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Despair After Climate Conference, But UN Still Offers Hope

10.12.2012 - At the end of another lavishly-funded U.N. conference that yielded no progress on curbing greenhouse emissions, many of those most concerned about climate change are close to...

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European Energy Firms Back Gazprom at Pipeline Ceremony

07.12.2012 - European energy executives lined up with Russian President Vladimir Putin to witness the first weld on the South Stream pipeline on Friday in a show of support for a project that...

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US Study Says the More LNG Exported the Better

06.12.2012 - A U.S. government-sponsored report gave full-throated endorsement on Wednesday for the expansion of liquefied natural gas exports, saying that shipping surplus gas abroad would...

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Niche French Chemical Firms Ride U.S. Shale Gas Wave

05.12.2012 - France may have banned the controversial hydro-fracking extraction technology, but the shale gas revolution in the United States is proving a boon for small, specialised French...

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Non-Oil Firms Bid Aggressively in China's Shale Auction

04.12.2012 - Non-oil companies may have won most of the blocks offered in China's second shale gas auction, media and industry officials say, which may mean lucrative opportunities for service...

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Germany Legislates to Help Prevent Power Blackouts

29.11.2012 - Germany passed legislation designed in part to help prevent blackouts as the country moves towards relying on renewable energy and out of nuclear power. Following the Fukushima...

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UK Plans Low-Carbon Energy Cost Breaks for Industry

29.11.2012 - Britain plans to exempt industrial energy users from extra costs arising from its electricity market reform following complaints from industry that the costs would harm their...

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Brightoil Petroleum Eyes Upstream Gas Assets

29.11.2012 - Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum Holdings is keen to buy more upstream gas assets to secure long-term growth and aims to sell more crude and chemicals to China, the world's...