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Taiwan to bid to explore for oil in North Peru
Taipei - Taiwan's state oil company CPC plans to submit tender to explore for oil in North Peru, the Central News Agency (CNA) said on Saturday. Taiwan's representative to Peru Huang Lien-sheng said Peru's state oil firm Petroperu will invite tenders...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-31 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Jordan, France sign nuclear, political cooperation accords
Amman - Jordan and France on Friday signed two agreements for cooperation in the peaceful development of nuclear technology and political coordination on regional and international issues, according to an official statement. The accords were signed b...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-30 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Block Nord Stream if it threatens the Baltic, MEPs say
Brussels - The European Union should block the Nord Stream gas pipeline if it proves to be an environmental threat, and should stop Russian energy giant Gazprom from unfairly dominating EU markets, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted Tues...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-27 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Areva to help construct MOX factory with US Department of Energy
Paris - French energy technology company Areva said Friday it has signed an agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to construct with the American company Shaw a mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication facility in the United States. The contract,...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-23 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Reactor to restart after explosives scare at Swedish nuclear plant
Stockholm - A Swedish nuclear reactor that was shut down as a precautionary measure after an explosives scare can be restarted since police did not find anything suspicious during a search, the operator said Friday. Reactor number one was searched Th...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-23 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Activists blocks coal shipment in eastern Philippine power plant
Manila - Environmental activists blocked on Friday a large coal shipment to a power plant in the eastern Philippines in a protest action to push for the use of clean energy. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior anchored near the port of Pagbilao town ...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-23 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Barroso: Nuclear energy to help fight climate change
Prague - Nuclear energy, a cheap and carbon-free source, could contribute to Europe's battle against climate change, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday. Nuclear energy can help protect our economies against price volatil...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-22 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Finnish group eyes Japanese and French nuclear reactors
Helsinki - A reactor designed by French group Areva or Japan's Toshiba was the favourite choice for a Finnish energy group that is investigating the possibilities of building a new nuclear power plant, energy group Fennovoima said Tuesday. Finland cu...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-20 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

IISS report: 'Remarkable' interest in nuclear power in Middle East
London - The growing interest in the use of nuclear power for civilian purposes in the Middle East is remarkable but the danger of a proliferation cascade is currently not imminent, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-20 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Finnish poll suggests opposition to sixth nuclear reactor
Helsinki - A majority of Finnish voters oppose the construction of a sixth nuclear reactor, according to a survey published Thursday. Finland currently operates four nuclear reactors and construction of a fifth reactor is underway at Olkiluoto, south...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]