling possible 'trigger' for deadly Italy quakes
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
Italy's Emilia-Romagna region on Tuesday suspended new drilling as it published a report that warned that hydrocarbon exploitation may have acted as a "trigger"...
Emerging research suggests a new paradigm for unconventional superconductors
Apr 15, 2014 (SPX)
An international team of scientists has reported the first experimental observation of the quantum critical point (QCP) in the extensively studied "unconvention...
Russia, China try to finish gas talks before Putin's visit: deputy PM
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
Moscow and Beijing plan to wrap up a decade of talks on supplies of Russian natural gas before President Vladimir Putin's expected to travel to China next month...
Kuwait signs $12 bn oil contracts, tenders others
Apr 13, 2014 (AFP)
The Kuwait National Petroleum Company on Sunday signed contracts worth $12 billion (nine billion euros) with three international consortia to upgrade two refine...
Romanian villagers take on Chevron over shale gas
Apr 13, 2014 (AFP)
US energy major Chevron, shielded by barbed wire, under police protection and under fire from egg throwers, is in trouble in Romania with villagers angry at its...
UK defends Falklands exercises after Argentine protest
Apr 12, 2014 (AFP)
The Foreign Office on Saturday brushed off condemnation by Argentina of British military exercises in the Falkland Islands, saying they were "routine". Buenos A...
China looks to science and technology to fuel its economy
Apr 11, 2014 (SPX)
Maintaining stability in the face of rapid change and growth, and proactively partaking in cooperative global ties in science and technology fields will be key ...
Crude oil dips on Libyan prospects, weak China data
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
Oil prices dipped Thursday, weighed down by signs some Libyan crude exports will resume soon and weak trade data in China, the world's second-biggest oil consum...
Is the power grid too big?
Apr 09, 2014 (SPX)
Some 90 years ago, British polymath J.B.S. Haldane proposed that for every animal there is an optimal size -- one which allows it to make best use of its enviro...
The Most Profitable Gas in the World
Apr 08, 2014 (SPX)
There is only one certainty in Ukraine: The energy sector must and will be transformed, and how long this takes will depend on who ends up in the driver's seat ...
Wildlife still suffers four years after BP oil spill
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
Birds, fish, dolphins and turtles are still struggling in the Gulf of Mexico, four years after the worst oil spill in US history, a leading wildlife group said ...
Israeli firm working on 30-second phone charger
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
An Israeli startup said on Tuesday that it was working to develop a bio-organic system that can recharge a smartphone battery in just 30 seconds. Tel Aviv-based...
Tiny power generator runs on spit
Apr 04, 2014 (SPX)
Saliva-powered micro-sized microbial fuel cells can produce minute amounts of energy sufficient to run on-chip applications, according to an international team ...
Oil-drilling plans face stiff resistance in Spain's Ibiza
Apr 04, 2014 (AFP)
Plans to drill for oil off the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza have met with fierce opposition from locals who fear the white sand beaches and marine life will ...
How electrodes charge and discharge
Apr 04, 2014 (SPX)
The electrochemical reactions inside the porous electrodes of batteries and fuel cells have been described by theorists, but never measured directly. Now, a tea...
Norway wants to turn its huge oil fund greener
Apr 04, 2014 (AFP)
Oil-rich Norway moved Friday to target its huge sovereign wealth fund's investments more closely at boosting green businesses, but environmentalists said the pr...
Anadarko Petroleum to pay $5.15 bn in pollution case
Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)
Anadarko Petroleum Thursday agreed to pay $5.15 billion to resolve decades-old environmental claims in a settlement the US said would discourage companies from ...
White House Targets Methane Emissions
Apr 03, 2014 (SPX)
On March 28, the White House released a multi-pronged strategy to reduce methane emissions from a variety of sources, a step the administration says is an outgr...
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