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BP & GE
Nigerian subs launch crewboat & youth program
- NIGERIA
Arco Marine and a GE subsidiary in Nigeria have launched a new
crewboat for service between Warri and offshore facilities and with
it a youth jobs program. Arco Marine and Oilfield Services Limited
in conjunction with partner Nuovo Pignone, a subsidiary of General
Electric, announced the latter on Saturday in Warri while launching
the new vessel, the M/V Julie.
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Louisiana's
Port Fourchon critical US Gulf facilities link
but in jeopardy - USA
The latest tropical storm in the US Gulf of Mexico, Isidore,
swept across southern Louisiana and left flooded drillsites and
inundated infrastructure, but it could have been far worse,
according to Ted Falgout, the executive director of the Greater
LaForche Port Commission, location of Port Fourchon.
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27th
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Statoil CEO Fjell says environmental challenge key to oil
company survival - Norway
Oslo - Environmental challenges and sustainable development were
addressed today by Statoil CEO Olav Fjell in the prestigious
Lehmkuhl lecture at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business
Administration in Bergen to celebrate the anniversary of founder
Kristofer Lehmkuhl.
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MUNCHING MICROBES AID ENVIRONMENT, OIL INDUSTRY UH Scientist
Aids EPA on Environmental Test for Synthetic Drilling Fluids - USA
HOUSTON, Jan. 14, 2002 – A University of Houston researcher is
working with the oil industry and the Environmental Protection
Agency to ensure that synthetic-based fluids used to lubricate
oil-drilling equipment are environmentally safe.
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AUTOSHOW - Car industry struggles to ween drivers off oil -
FRANCE
PARIS - Camera flashes will illuminate sleek new sheetmetal at
the Paris auto show this week, but for most of the vehicles to be
unveiled, the novelty will be only skin deep.
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24th
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Pipeline from the Gulf of Thailand to Malaysia would probably
start in two years time - JAPAN
OSAKA - The head of Malaysia's state-owned oil company Petronas
said that gas flow through a controversial and much-delayed pipeline
from the Gulf of Thailand to Malaysia would probably start in two
years time.
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20th
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INTERVIEW - Norton wants energy bill veto if no ANWR drilling -
USA
WASHINGTON - U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton told Reuters on
Wednesday she would recommend the White House veto a broad energy
bill if Senate and House negotiators failed to include opening the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.
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Earth to warm even if greenhouse gas cut - US study - USA
WASHINGTON - Earth's climate will warm up over the next 50 years,
whether or not greenhouse gases are curbed soon, U.S. researchers
reported on Thursday in a NASA study.
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19th
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International Fuel Technology & Southwest Research Institute
Co-Author Paper for International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels - USA
ST. LOUIS - International Fuel Technology Inc. (OTC BB: IFUE),
the developer of a series of fuel additives and fuel blends designed
to increase fuel economy and reduce harmful emissions, announces
that it will present a technical paper on certain ethanol/diesel
fuel blends enhanced with IFT additive technology.
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Alaska's Cook Inlet oil pipelines leaky - report - USA
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Many of the oil pipelines that cross Alaska's
Cook Inlet basin are leaky, ill-maintained and poorly regulated,
said a report issued this week by a regional environmental group.
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ExxonMobil puts all five Chad oil rigs to work - UK
LONDON - Supermajor ExxonMobil Corp has put to work all five oil
rigs earmarked for drilling in the environmentally sensitive Chad
project in West Africa, a company spokeswoman said.
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Brazil seeks to woo back ethanol car drivers - BRAZIL
SERTAOZINHO, Brazil - The time is ripe for Brazil to relaunch its
fuel alcohol program but consumers must be assured of regular
supplies at competitive prices, government and industry leaders told
a renewable energy forum.
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Brazil's Petrobras cleans up oil spill after fire - BRAZIL
BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras worked on
the weekend to clean up an oil spill in a picturesque bay that is a
playground for the rich and famous following an overnight fire at a
port terminal.
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NAEM’S EHS MANAGEMENT FORUM 2002 - EXCHANGING IDEAS TO BUILD
SUCCESS…
Meet us in Montreal, Canada for NAEM’s Tenth Annual EHS
(Environmental, Health and Safety) ManagementForum, October 16-18.
