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Oil delivered from Iraq’s Majnoon field
Basra, Iraq Apr 8, 2013 - The first barrels of oil from the Majnoon field in Iraq were exported from the country, a group led by Shell announced.
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Scotland wants to secure lead in renewable energy
Aberdeen, Scotland (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said Tuesday his policies will make Scotland an intellectual powerhouse of green energy.
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Statoil said CO2 levels up at Alberta site
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said Tuesday it wants to cut its carbon dioxide emissions from oil sands production, though there may be short-term spikes.
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U.S. says energy diversity equals energy security
Washington (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Reducing the dependence on oil and increasing energy security involves more than just increasing production, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said.
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Western powers hail Libyan oil deal
Washington (UPI) Apr 8, 2013 - Western powers praised a deal ending blockades at eastern Libya oil export terminals, saying their closure had spoiled the nation's economy for nine months.
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Baker Hughes: U.S. rig count increasing
Houston (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States was up more than 2.5 percent in March year-on-year, Baker Hughes said Monday.
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Iran and Russia working on oil-for-goods deal
Tehran (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - The director of the National Iranian Oil Co. said talks with Russia for a deal to swap oil for goods have taken on a serious tone.
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Kashagan oil field hits restart delays
Astana, Kazakhstan (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - It may cost as much as 15 times more to rebuild the pipelines needed to restart operations at the giant Kashagan field in the Caspian Sea, a metallurgist said.
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Kiev standing up to Russia’s Gazprom
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - The Ukrainian government won't bow to pressure from the Kremlin by accepting a rise in natural gas prices, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.
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Libyan oil terminals reopen after rebel deal
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - Another 200,000 barrels of oil exports could come back on stream through the opening of oil ports under rebel control in eastern Libya, an official said.
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North Sea coal seams eyed for natural gas
London (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - British energy company Five Quarter said it wants the government's approval to try to coax natural gas from coal deposits under the North Sea bed.
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Scotland boasts of energy security
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - The Scottish government said Monday energy policies from its counterparts in London means the balance between energy supply and demand is getting narrower.
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Statoil brings giant Gudrun field online
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said Monday it started production at the Gudrun oil and gas field in the Norwegian waters of the North Sea.
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U.S. shale to curb imports for decades, EIA says
Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2013 - U.S. imports of petroleum and liquid fuel sources should dip to 25 percent by the mid 2010s before rising again by 2040, the Energy Department said Monday.
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Canada pushes for energy trade with Asia
Vancouver, British Columbia (UPI) Apr 5, 2013 - Canada will send a trade mission to China and Japan next week to promote the North American country as an energy superpower, a government official announced.
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Light tsunami in a superconductor
Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 05, 2013 - In their latest experiment, Prof. Andrea Cavalleri from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter at the Hamburg-based Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) and Dr. M