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US probing cyber attacks on gas pipelines (Update)
A campaign of cyber attacks has been targeting US natural gas pipeline operators, officials acknowledged Tuesday, raising security concerns about vulnerabilities in key infrastructure.
May 08, 2012 |
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Shell says two new leaks on Nigerian pipeline
Oil giant Shell on Monday said two new leaks had occurred on one of its pipelines in southern Nigeria after similar incidents in recent days blamed on crude theft.
May 07, 2012 |
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Metadynamics technique offers insight into mineral growth and dissolution
By using a novel technique to better understand mineral growth and dissolution, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving predictions of mineral reactions and laying the groundwork ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Engineering professor develops 'superlaminate' industrial pipe repair system
A University of Arizona engineering professor may have a solution to a U.S. infrastructure problem that's growing deadlier each year.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Report cites 'liquefaction' as key to much of Japanese earthquake damage
(PhysOrg.com) -- The massive subduction zone earthquake in Japan caused a significant level of soil "liquefaction" that has surprised researchers with its widespread severity, a new analysis shows.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2011 |
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NIST finds that ethanol-loving bacteria accelerate cracking of pipeline steels
U.S. production of ethanol for fuel has been rising quickly, topping 13 billion gallons in 2010. With the usual rail, truck and barge transport methods under potential strain, existing gas pipelines might ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Europe launches trillion-euro energy revamp
European leaders launched Friday a trillion-euro bid to slash dependency on Middle East oil and Russian gas, clearing the way to place nuclear power at the centre of 21st century needs.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 04, 2011 |
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US to reject Canada pipeline: reports
The United States will Wednesday reject the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, a politically charged project that is bitterly opposed by environmentalists, news reports said.
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Undersea forces from hurricanes may threaten Gulf pipelines
Hurricanes could snap offshore oil pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and other hurricane-prone areas, since the storms whip up strong underwater currents, a new study suggests.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 26, 2010 |
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Search is on for source of US Gulf of Mexico oil sheen
The US Coast Guard and oil company experts on Thursday used aircraft and undersea probes to monitor and search for the source of a 10-mile long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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New research expected to help utility companies predict service life of pipelines
Regression models presented in the American Society of Civil Engineers' Journal of Infrastructure Systems by researchers at Syracuse University's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science are expected to hel ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Beaver dam partly contains Canada oil spill
An oil spill near the native village of Little Buffalo in Canada's Alberta province was partly contained by a beaver dam, a provincial environment official said Wednesday.
May 05, 2011 |
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Chevron checking possible leak in Gulf of Mexico
US oil group Chevron said Tuesday it had shut down a pipeline off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico to investigate a "potential leak."
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Oil spilled into Yellowstone River in US
An oil pipeline in northwestern US state Montana has ruptured and spilled crude oil into the Yellowstone River, a key tourist attraction in the region that runs through a famed national park, the pipeline ...
Jul 03, 2011 |
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Europe to turn up heat on climate targets
Fresh from the launch of a trillion-euro bid to slash dependency on Middle East oil and Russian gas, Europe sets out this week its most ambitious targets yet to offset climate change.
Mar 06, 2011 |
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