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  Washington (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 Israel has assured the White House that a planned retaliatory attack on Iran won't target nuclear or oil facilities, US media reported Monday. Israel has vowed to counterattack after Iran fired ballistic missiles at the country on October 1, launched in response to Israel's killing of Tehran-aligned militant leaders in the region, along with a general in Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Citing unnamed US officials, the Washington Post said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had reassured ... read more |
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Iran condemns 'illegal and unjustified' US sanctions on oil industry: ministryTehran (AFP) Oct 13, 2024 Iran condemned Sunday what it called an "illegal and unjustified" expansion of US sanctions targeting its oil industry following Tehran's missile attack on Israel earlier this month. ... more
U.S. expands sanctions on Iran's oil industry in response to Oct. 1 missile attackWashington DC (UPI) Oct 11, 2024 The Biden administration on Friday expanded sanctions against Iran's oil and petrochemical industries in response to Tehran's Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel. ... more  
New process converts plant waste into sustainable jet fuelLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 Researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have developed a new method to convert lignin-based agricultural waste into sustainable aviation fuel. The breakthrough, published in 'Fuel Process ... more 
No peak oil demand 'on the horizon', phaseout a 'fantasy': OPECParis (AFP) Sept 24, 2024 OPEC said Tuesday that phasing out oil was a "fantasy", as the Saudi-led cartel forecast that demand would keep growing until at least 2050, a key year in the battle against climate change. ... more |
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Azerbaijan says 'God-given' oil and gas will help it go greenBaku (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 Flames soar into the air from a sandstone outcrop on a hillside of the Absheron peninsula near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, as it prepares to host the COP29 climate conference. ... more |
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Using sunlight to recycle harmful gases into valuable productsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Researchers at McGill University have developed a sunlight-driven method to convert two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. This breakthrough could offer both environmental ... more 
Pennsylvania's fracking industry plans to continue, whoever wins White HouseCanonsburg, United States (AFP) Sept 15, 2024 Pennsylvanians working in the controversial fracking industry are confident that the sector will endure, whoever wins the White House in November's presidential election. ... more 
New study highlights improved ethanol production method using CO2 and NanocatalystsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 A recent study titled 'Time-Resolved Operando Insights into the Tunable Selectivity of Cu-Zn Nanocubes during Pulsed CO2 Electroreduction' has revealed a more efficient method for converting carbon ... more 
2024 Global Methane Report shows significant growth in emissionsParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 The 2024 Global Methane Budget offers a sobering look at current global methane emissions. The report reveals that human activities are responsible for more than two-thirds of all methane emissions ... more |
The Hague to ban fossil fuel adsThe Hague (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 The Dutch city of The Hague has become the first in the world to pass local laws banning advertisements for fossil fuels, petrol cars and long-distance air travel, officials said Friday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Support for Trump, questions for Harris in pro-fracking PennsylvaniaWest Bethlehem Township, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 For Pennsylvania farmer George Wherry, 85, fracking for natural gas under his otherwise bucolic fields means greater economic "freedom" - one of the many reasons he'll be voting for Donald Trump in November. ... more 
Salvage operation for stricken Red Sea tanker underway: Greek defence sourceAthens (AFP) Sept 14, 2024 An operation to tow an abandoned tanker struck by Yemen's Huthi rebels in August, threatening environmental disaster, began Saturday and is ongoing, a Greek defence ministry source told AFP. ... more 
Philippines recovers oil from sunken tanker, avoids disasterManila (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 The Philippine government said it had completed on Thursday the recovery of fuel cargo from a sunken oil tanker on Manila Bay, avoiding an "environmental catastrophe". ... more 
Global oil demand growth slows as China slumps: IEAParis (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 Global oil demand grew at its slowest pace since 2020 in the first half of 2024 due to China's economic slump, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, prompting the IEA to lower its full-year forecast. ... more |
Biomethane Production on Peat Soils Leads to Higher CO2 Emissions than Natural GasLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 A rapid expansion in the cultivation of crops like maize to generate biomethane-a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels-is inadvertently causing significant carbon emissions. A new study by the UK Cen ... more 
Iran president deepens Iraq ties on first foreign tripBaghdad (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Iran and Iraq on Wednesday signed more than a dozen agreements to deepen already strong ties as Masoud Pezeshkian visited Baghdad on his first foreign trip as president of the Islamic republic. ... more 
Chinese PM meets Saudi crown prince during Riyadh visitRiyadh (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman met on Wednesday with visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss bilateral ties, Saudi state media said. ... more 
Iran president says 14 agreements signed with Iraq to expand tiesBaghdad (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, announced that over a dozen agreements were signed with Iraq on Wednesday during his visit to the neighbouring country. ... more |
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MiQ updates guidance on satellite data for verifying methane emissions Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2024 MiQ, a leader in emissions certification, has refined its monitoring Equivalency Table to better assist oil and gas producers in utilizing various technologies, including satellites, for the credibl ... more 
Chinese prime minister arrives in Saudi ArabiaRiyadh (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrived Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi state media reported, on the first leg of a regional Gulf trip that will also take him to the UAE. ... more
Methane rising faster than other greenhouse gases: researchersParis (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Concentrations in the atmosphere of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are rising at an accelerating pace, threatening efforts by countries to meet their climate targets, researchers warned on Tuesday. ... more 
Hijacked, sunk, set ablaze: Yemen rebels' Red Sea attacksDubai (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Yemen's Huthi rebels have attacked scores of merchant ships off the country's coast over the past 10 months as part of a sometimes-deadly campaign they say is in solidarity with Palestinians during the Gaza war. ... more |
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Oil tanker ablaze off Yemen threatens environmental disasterDubai (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 An abandoned tanker carrying more than one million barrels of crude oil could contaminate vast areas of the Red Sea in a severe, long-term environmental disaster if it breaks up or explodes, experts warn. ... more |
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US senator urges COP29 host Azerbaijan to free activists Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 A key US senator called Monday for Azerbaijan officials to release 15 jailed activists and journalists ahead of the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Baku in November. ... more
China says Premier Li Qiang to visit Saudi, UAE this weekBeijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week, Beijing's foreign ministry said Monday. ... more 
Ukrainian drone strike ignites Russian fuel tanksWashington DC (UPI) Sep 8, 2024 A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fuel tanks at a storage facility near the Russian town of Volokonovka Sunday, a regional governor said on the messaging app Telegram. ... more 
U.S. sanctions companies, vessels linked to Russia's Arctic LNG 2 projectWashington DC (UPI) Sep 6, 2024 The United States on Thursday sanctioned entities and vessels accused of shipping liquefied natural gas from Russia's blacklisted LNG project, as the Biden administration seeks to tighten its financial vises on the Kremlin over its war in Ukraine. ... more |
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