
China PM kicks off France visit with climate pledge, Airbus deal
China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang made a long-awaited pledge to curb carbon emissions during a trip to France Tuesday in which a Chinese company also inked an $18 billion (16.1 billion euros) deal with Airbus. ... more
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Airbus inks $18 bn deal to sell China 75 A330s
Airbus inked a deal to sell up to 75 of its A330 planes to a Chinese company during a visit by Prime Minister Li Keqiang to France on Tuesday in a deal worth $18 billion (16.1 billion euros) at list prices. ... more
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Ancient Martian groundwater may have prolonged habitability beyond previous estimates
Solar flares pause Blue Origin-NASA Mars probe launch
Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology
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China starts work on Russian gas pipeline
Construction on the Chinese side of a natural gas pipeline linking to Russia began in western Heilongjiang province, a Chinese energy company said Tuesday. ... more
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July 4th gas to be cheapest since at least 2010
Though seasonally high, U.S. holiday goers are expected to pay the lowest price for gas during the July 4th weekend in at least five years, motor club AAA said. ... more
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German government postpones parliamentary vote on fracking
The German government said Tuesday it has decided to postpone until after the summer break a parliamentary vote on a draft law on the controversial technology of "fracking" in Germany. ... more
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Vitol buys into Nigeria downstream sector
Dutch oil trader Vitol said Tuesday it spent around $27 million to take on a majority stake in the refining business held by Nigerian energy company Oando. ... more
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Samsung gets major Johan Sverdrup contract
A day after the first steel was cut for the platform, Statoil said it awarded Samsung with an $886 million contract for Johan Sverdrup field development. ... more
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