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Exclusive: SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for U.S. space program
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SEATTLE (Reuters) – NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year. One of Boeing Co’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsules is seen at a Read More
Brazil's burgeoning crude production is OPEC’s next headache
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By Sabrina Valle and Javier Blas on 2/20/2019 RIO DE JANEIRO and LONDON (Bloomberg) — When the giant P-67 floating oil production vessel lit its flare tower earlier this month, it marked the start of a Brazilian supply boom that’s poised to challenge OPEC’s efforts to balance the global market. The mammoth facility — long Read MorePeru launches crackdown on illegal gold mining in Amazon
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LIMA (Reuters) – Peru on Tuesday launched a drive to eliminate illegal gold mining in one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse corners, sending 1,500 police and military officers to a region that has suffered rising deforestation from wildcat mining. FILE PHOTO: An area deforested by illegal gold mining is seen in a zone known as Read More
Peru launches 'sustained' crack-down on illegal mining in Amazon
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LIMA (Reuters) – Peru on Tuesday launched a new, “sustained” effort to uproot illegal gold mining in one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse corners, sending 1,500 police and military officers to the region after deforestation from wildcat mining hit a new high last year. The government of President Martin Vizcarra said it was suspending civil Read More
Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) Announces Spud of Attic Well on Tie Field and completion of 7TTG workover at Tartaruga
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Maha Energy AB (publ)Biblioteksgatan 1SE-111 46 Stockholmwww.mahaenergy.ca Press releaseStockholmFebruary 18, 2019 Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) Announces Spud of Attic Well on Tie Field and completion of 7TTG workover at Tartaruga The Company is pleased to provide the following Operational Update from its operations in Brazil. Attic Well and Tie Field Operations Read More
Shell eyes limit to how clean oil output can be
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By Mikael Holter on 2/18/2019 Photo: Shell. OSLO (Bloomberg) — There’s only so much you can do to make oil and gas production cleaner. That was a key realization behind Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s decision to set targets to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions not just from its own operations, but also from the products it sells which Read More
McDermott executes contract for Pan Malaysia field development
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2/18/2019 Photo: East Piatu, offshore Malaysia. Photo: Sapura energy. HOUSTON — McDermott International, Inc. has announced two sizeable contracts, one from Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB) and one from Sapura Exploration and Production (SEP), to provide transportation and installation of offshore structures, pipelines and pre-commissioning work for the Pan Malaysia field development located off the shore Read More
Egypt is shaping up to become a real energy hub
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Egypt’s oil and gas future looks very bright. The large scale concessions awarded during the EGYPS2019 conference in Cairo, 11-13 February, shows the appetite of IOCs, such as Shell, BP and ENI in this emerging energy hotspot. After years of a major slump, partly due to continuing payment and security issues, the Pharaohs are again Read More