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Total raises Lapa stake, creates JV with Petrobras for renewables

Energy News // 5 years ago

Total raises Lapa stake, creates JV with Petrobras for renewables

Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Total, operator of the pre-salt Lapa field, will increase its stake there to 45 percent, and separately create a venture for renewables with Brazil's Petrobras.

Oil prices decline as rate increases lead to concern of weaker crude demand

Energy News // 5 years ago

Oil prices decline as rate increases lead to concern of weaker crude demand

Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices fell Thursday as investors worried that interest rate increases could cause declines in demand amid oversupply conditions.

Dept. of Transportation sued for records related to fuel standards changes

Energy News // 5 years ago

Dept. of Transportation sued for records related to fuel standards changes

Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Environmental Defense Fund sued the U.S. DOT over failure to release public records requested to know what is behind attempts to lower fuel standards.

Crude oil prices nearly flat after selloff as investors move to bonds

Energy News // 5 years ago

Crude oil prices nearly flat after selloff as investors move to bonds

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices were nearly flat early Wednesday after a Tuesday selloff, as continued bearishness failed to attract buyers even at the lower price levels.

Global coal demand up for second year in a row

Energy News // 5 years ago

Global coal demand up for second year in a row

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Global demand for coal, an energy source that raises air quality concerns, is set to rise for a second year in a row in 2018 and is set to remain stable in the next five years.

'An invitation to kill': Proxies, foreign powers in Syria endanger civilians

Opinion // 7 years ago

'An invitation to kill': Proxies, foreign powers in Syria endanger civilians

Six years in, the progressively proxy nature of Syria's war has left civilians more vulnerable to violence and society more fractured.

Russian meddling: Why are we shocked?

Opinion // 7 years ago

Russian meddling: Why are we shocked?

Generations of Americans -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- have failed to understand the thinking in Moscow.

New index of economic marginalization helps explain Trump, Brexit, alt.right

Opinion // 7 years ago

New index of economic marginalization helps explain Trump, Brexit, alt.right

A new mood of intolerance, xenophobia and protectionist economics seems to be in the air.

The Fifth Corps and the state of the Syrian army

Opinion // 7 years ago

The Fifth Corps and the state of the Syrian army

OTTAWA, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The formation of the Fifth Corps and its unprecedented army recruitment tactics highlight the complexity of the regime's military situation in Syria.

From brothers to enemies: How Syria's war has divided families

Opinion // 7 years ago

From brothers to enemies: How Syria's war has divided families

DAMASCUS, Syria, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A mother of three sons describes how Syria's six-year civil war has seen brothers joining opposite sides and turning on each other.

Russia's headlong rush into populism

Opinion // 7 years ago

Russia's headlong rush into populism

Donald Trump may attempt to bring Russia back into the fold of civilized nations. So understanding the populism of Vladimir Putin's government is urgent.

As Trump era dawns, Europe must reclaim refugees debate from populists

Opinion // 7 years ago

As Trump era dawns, Europe must reclaim refugees debate from populists

One consequence of the election of Donald Trump has been increased exposure for Trump's chief strategist and former Breitbart executive Steve Bannon.

Surrender or starve: Rebel-held Syrian towns face brutal choice

Opinion // 7 years ago

Surrender or starve: Rebel-held Syrian towns face brutal choice

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A hallmark of the Syrian regime's policy to recover territory held by rebel groups is the surrender-or-starve tactic, a brutal choice.

Resistance to change will make for short honeymoon for Trump

Opinion // 7 years ago

Resistance to change will make for short honeymoon for Trump

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Make no mistake: President Donald Trump's political honeymoon will end just three days after he is inaugurated on Jan. 20, on his first working day.

Obama leaves legacy of death, destruction in Middle East

Opinion // 7 years ago

Obama leaves legacy of death, destruction in Middle East

BRUSSELS, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's foreign policy, which saw the United States focus on cooperation with Iran as its core strategy, has unlocked a Pandora's box of conflict.

Study: Did America's growing diversity make voters more xenophobic?

Opinion // 7 years ago

Study: Did America's growing diversity make voters more xenophobic?

One might wonder how a country that's becoming increasingly diverse could elect Donald Trump, one of the most openly xenophobic candidates in recent history.

China's new Silk Road is part of its grand strategy for global influence

Opinion // 7 years ago

China's new Silk Road is part of its grand strategy for global influence

China's new network of trade routes are embedded in its strategy of building an international Asian society.

Iceland's tourism boom offers lessons to Arctic nations

Opinion // 7 years ago

Iceland's tourism boom offers lessons to Arctic nations

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- People in Iceland have lived off fishing for centuries, and in the past decade aluminum production has grown in the economy. Both are now outpaced by tourism.

Rick Perry's Texas giveaways

Opinion // 7 years ago

Rick Perry's Texas giveaways

Donald Trump's selection of Rick Perry to lead the Department of Energy has prompted many Democrats to question Perry's qualifications for the position.

China and Norway: Cold shoulder no more, following diplomatic thaw

Opinion // 7 years ago

China and Norway: Cold shoulder no more, following diplomatic thaw

Six years of frozen diplomatic relations came to an end last month between China and Norway.

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