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China Looks To Largest Oil Producer To Boost Refining
Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2005Saudi Aramco and China's Sinopec are discussing investment opportunities in China's refinery industry in the northern port city of Qingdao. "We stand ready to deliver the oil China requires ... we are building strong, long-term relationships with leading Chinese petroleum companies," said Saudi Aramco President Abdallah Jumah. China To Go To The Colorado Rockies? 
Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2005Canada's EnCana is considering bringing in Chinese companies to construct and operate drilling rigs in the Colorado Rockies as the region struggles to keep up with demand and rising energy prices. BP Says 'Thunder Horse' Oil Platform Listing After Hurricane Dennis 
London (AFP) Jul 12, 2005British oil giant BP said Tuesday its oil platform Thunder Horse was listing after Hurricane Dennis swept through the US Gulf of Mexico killing at least 62 people. |
Oil Prices Surge Back Above $60 On New Hurricane Fears
New York (AFP) Jul 12, 2005World oil prices soared on Tuesday on concerns that US oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico could fall victim to a new tropical storm after escaping the worst of Hurricane Dennis this weekend. Nano-Graphite May Store H2 Gas 
New York (UPI) Jul 11, 2005Graphite films only nanometers or billionths of a meter thick could help store hydrogen in an inexpensive, easily manufactured, lightweight and nontoxic manner, an international team of scientists told UPI's Nano World. New Process For Drying Lumber Proposed 
University Park PA (UPI) Jul 11, 2005Drying lumber is an expensive process but a Penn State researcher says the time and energy needed to dry a piece of wood may be dramatically reduced. |
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China Preparing To Seriously Crackdown On Copyright Violations: US
Beijing (AFP) Jul 12, 2005US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Tuesday China has indicated it will crackdown on violations of intellectual property rights (IPR) with more "seriousness." Chinese Property Prices Slowing: Report 
Shanghai (AFP) Jul 12, 2005China's overheated property market is showing sings of cooling in 35 cities as government curbs on the sector bite, state press reported Tuesday. Urban housing prices rose eight percent year-on-year in the second quarter, 1.8 percentage points less than in the January to March period, the National Development and Reform Commission said. It May Serve China's Interest 
College Park PA (UPI) Jul 12, 2005As Craig Karmin observed in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, many portfolio investors have poured into Asian stocks expecting a Chinese revaluation to ignite a broader Asian currency rally, lifting the dollar values of their portfolios. |
Technology Can Be Part Of African Aid
Salzburg, Austria (UPI) Jul 12, 2005As leaders of the world's richest nations gathered in Scotland for the G8 summit last week to discuss, among other issues, poverty reduction in Africa, there was no talk about how connectivity with the developed world could help the world's most impoverished areas. Scientists To Probe Submarine Tsunami Destruction Near Aceh 
Oslo (AFP) Jul 12, 2005A team of international scientists will soon travel to the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian province of Aceh to map out the submarine destruction caused by deadly tidal waves, the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research said on Tuesday. Hurricane Dennis's Death Toll Mounts As Emily Gathers Steam 
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Jul 12, 2005The death toll from Hurricane Dennis rose dramatically Tuesday, with at least 40 reported dead in Haiti, 16 in Cuba and more bodies expected to be found. |
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