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Spain approves 10-year energy plan - SPAIN
MADRID - The Spanish cabinet last week approved a 10-year energy
plan aimed at meeting the country's growing power needs, relecting
an increasing reliance on natural gas.
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FEATURE - A squeaky clean future for the car? - GERMANY
SINDELFINGEN, Germany - Unlike the sleek and snarling Mercedes
coupes screaming around DaimlerChrysler's test track, the lowly
Chrysler "Town and Country" mini-van consumes neither petrol nor
diesel. It runs on soap.
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US
bill would streamline Alaska natgas pipeline
- USA
WASHINGTON - Senate and House negotiators, trying to complete
action on a broad energy bill, yesterday agreed on language to speed
the government's review for a proposed pipeline to bring natural gas
from Alaska to the lower 48 states.
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12th
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Oil tanker
seeking shelter from a tropical storm ran
into rocks on the south China coast - CHINA
SINGAPORE - An oil tanker seeking shelter from a tropical storm
ran into rocks on the south China coast and exploded yesterday when
a signal flare ignited its cargo, Xinhua news agency said.
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Europe
to boost security of oil and gas supply -
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive
branch today adopted two proposals for laws aimed at modernizing and
improving the security of the EU's oil and gas supply. European
Community mechanisms put in place at the beginning of the 1970s are
seen as obsolete in the context of an increasingly integrated
internal energy market among the 15 EU nations.
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Huge seabed methane find off Canada's west coast - CANADA
VICTORIA, British Columbia - A fishing boat's accidental catch
has led to the discovery of a huge potential energy reserve off
Canada's Pacific coast that could meet the country's energy needs
for 40 years, researchers said yesterday.
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Driven to alcohol - BRAZIL
Renewable fuels - Brazil has another try at running its cars on
ethanol made from sugar cane.
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Thousands rally against Thai-Malaysia gas pipeline - THAILAND
CHANA, Thailand - Opponents of a Thai-Malaysian natural gas
pipeline project rallied yesterday in a southern Thai town to try to
persuade the government to scrap the 30 billion baht ($710.7
million) scheme.
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FACTBOX - Earth Summit rejects "green" energy targets
- JOHANNESBURG
JOHANNESBURG - Energy proved to be the most contentious issue at
the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg as
debate raged over whether to raise targets for use of
"green" energy.
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ANALYSIS - Earth Summit deal-a grey day for green energy? -
JOHANNESBURG
Johannesburg - The Earth Summit's decision not to set itself a
firm target for boosting green energy is a lost battle for renewable
energies like solar and wind power, but it's not the end of the war,
analysts said.
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OPEC said blocking Summit "green" energy goal -
JOHANNESBURG
JOHANNESBURG - Oil exporting countries are blocking European
Union efforts to form an alliance with over 100 developing countries
to push for firm targets on boosting "green" energy, Earth
Summit delegates said on the weekend.
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Carbon dioxide? Norway can't get enough - NORWAY
STAVANGER, Norway - The rest of the world may be struggling to
get rid of greenhouse gas emissions but Norwegian oil companies and
environmentalists are uniting to claim they cannot get enough carbon
dioxide.
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Earth summit seeks to promote renewable energy - JOHANNESBURG
JOHANNESBURG - Energy for the world's poor is a key issue at the
United Nations' World Summit on Sustainable Development.
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Bank plan to burn less oil rig gas may help poor - JOHANNESBURG
JOHANNESBURG - A plan to cut down on wasteful burning of natural
gas from oil rigs will help cut down greenhouse gas emissions and
could provide poor people with access to cheap fuel, the World Bank
said last week.
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Earth summit agrees Kyoto compromise - JOHANNESBURG
JOHANNESBURG - Ministers at the Earth Summit agreed on Saturday a
declaration to support the climate change pact without embarrassing
the United States, the only major state to shun the treaty.
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FEATURE - Remaining energy issues prove difficult to resolve top
JOHANNESBURG: August 30, 2002
JOHANNESBURG - Agreement has already been reached on a range of
energy issues, including provisions calling for the the promotion of
energy efficient technologies, the elimination of lead from
gasoline, the reduction of the practice of flaring and venting of
gas during crude oil production, and creating a level playing field
so clean energy sources can compete. But several basic issues
are still in dispute...
