Colombia expects record palm oil output
Colombia, the world's fifth-leading palm oil producer, will finish 2012 with a record output of 1 million tonnes, a federation representing growers and producers said. That figure was provided by ...
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Iraq awards Kogas $127m pipeline deal
Iraq's Oil Pipelines Co (OPC) has awarded South Korea's state-run gas company a $127m contract to build a 110km pipeline linking the cities of Kirkuk and Baiji, The Korea Times has ...
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Why fish oils could hold key to healthy heart
Fish oil is far more powerful than believed at warding off heart disease, experts say. A healthy dose would mean eating just two or three portions of fish like sardines, salmon or mackerel every ...
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Firms bid $2.64 bn for Colombian oil blocks
A total of 37 domestic and foreign companies bid a combined $2.64 billion for 49 Colombian oil blocks, mines and energy minister Federico Renjifo said Thursday. He said the National Hydrocarbons ...
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Why astronauts experience low BP after returning to Earth from space
When astronauts land on earth, their blood pressure (BP), along with the altitude, drops in a condition known as orthostatic hypotension. This condition occurs in up to half of those astronauts on ...
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Seven jailed for selling gutter oil in China
A total of seven people in China's Hebei province have been awarded jail terms up to 15 years for manufacturing and selling "gutter oil", a recycled oil made from kitchen waste. Four managers of a ...
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Weighing The Prospects Of The Keystone XL Pipeline
Among the difficult decisions facing President Obama in his second term is whether to give the go-ahead for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. Environmentalists want it blocked, while advocates of the project say it will create thousands of jobs and make the country more energy independent.
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Two killed in US oil rig blaze
Two people died when a fire broke out at an oil rig Friday off the coast of Louisiana, US. The inferno broke out around 9 a.m. at an oil rig, contracted to Houstonbased Black Elk Energy Company, in ...
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