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Shell's Vast Sakhalin Gas Project To Double To $20B
Washington (UPI) July 19, 2005When Royal Dutch/Shell acknowledged last Thursday that costs of the Sakhalin Energy liquefied natural gas project in Eastern Siberia will double to $20 billion, Gazprom immediately demanded a renegotiation of the terms of its swap deal with Shell. Portugal Turns To Wind Farms To Reduce High Oil Dependency 
Lisbon (AFP) Jul 18, 2005Portugal plans to grant licences by the end of the year for the construction of large-scale wind farms as part of an effort to reduce the nation's high dependence on oil imports, Economy Minister Manuel Pinho said Monday. Analysis: Africa Big Oil Supplier To China 
Washington (UPI) July 19, 2005China's increasing energy demands have led it to invest heavily in Africa, which supplies approximately one third of its oil needs. |
Analysis: Brazil's Nuke Program
Rio de Janeiro (UPI) July 19, 2005If Brazil ever decides to enrich uranium on an industrial scale and export it to the rest of the world - something the leading nuclear powers hope doesn't happen - it is the Industrias Nucleares do Brasil (that will probably be at the center of the action. Demand Grows For Nuclear Storage 
Washington (UPI) July 19, 2005The United States, Russia and six other states want to build international storage sites for spent nuclear fuel. "Electricity production at nuclear power plants will be up 100 to 200 percent by the middle of the century," according to estimates from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Pirate Attacks Drop By 30 Percent In First Half Of This Year 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 20, 2005Pirate attacks worldwide dropped 30 percent in the first half of 2005 but the situation worsened in hot spots Indonesia and Somalia which suffered increasingly violent assaults, an anti-piracy watchdog said Wednesday. |
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Northeastern Mexico, Southern Texas Brace For Hurricane Emily Nuevo Laredo, Mexico (AFP) Jul 19, 2005 
Northeastern Mexico and southern Texas Tuesday braced for the fury of Hurricane Emily, which killed 10 people as it thundered over the Caribbean and the Yucatan peninsula.Hundreds Of Firefighters Battle Blazes Across Drought-Hit Portugal 
Lisbon (AFP) Jul 19, 2005Hundreds of firefighters on Tuesday battled 15 separate wildfires which raged out of control across drought-hit Portugal amid soaring temperatures, emergency services said. Is Ningbo Bird's Goose Cooked? 
Beijing (UPI) July 19, 2005Ningbo Bird, China's top domestic mobile handset seller, is one of several firms facing intensified competition as the stakes have been raised in the country's high-tech market. |
Analysis: India's Bid For U.N. Seat
New Delhi (UPI) July 18, 2005The way India has mobilized support for a permanent seat in the U.N. Security Council, it looks possible it might win the battle, Indian analysts said Monday. Analysis: Africa Seeks Council Seat 
United Nations, (UPI) July 19, 2005The African Union has formally presented its draft resolution for reform of the U.N. Security Council to the world organization's General Assembly in which it seeks two of six new permanent seats it proposes for the panel, each with a veto. Stressed Out Indian Techies Take Shelter In Spas, Meditation Centers 
Bangalore, India (AFP) Jul 18, 2005Indian software engineer Mehul Patel, working with cellphone maker Kyocera, arrived back in Bangalore after hectic business trips to the United States and Europe in a "state of daze". |
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