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Obama’s energy secretary stepping down
Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2013 - US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who has served under President Barack Obama since 2009, is stepping down, the White House said Friday.
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Oil prices rise after upbeat US, China data
New York (AFP) Feb 1, 2013 - Oil prices finished higher Friday in New York, buoyed by greater optimism about global growth following encouraging indicators from the US and China.
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Sabotage may have felled U.K. wind turbine
Bradworthy, England (UPI) Feb 1, 2013 - A 115-foot wind turbine that collapsed in Britain last week may have been sabotaged, and a second has been found toppled 18 miles away, officials said.
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Argentina pushes Falklands claim in EU
Buenos Aires (UPI) Jan 31, 2013 - Argentina is pushing its claim on British-ruled Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic in a diplomatic campaign launched this week in, of all places, London.
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Betting on Mediterranean Shale: 3 Plays, 1 Winner
London, UK (SPX) Jan 31, 2013 - The Mediterranean has joined the shale game, but as most of Europe's Mediterranean countries drag their feet, all eyes are on Israel, Turkey, and Algeria. For Israel, it will be a slow road wi
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Chevron gets permit to explore shale gas in Romania
Bucharest (AFP) Jan 31, 2013 - US oil giant Chevron obtained zoning certificates in eastern Romania enabling it to explore for shale gas, despite controversy about the effect of drill fracking on the environment, local authorities said on Thursday.
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China’s coal consumption continues to soar
Beijing (UPI) Jan 31, 2013 - China uses almost as much coal in a year as the rest of the world combined, says the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Iran seeks to salvage gas pipeline deal
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jan 31, 2013 - Iran is still plugging away at building a natural gas pipeline to energy-hungry Pakistan, a project that's been plagued by difficulties since it was first mooted nearly two decades ago.
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Lebanon pols battle over energy ministry to control gasfields
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Jan 31, 2013 - As deeply divided Lebanon struggles to form a new government after 10 months of political paralysis, one of the key issues is which faction will control the Energy Ministry and the development of potentially rich offshore gas fields.
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Residents oppose new grid link needed for German energy transition
Kulmbach, Germany (UPI) Jan 31, 2013 - A planned high-voltage power line seen as a key element of Germany's energy transition this week drew protests from Bavarians along its proposed route.
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Study finds Mexico’s energy reforms represent ‘abundant opportunities’
Birmingham, Ala. (UPI) Jan 31, 2013 - U.S. energy companies will benefit from abundant opportunities as a result of Mexico's energy reforms, a private economic analysis indicated.
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Dutch court rejects bulk of Nigerian suit against Shell
The Hague (AFP) Jan 30, 2013 - A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Nigerian farmers to hold Shell's parent company responsible for oil damage to their villages, saying that only the Anglo-Dutch oil giant's Nigerian subsidiary was partly responsible.
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Dutch court rules in Nigerian farmers’ suit against Shell
The Hague (AFP) Jan 30, 2013 - A Dutch court will decide on Wednesday whether Shell should clean up oil damage that destroyed a group of Nigerian farmers' land, a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility.
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Kurds warn BP not to drill for Baghdad
Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Jan 30, 2013 - The escalating dispute between Iraq's central government and the Kurds over oil and land went up a notch after the Kurdistan Regional Government warned oil giant BP not to help Baghdad upgrade an oil field in disputed territory.
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Putin: Russia won’t rescind loans, gas price cuts for Ukraine
Brussels (UPI) Jan 30, 2013 - Moscow won't rescind the loans and gas price cuts it signed with Ukraine despite its change in government, Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week.
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BP’s $4.5 bn plea deal over US oil spill approved by judge
Chicago (AFP) Jan 29, 2013 - A US judge on Tuesday approved a $4.5 billion deal in which BP pleaded guilty to criminal charges from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill - but the British energy giant's legal woes are far from over.