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61,000 barrels of oil spilled in Nigeria: officialLagos (AFP) Dec 9, 2009 About 61,000 barrels of crude of oil giant Anglo-Dutch Shell were spilled in Nigeria last year, mostly due to the activities of Niger Delta armed militants, company document said on Wednesday. "In 2008, saboteurs spilled almost 48,000 barrels of oil in 140 incidents... About 40,000 barrels of this was the result of armed gangs blowing up pipelines with explosives in 10 separate incidents," ... read more |
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Baghdad (UPI) Dec 9, 2009 Amid a new terrorist bombing campaign that is likely to intensify as parliamentary elections loom, Iraq's beleaguered government is stepping up security around the Oil Ministry as it prepares to auction licenses to develop some of the world's richest oil fields. The auction is scheduled to be held Friday and Saturday with major international oil companies lined up to bid for 10 largely ... more  
Ulysses, Kan. (UPI) Dec 9, 2009 A planned project in southwest Kansas is focused on using cow manure to create fuel that can help produce electricity, an official said. Grant County economic development director Gene Pflughoft said the plan to turn cow manure into electricity is a perfect fit for Kansas given the state has two cows for every person, The Kansas City (Mo.) Star reported Wednesday. "There's a lot ... more 
Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2009CSIRO's leading bioenergy scientists will share their latest research on new ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at "Bioenergy Australia 2009". Australia's bioenergy industry - which uses biomass for heat, power (bioelectricity) and liquid fuels (biofuels) - is relatively small. However, in the future it has very significant growth potential, driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gas ... more |
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 Enerkem Awarded Funding By US DoE For Biorefinery Project  Scientists create instant nanobatteries   Tax fraud loses EU carbon trading billions: Europol |
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London (AFP) Dec 9, 2009British finance minister Alistair Darling on Wednesday unveiled a set of environmentally-friendly measures aimed at tackling climate change, cutting carbon emissions and lowering household energy costs. Chancellor of the Exchequer Darling also pledged that Britain would seek to secure a "global deal" at the "historic" UN climate talks that are currently taking place in Copenhagen. ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 9, 2009Two indigenous Guatemalans filed a complaint with the Canadian government on Wednesday accusing mining giant Goldcorp of polluting their community. Goldcorp's Marlin mine contaminated water supplies and damaged homes while the company harassed protestors, Maudilia Lopez Cardona and Carmen Mejia Aguilar said on behalf of the residents of San Miguel Ixtahuacan, a municipality in southwestern ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 9, 2009Canada's Husky Energy Inc announced Wednesday it had discovered a significant deepwater gas reserve with its Chinese partner CNOOC, renewing exploration hopes in the South China Sea. Based on preliminary analysis of drilling results, the discovery could provide more than 140 million cubic feet (four million cubic metres) of natural gas a day, the energy company said in a statement. ... more |
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