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Industry joins Greenpeace to demand climate action top
JOHANNESBURG: August 30, 2002
JOHANNESBURG - An array of big businesses joined forces with an
unlikely ally this week to call on governments meeting at the Earth
Summit to take clear action to tackle global climate change.
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Big business needs Kyoto says industry chief top
JOHANNESBURG: August 29, 2002
JOHANNESBURG - The world should stick with the Kyoto climate
change pact despite misgivings from some major companies and
rejection by the United States, according to the chief industry
representative at the "Earth Summit II".
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Earth Summit delegates clash over renewable energy top
JOHANNESBURG: August 29, 2002
JOHANNESBURG - Negotiations at the Johannesburg Earth Summit have
clashed over the future of green energy, an issue at the heart of
"sustainable development", delegates said this week.
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Statoil says access to Arctic oil and gas is vital top
NORWAY: August 28, 2002
STAVANGER, Norway - Access to the potential oil and gas riches of
the Arctic will be the key to the next decade of growth for
Norwegian energy group Statoil, Chief Executive Olav Fjell said
yesterday.
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Johannesburg summit opens with calls for credible action top
SOUTH AFRICA: August 26, 2002
South Africa president Thabo Mbeki opened the World Summit on
Sustainable Development today with a call for governments to agree
on a set of practical measures that will help humanity improve the
lives of people everywhere.
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Minister backs offshore reuse top
NORWAY: August 26, 2002
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Safer gas distribution with new valve solution top
NORWAY: August 22, 2002
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Nigeria cleaning up oilfields
NIGERIA: August 22, 2002
Nigeria has embarked on a programme to clean up its oilfields
from environmental degradation, which has dented its image
internationally.
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17th World Petroleum Congress Opens top
BRAZIL: August 16, 2002
17th
World Petroleum Congress: "For the first time ever, the industry opens a democratic space where, together with the community as represented by a number of NGOs, it will discuss its practices in the field of social responsibility", de Luca stated.
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Eight companies competing for Innovation Award top
NORWAY: August 14, 2002
Eight companies competing for the Innovation Award
at the Offshore Northern Seas Conference.
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Canada warns it won't
make a quick Kyoto decision top
CANADA: August 12, 2002
OTTAWA - Climate change is such a complex topic that Canada will not be announcing a decision on whether to ratify the Kyoto Protocol at this month's "Earth Summit 2," Environment Minister David Anderson said.
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Seabirds, salmon seen on mend since Valdez spill top
USA: August 9, 2002
ANCHORAGE - The government panel overseeing restoration of Alaska's spill-damaged Prince William Sound has concluded that some seabirds and salmon species as well as the region's archeological sites have fully recovered from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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FEATURE - Solar power to challenge dominance of fossil fuels top
AUSTRALIA: August 9, 2002
MELBOURNE - Solar power is one of the world's fastest growing renewable energy sources, offering a potentially endless supply of power generation capable of meeting the electricity demands of the whole planet.
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US to fund Eastern Siberia oil, gas fields study top
RUSSIA: August 5, 2002
MOSCOW - The United States said on Thursday it would help Russia fund the exploration of new giant oil provinces to maintain Russia's impressive output growth and ensure stability on world oil markets. U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said the two states would consider more cooperation, including in building new export routes outside Russia, when they meet in Texas in October for what has been billed as "a commercial energy summit".
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Solar power to challenge dominance of fossil
fuels top
AUSTRALIA: August 9, 2002
MELBOURNE - Solar power is one of the world's fastest growing
renewable energy sources, offering a potentially endless supply of
power generation capable of meeting the electricity demands of the
whole planet.
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US to fund Eastern Siberia oil, gas fields study top
RUSSIA: August 5, 2002
The United States said on Thursday it would help Russia fund the
exploration of new giant oil provinces to maintain Russia's
impressive output growth and ensure stability on world oil markets.
U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said the two states would
consider more cooperation, including in building new export routes
outside Russia, when they meet in Texas in October for what has been
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