Oil and Gas
Oil market rally loses steam
New York (UPI) May 7, 2015 - Economic uncertainty, highlighted by U.S. unemployment figures, put a throttle on crude oil markets, sending key indices into negative territory Thursday.
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Oklahoma production soars for Continental
Oklahoma City (UPI) May 7, 2015 - Shale production from Oklahoma basins increased 23 percent from the fourth quarter, rivaling North Dakota by nearly a quarter, Continental Resources said.
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Onshore rig count in Middle East rises
Houston (UPI) May 7, 2015 - The number of rigs actively exploring for or producing natural resources in the Middle East is rising, while other regions post declines, Baker Hughes showed Thursday.
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Vulnerable grassland birds abandon mating sites near wind turbines
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2015 - Shifting to renewable energy sources has been widely touted as one of the best ways to fight climate change, but even renewable energy can have a downside, as in the case of wind turbines' effects o
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As Iran oil fair opens, foreign companies weigh return
Tehran (AFP) May 6, 2015 - Iran is expected to outline big oil and gas projects at a major industry event Wednesday ahead of a possible nuclear deal that could allow global energy giants to return.
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Crude oil train derails in North Dakota
Heimdal, N.D. (UPI) May 6, 2015 - Federal regulators said Wednesday a North Dakota town was evacuated after several tank cars carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire.
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Denmark halts fracking at Total site
Copenhagen (AFP) May 6, 2015 - Denmark said Wednesday that it had stopped the first exploratory drilling for shale gas in the country a day after it began, accusing French company Total of using an unauthorised chemical.
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Global carbon dioxide levels reach new monthly record
Miami (AFP) May 6, 2015 - In another ominous sign of human-caused climate change, US government scientists said Wednesday that global carbon dioxide concentrations have reached a new monthly record of 400 parts per million.
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Iraq’s largest oil refinery under threat from IS: US
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2015 - Iraq's largest oil refinery is under growing threat from Islamic State jihadists, who have advanced inside the perimeter of the facility, the US military said Wednesday.
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New leftist Alberta leader seeks to reassure energy sector
Ottawa (AFP) May 6, 2015 - The new leftist leader of Canada's oil-rich Alberta province sought to reassure energy investors Wednesday, saying she would work with industry to plan cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and on taxation.
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Rally continues for crude oil market
New York (UPI) May 6, 2015 - A drop in U.S. crude oil inventories led to another banner day for crude oil markets with crude oil indices gaining at least a full dollar in Wednesday trading.
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Two dead in Mexican oil rig accident
Mexico City (UPI) May 6, 2015 - In the second such incident in less than a month, a Mexican energy company said two workers died after an accident on an offshore oil rig.
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US calls off protection mission for US-flagged vessels in Gulf
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2015 - The US Navy has halted a mission to accompany American-flagged vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said Wednesday, in a sign of reduced tensions in the strategic waterway.
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Weak Iraqi oil demand hurts Norway’s DNO
Oslo, Norway (UPI) May 6, 2015 - Though it reached its capacity target at an oil field in the Kurdish north of Iraq, Norwegian energy company DNO said Wednesday it suffered heavy losses.
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Colorado State University researchers to study effects of green schools
Fort Collins CO (SPX) May 05, 2015 - Do green schools make for better learning environments? Are green schools healthier for children and teachers? Do green, healthy schools support higher student test scores? Researchers at Colorado S
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Berkeley Lab researchers find that saving energy is still cheap
Berkeley CA (SPX) May 05, 2015 - What does it cost to save electricity? Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have conducted the most comprehensive study yet of the full cost of saving electricity by U