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Chevron and YPF sign $1.5 billion shale oil deal
Argentina`s state-controlled YPF oil company has persuaded Chevron Corp. to sign a long-sought deal to invest $1.24 billion in developing the South American country`s shale oil deposits.
The joint venture adds up to $1.5 billion overall, the first major foreign oil investment in Argentina since President Cristina Fernandez seized control of YPF from Spain`s Grupo Repsol last year.
YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio and Chevron CEO John Watson presented it Tuesday night to Fernandez, who issued two decrees this week granting special privileges to any oil ... |
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Communities to benefit from hosting nuclear power stations
The scale and duration of the impact of new nuclear power stations on their localities is to be recognised by ensuring communities benefit from the role they play in national power generation, Ministers announced today.
Communities around eight sites in England and Wales could be in line to receive benefits worth up to £1000/MW over 40 years from when the nuclear power stations begin operating.
Use of the funds will be tailored to specific localities and will be managed locally to bring long-term benefit and focus on ensuring an economic and social legacy arising from the development. ... |
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EU offshore wind installation grows during first half 2013 - but warning signs evident
277 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 1,045 megawatts (MW), were fully grid connected in Europe during the first six months of 2013. This is double ...
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Environment Committee advocates promoting advanced biofuels
Draft legal measures to cap traditional biofuel production and accelerate the switchover to a a new generation of products from other sources, such as ...
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US, China, South Africa lead rebound in clean energy investment
Second quarter investment rises 22% compared to Q1, but shrunken figure for Europe ensures that world total stays below that for Q2 last year
Global ...
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NRDC signs energy efficiency agreement with China
A representative of the Natural Resources Defense Council Thursday signed an agreement to collaborate on an energy efficiency program for Beijing that ...
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Report maps future of alternative fuel vehicles
Original story at MIT News
Cars that run on alternative fuels like biofuels and liquefied natural gas can cost less, cut emissions, and reduce dependence ...
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Financing will be key to achieving President Obama`s climate change goals
Financing of renewable energy, energy efficiency and other technologies to reduce America`s carbon footprint is a huge challenge for companies, public ...
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Largest public solar project in Greece built on Austrian technology
The Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece is among the sunniest regions in Europe, but when it comes to the use of solar energy, the Southeast European peninsula ...
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House bill cuts renewable energy budget
The House on Wednesday voted to slash money for renewable energy research and defy the Obama administration`s ...
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UK wind energy goes large
The power of the UK’s offshore and onshore wind resource is set to be harnessed further today, with the go-ahead given for two large wind farms.
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