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The Energy Daily Editorial Team produces Energy Daily's coverage of the global energy industry. We report on oil and gas, power grids and utilities, energy markets and policy, and the renewables and storage reshaping how the world is powered. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Energy Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Analysis: Celtic Tiger roars in Ashgabat

Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2008 - For Western companies interested in exploiting the Caspian's last frontier, 2007 opened with great promise. Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov died Dec. 21, 2006, and the country's new president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, seemed to presage new possibilities for ending the country's isolationist, neutralist policies. Foreign leaders and oil company executives from around the world flooded into Ashgabat in an attempt to secure a slice of the country's vast hydrocarbon riches, particularly its natural gas reserves, estimated to be the fourth-largest in the world.

Jan 11, 2008

China’s crude oil imports hit new record in 2007: customs

Beijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2008 - China's crude oil imports hit a new record of 163.17 million tonnes in 2007, up 12.4 percent over the previous year, the government said Friday.

Jan 11, 2008

Ethiopia inks multi-million dlr deals with China, India

Addis Ababa (AFP) Jan 11, 2008 - Ethiopia received millions of dollars in loans and grants on Friday in deals with China and India, officials said here.

Jan 11, 2008

Analysis: Russia eyes Nigerian gas

Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2008 - Russia's state-owned Gazprom is moving to gain access to Nigeria's gas reserves, considered Africa's largest.

Jan 10, 2008

Analysis: Turkey, Iran shiver together

Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2008 - For Iranian consumers, Turkmenistan's halting of natural gas deliveries to the Islamic republic on Dec. 31 has represented a bitter New Year's present, as the country endures its hardest winter in a decade. The weather has caused 21 deaths, and Iran's northern regions are covered with nearly 2 feet of snow.

Jan 10, 2008

Energy Insights Predicts Climate Change Issues To Drive Increased Tech Investment In 2008

Framingham MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2008 - Leading independent research and advisory firm, Energy Insights, announced the release of its annual Worldwide Energy Industry 2008 Top 10 Predictions. According to this new study, climate-focused energy policies, consumer and business concern with climate change, and increasing attention by investors in sustainability will drive energy companies to increase their investments in a range of energy and information technologies including:

Jan 10, 2008

Ireland to ban low-efficiency light bulbs

Dublin (AFP) Jan 10, 2008 - Ireland is to ban the sale of traditional light bulbs from next year and promote the use of low-energy CFL bulbs, environment minister John Gormley said Thursday.

Jan 10, 2008

Lockheed Martin Signs Agreement With EESTOR For Energy Storage Solutions

Dallas TX (SPX) Jan 10, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has signed an exclusive international rights agreement to integrate and market Electrical Energy Storage Units (EESU) from EEStor for military and homeland security applications. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. EEStor, based in Cedar Park, TX, is developing a ceramic battery chemistry that could provide 10 times the energy density of lead acid batteries at 1/10th the weight and volume.

Jan 10, 2008

Northrop Grumman Wins Orders To Upgrade Navigation Systems For Shell Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers

London, UK (SPX) Jan 10, 2008 - Shell International Trading and Shipping (Shell) is upgrading the navigation systems on several liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with new-generation bridge electronics from Northrop Grumman. The new navigation systems are being installed on four LNG carriers managed by Shell for Bonny Gas Transport, a fully owned shipping subsidiary of Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG); Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit is supplying the systems and performing the installations.

Jan 10, 2008

Sustainable Fuel For Road, Rail, Air And Sea Transport

Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2008 - CSIRO's newly formed Future Fuels Forum (FFF) is bringing together community, industry and government to plan for the future of transport fuels in Australia. Emissions trading, future fuels and international oil supply are just some of the factors that will be considered as the Forum articulates the main challenges for our nation in arriving at a secure and sustainable transport fuel mix for road, rail, air and sea to 2050.

Jan 10, 2008

Analysis: Crunch time for Bolivian gas

Miami (UPI) Jan 9, 2008 - Bolivian President Evo Morales faces an uphill battle to keep his nation whole as several eastern provinces, which hold the country's lucrative gas reserves, are balking at his constitutional reform proposals.

Jan 9, 2008

China poised to be world leader in renewable energy, expert predicts

Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008 - China is poised to become a global leader in renewable energy in the next few years, the head of environmental research group Worldwatch said Wednesday.

Jan 9, 2008

Clean Coal Technologies Acquires Powerful Technology For Transforming Coal Into Nonpolluting Energy

Coral Springs FL (SPX) Jan 09, 2008 - Doug Hague, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, announced today that Clean Coal Technologies has completed the transaction that gives it 100% ownership of the proprietary new technology that transforms dirty coal into a clean-burning energy source.

Jan 9, 2008

Encore Energy Systems To Provide Grey Water Geothermal Utility To Australia Wastewater Treatment Plants

Brighton MI (SPX) Jan 09, 2008 - Encore Energy Systems has announced plans to make their patented grey water geothermal solutions available to the wastewater treatment industry Down Under. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are expanding to meet demand the world over, and grey water reuse is becoming a major player in the renewable energy sector.

Jan 9, 2008

Major Net Energy Gain From Switchgrass-Based Ethanol

Lincoln NE (SPX) Jan 09, 2008 - Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Jan 9, 2008

San Diego Non-Profit HRC Helps California Adapt To Climate Change

San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2008 - A recently completed river-flow and reservoir management demonstration project shows how a new technology can help California generate more electricity and save water. The Integrated Forecast and Management (INFORM) system has the potential to boost hydroelectric production by up to 20% while increasing water supplies by up to 50%.

Jan 9, 2008