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Obama pushes for wind power tax credit
Washington (UPI) May 25, 2012 - U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress to extend the tax benefits key to the nation's wind power sector.
Energy Tech
Oil bonanza eludes Cuba after fresh tests
Havana (UPI) May 25, 2012 - Cuba is reportedly sitting on vast underwater oil and gas reserves, but none came up in the latest exploration, a joint Chinese-Spanish undertaking.
Energy Tech
Turkey warns of faceoff over east Medgas
Nicosia, Cyprus (UPI) May 25, 2012 - Turkey says waters off the coast of war-divided Cyprus where Greek Cypriots plan to explore for natural gas lie within its continental shelf, sharpening multi-sided disputes over major fields under the eastern Mediterranean.
Energy Tech
US to welcome Philippine leader amid China tensions
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2012 - President Barack Obama will welcome Philippine President Benigno Aquino next month, the White House said Friday, as the United States steps up support to the ally locked in disputes with China.
Energy News
Goldman to plow $40 bn into green energy
New York (AFP) May 24, 2012 - Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs plans to invest $40 billion into projects linked to renewable energy over the next decade, a company spokesman said Thursday.
Energy Tech
Kurds’ oil deal with Turkey will hit Iraq
Erbil, Iraq (UPI) May 24, 2012 - Plans for Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave to build an oil pipeline to Turkey points to a major political and economic realignment in the Middle East that will impact heavily on Iraq.
Energy Tech
Oil prices rise on EU Greece support, Iran impasse
New York (AFP) May 24, 2012 - Oil prices perked up Thursday after European leaders reaffirmed their desire to see Greece stay in the euro and Iran and world powers deadlocked in talks over its disputed nuclear program.
Energy Tech
Philippines ‘lacks sincerity’ in sea dispute: China
Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2012 - China accused the Philippines Thursday of not being sincere in seeking a peaceful end to a standoff over disputed waters, ramping up the rhetoric one day after confirming the deployment of more ships.
Energy Tech
Tokyo raises 1bn yen to buy China dispute islets
Tokyo (AFP) May 24, 2012 - The Tokyo city government said Thursday members of the public had pledged almost one billion yen ($12.5 million) to its drive to buy a group of uninhabited islands at the centre of a row with China.
Energy Tech
China sends more ships to disputed shoal
Manila (AFP) May 23, 2012 - China has deployed more ships to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea amid a tense stand-off with the Philippines, officials and state media said on Wednesday.
Nukewars
Don’t waver in Iran talks, Israel warns P5+1
Jerusalem (AFP) May 23, 2012 - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak urged world powers not to waver in Wednesday's key talks with Iran, warning that any failure to halt enrichment would see Tehran obtain a nuclear weapon.
Energy Tech
Philippines says China sending more ships to shoal
Manila (AFP) May 23, 2012 - China has deployed more government ships and fishing boats to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea amid a tense stand-off with Manila, the Philippine foreign department said Wednesday.
Energy Tech
Shale oil could save resource-poor Jordan
Amman, Jordan (UPI) May 23, 2012 - Jordan, traditionally energy-barren, sits on shale oil deposits that are reported to be the equivalent of 50 billion barrels of oil.
Energy Tech
Paraguay renews efforts to find oil
Asuncion, Paraguay (UPI) May 22, 2012 - Land-locked Paraguay is hoping the latest investor seeking oil in its promising western region will have better results than previous prospectors.
Energy Tech
Sudan war planes bomb South Sudan: South minister
Juba (AFP) May 22, 2012 - South Sudan said Tuesday Sudanese war planes have launched air strikes against its territory, the latest in a series of attacks that threaten to scupper international efforts to restart peace talks.
Energy Tech
Iraq seeks drones to protect oil facilities
Baghdad (AFP) May 21, 2012 - Iraq is seeking to acquire surveillance drones to help protect its oil pipelines and platforms, which are key to the country's economy, Iraqi and US officials said.