China's apparent demand for gas in December rose 14.1% year on year to a record high of 16.26 billion cu m, according to Platts calculations of recently released government data. China does not release consumption data on gas. Platts ...
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Remnants of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans are associated with genes affecting type 2 diabetes, Crohn's disease, lupus, biliary cirrhosis and smoking behavior. They also concentrate in genes that influence skin and hair characteristics. ...
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Commission encourages Chinese steelmakers to boost global footprint Chinese steelmakers that have lost money because of volatile global iron ore prices should invest more in foreign mineral resources to gain greater pricing power, the ...
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Global steel giant ArcelorMittal will have to share the Liberian rail line that it is using to export iron ore with West Africa-focused Sable Mining and other miners operating in Guinea, according to a Reuters report. The rail line is ...
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Heritage Oil Plc ("Heritage" or the "Company") (TSX:HOC)(LSE:HOIL), an independent upstream exploration and production company provides an operational update, that includes unaudited information and may be subject to further review. ...
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The leatherback turtle in the Pacific Ocean is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Its population has declined by more than 90 percent since 1980. One of the greatest sources of mortality is industrial longlines that set ...
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A recently discovered, aggressive strain of HIV leads to faster development of AIDS than other HIV strains, according to a new study. More than 60 epidemic strains of HIV-1 exist. This new strain has the shortest period from infection to ...
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Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) (BOVESPA: PREB) announced today the successful results of the first production tests in the CPE-6-1X exploration well and the CPE-6-H2 appraisal well, two new wells drilled during ...
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Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) (BOVESPA: PREB) announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its 5% interest and transportation rights in the Oleoducto Central S.A. ("OCENSA") oil pipeline in Colombia for a ...
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Wuhan Iron and Steel Corp. (Wisco), a super large state-owned iron and steel producer in Wuhan, Hubei Province China has successfully developed 18mm X70 grade high frequency straight slit welded pipe to fulfill qualified international ...
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On December 12, Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (WISCO) has announced that its 18 mm X70 grade high-frequency straight-slit welded pipe for application in slurry transportation has reached advanced ...
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The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) commends the federal government on the signing of two new Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPAs) with Tanzania and Guinea. The FIPA with Tanzania came into force earlier today, ...
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InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC; POMSoX: IOC) is pleased to announce that the PNG Department of Petroleum and Energy has approved the Company's application for Petroleum Retention License 39, which includes the Triceratops discovery. ...
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Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) and Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) today announced plans to complete a feasibility study to evaluate an underground exploration programme for the Wafi-Golpu Project. The Wafi-Golpu ...
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InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC; POMSoX: IOC) has agreed to sell to Total S.A. (CAC: TOT; NYSE: TOT) a gross 61.3% interest in Petroleum Retention License 15 ("PRL15") which contains the Elk-Antelope gas fields in the Gulf Province of ...
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