Geothermal energy is set to play a bigger role as the State-owned Sinopec Group makes inroads into the clean fuel's exploration and development through international technological exchanges designed to reduce the country's carbon footprint. ...
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Eastern Canada's Nova Scotia government is in favor of the proposed 1.1 million b/d Energy East crude oil pipeline terminating at a deep water port in the province, rather than in neighboring New Brunswick on the Atlantic coast, the ...
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A new study published in the journal Science says that the total impact of switching to natural gas depends heavily on leakage of methane (CH4) during the natural gas life cycle, and suggests that more can be done to reduce methane ...
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The National Sporting Goods Association announced that Shellie Pfohl and Anthony Robles has joined its list of speakers for the 50th NSGA Management Conference and 16th Team Dealer Summit. ADVERTISEMENT Pfohl, the executive director of ...
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The phrase "An army marches on its stomach," often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, underscores the importance of logistics in the military. And in the 21st century, keeping up the supply of diesel fuel is one of the most challenging ...
Nigerian Petroleum Development Co., the upstream arm of state oil company NNPC, Monday announced a $5.2 billion, four-year investment plan aimed at raising oil production to 300,000 b/d mainly from assets acquired from foreign oil companies ...
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Norway's Statoil on Friday postponed its 2020 output guidance of 2.5 million barrels/day of oil equivalent by up to four years, as it reported a fall in fourth quarter output and an 8% cut in planned investment to $20 billion/year for the ...
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Columbia, Mo.,---- The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2014 Missouri Pork Expo to help us celebrate 60 years. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youth and adults, and ...
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Former world No. 1 and current TV tennis analyst and Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier will be a featured guest at the inaugural Tennis Industry Association “Future of Tennis Summit,” to be held March 11-12 in Indian Wells, CA, ...
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By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says, by maintaining the focus on biosecurity, there is opportunity for pork producers to protect their herds from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Last week the ...
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Existing home sales increased 1% in December, the first rise in four months, the National Association of Realtors said Jan. 23. Sales rose to an annual rate of 4.87 million. The December level was lower than economists' median forecast of ...
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Allocated pipelines and terminals and potential brine issues at the Conway, Kansas, storage facility are likely behind the 25.3% spike in propane prices at the Midcontinent NGL trading hub this week, sources said Friday. On Friday, Conway ...
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The Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center at Dartmouth and its partner universities have received an $8 million grant to expand their research into arsenic toxicity in children and pregnant women. The ...
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The chemical spill that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands of West Virginians is just the latest and most high-profile case of coal polluting the nation's waters. An Associated Press analysis of federal environmental data found ...
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Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes fell one point to 56 in January from a revised December reading of 57 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). "Following an ...
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