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EU lays out energy plan, to reduce Russia dependence
May 28, 2014 (AFP)
The European Commission laid out plans Wednesday to cut the EU's costly reliance on energy imports, especially from Russia which has threatened to halt gas supp...
Dutch arrest six Greenpeace activists over oil drill demos
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
Dutch police on Tuesday arrested six activists as Greenpeace staged two protests in northern Europe including chaining a Russian contracted oil rig to a dock, t...
Russia's Weakened Hand Could Pay Off For Beijing In Major Gas Deal
May 27, 2014 (SPX)
A major gas deal between Russia and China could finally be sealed this week when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits China on May 20-21 and meets with Presi...
Greenpeace activists board rigs to protest oil drills
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
Greenpeace activists boarded two oil rigs in northern Europe Tuesday to protest against "reckless" plans by multinational companies to drill for oil and gas in ...
Oil and gas development homogenizing core-forest bird communities
May 26, 2014 (SPX)
Conventional oil and gas development in northern Pennsylvania altered bird communities, and the current massive build-out of shale-gas infrastructure may accele...
China gas deal a symbolic victory for Russia but won't leave Europe dry
May 25, 2014 (AFP)
The $400 billion gas deal Russia signed with China was a symbolic victory for Moscow as it is locked in a dispute with the West over Ukraine, but the scale of t...
Shale development generally helps local government coffers
May 23, 2014 (SPX)
Oil and gas development from shale fields has generally helped the public finances of local communities, providing new revenues and resources that usually -- bu...
Ecuador permits oil development in Amazon reserve
May 22, 2014 (AFP)
Ecuador on Thursday licensed a state company to develop oil reserves in Yasuni, a huge nature preserve in the Amazon rain forest. The license comes just days af...
BP to ask US Supreme Court to rule on spill payouts
May 21, 2014 (AFP)
BP said Wednesday it will appeal to the US Supreme Court over being forced to pay for business losses it says have no link to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A...
China a serious threat to peace: Vietnam PM
May 21, 2014 (AFP)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Wednesday that China's placing of an oil rig in contested South China Sea waters had "seriously threatened peace"...
China and Russia pledge to build ties as Putin visits
May 20, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Russian leader Vladimir Putin pledged Tuesday to build ties between the two UN Security Council members, who both face...
Chinese ships evacuate 3,500 from Vietnam: report
May 19, 2014 (AFP)
More than 3,500 Chinese citizens were evacuated from riot-hit Vietnam by sea on Monday, as Hanoi stifled fresh protests over a territorial dispute and foreign i...
Cameroon says abducted Chinese likely in Nigeria
May 18, 2014 (AFP)
The 10 Chinese workers abducted by Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon have most likely been taken back across the border to the Nigerian Islamist group's strongholds...
Philippines releases photos showing China reef 'reclamation'
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines released photographs Thursday to back its claim that China was reclaiming land on a disputed reef in the South China Sea in an apparent effort t...
Still no agreement on huge China-Russia gas deal: official
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
China and Russia still disagree over pricing a multi-billion-dollar gas deal despite years of negotiations, a senior Beijing official said Thursday, ahead of a ...
Kirchner faces probe in Chevron fracking deal
May 14, 2014 (AFP)
An appeals court judge Tuesday gave a green light for President Cristina Kirchner to be investigated for abuse of authority in a major Chevron fracking deal. Lo...
Why Hasn't The US Gone After Gazprom?
May 13, 2014 (SPX)
Amidst the deepening war of words over Moscow's annexation of Crimea, U.S. President Barack Obama on April 28 added more Russian individuals and companies to a ...
PetroChina shares up on multi-billion-dollar pipeline spin-off
May 13, 2014 (AFP)
Shares in PetroChina, a listed unit of China's largest oil producer, jumped Tuesday after it unveiled plans to spin off a multi-billion-dollar pipeline business...
US Defence chief arrives in Saudi
May 13, 2014 (AFP)
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in the Saudi Arabia Tuesday, the first leg of a regional tour focusing on Iran's nuclear programme and Syria's civil wa...
Airborne measurements confirm leaks from oil and gas operations
May 12, 2014 (SPX)
During two days of intensive airborne measurements, oil and gas operations in Colorado's Front Range leaked nearly three times as much methane, a greenhouse gas...
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