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May 26, 2015

Are US Drillers Actually Making A Comeback?
Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2015
Is US shale about to make a comeback? Oil prices have rebounded strongly since March. The benchmark WTI prices soared by more than 36 percent in two months, and Brent has jumped by more than 25 percent. There is a newfound bullishness in the oil markets - net long positions on Brent crude have hit multi-year highs in recent weeks on a belief that US supply is on its way down. That was backed up by recent EIA data that predicts an 86,000 barrel-per-day contraction for June. The Eagle Ford (a loss o ... read more

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				Mission possible: This device will self-destruct when heated Where do electronics go when they die? Most devices are laid to eternal rest in landfills. But what if they just dissolved away, or broke down to their molecular components so that the material coul ... more		China's nuclear power capacity set to reach 30 mln kilowatts China will have 30 million kilowatts (KW) of nuclear power capacity by the end of 2015, said Xu Yuming, deputy director of the China Nuclear Energy Association on Thursday. Currently there are ... more

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Clinical trial shows intuitive control of robotic arm using thought Paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a gunshot wound when he was 21, Erik G. Sorto now can move a robotic arm just by thinking about it and using his imagination. Through a clinical co ... more		This Innovation Will Help U.S. Companies Win The Oil Price War Although some US oil companies are struggling with low oil prices, a new wave of innovation is hitting the oil patch, allowing for a significant reduction in drilling costs. A variety of diffe ... more		GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience How quantum computers can be validated when solving unsolvable problems		DEQ: Decision on Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Site'Out of Our Hands' The authorities in the US state of Michigan have no control over Canada's decision to allow burying nuclear waste near the Great Lakes on the US-Canada border, Michigan Department of Environmental Q ... more
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Third phase of Dalton Solar Plant now online Leaders from Georgia Power, Southern Wholesale Energy, United Renewable Energy LLC and Dalton Utilities gathered this past week for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the latest expansion of the Dalt ... more		European cash to support Ukraine's energy reforms The European Commission signed a $2 billion loan agreement Friday with Ukraine to help finance a reform agenda, including an overhaul of the energy sector. ... more		Statoil: North Sea pipeline breach 'significant' A February leak from the Gudrun platform in the North Sea had the potential to be a significant and fatal incident, an investigation from Statoil found. ... more		Statoil comes up dry in Norwegian Sea The Norwegian government said Friday energy company Statoil came up empty-handed when drilling in a frontier prospect near the Helm field in the Norwegian Sea. ... more

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U.S. defense in free fall

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement

California beach town cleans up after oil spill		Oil markets end week on down note		Total to hand back shale gas licence in Denmark		Report: Exxon reviewing U.S.-Iranian ties		Measuring air quality of natural gas extraction in Marcellus Shale region
Iran's Rouhani wants to 'free' economy from sanctions		New York snubs Albany port bitumen project		Libya pro-government raid hits oil tanker: report		Star power: Troubled ITER nuclear fusion project looks for new path		Pacific-Atlantic railroad will respect environment: Chinese premier

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Tiny grains of lithium dramatically improve performance of fusion plasma

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EOLOS floating buoy scoops innovation award

Taking control of light emission

Scripps reports results at first all pencil-beam proton center in US

Toward 'green' paper-thin, flexible electronics

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Calgary to lead CREATE student training program in carbon capture

American energy use up slightly, carbon emissions almost unchanged

Iris scanner can ID a person from 40 feet away

China-backed infrastructure bank operational by end-2015

Taiwan lowers growth forecast in face of rival China

Goldin stocks mixed after Hong Kong collapse

San Francisco Launches HERO Clean Energy Program

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