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French primary energy consumption falls by 5 percent in 2009   (Feb 09,2010)

PARIS, Feb. 8 - The French consumption of primary energy decreased 5 percent in 2009, mainly due to economic recession, the General Commission for Sustainable Development said on Monday in an economic report. The report said France has ...>>>

FTSE inches lower as energy, banks weaken   (Feb 09,2010)

CALGARY, Alberta - Husky Energy Inc (HSE.TO) said on Monday it made another big gas find off China's coast, its third major discovery in the region, as mulls a spinoff of its Asian operations. The company, controlled by Hong Kong magnat...>>>

Caterpillar joins FutureGen clean coal alliance   (Feb 09,2010)

NEW YORK, Feb 8 - Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) said Monday it will join the FutureGen Alliance to build a $1.5 billion near zero emissions coal-fueled power plant to produce hydrogen and electricity while capturing and sequestering carbon di...>>>

Indonesia Adaro says 2009 coal output at 40.6 mln T   (Feb 09,2010)

JAKARTA, Feb 8 - Indonesia's largest coal producer by market value, PT Adaro Energy Tbk (ADRO.JK) said on Monday it produced 40.6 million tonnes of coal in 2009, up from 38.5 million tonnes in 2008. The firm sold 41.4 million tonnes of ...>>>

Solar energy expo seeks lighting solution to rural India   (Feb 08,2010)

NEW DELHI, Feb. 6 - A four-day solar energy expo has been running since Thursday in the Indian capital, highlighting the "dark" situation especially in rural India and proposing " light'solution through solar energy. Held on the sidelin...>>>

Nigerian militants say disabled Shell oil pipeline   (Feb 08,2010)

LAGOS - A Nigerian militant group said on Sunday it had attacked a Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) oil pipeline in the Niger Delta but the Anglo-Dutch company said it had no reports of any such sabotage. The Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC)...>>>

At least 5 dead in Connecticut gas plant blast   (Feb 08,2010)

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut - At least five people were killed on Sunday when a massive explosion rocked a gas power plant being built in Middletown, Connecticut, the town's mayor said. Fire officials said they suspected a natural gas leak ...>>>

Australia's Ensham declares coal force majeure-source   (Feb 08,2010)

PERTH, Feb 5 - Australia's Ensham Resources Pty Ltd, a thermal coal producer with output of about 9 million tonnes per year, has declared force majeure on some of its shipments due to a rail line closure, a company source said. A key li...>>>

Alliant Energy Q4 profit up, sees strong 2010 earnings   (Feb 05,2010)

Feb 4 - Utility company Alliant Energy Corp (LNT.N) reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit, helped a drop in operating expenses and improving weather conditions. "With normal weather and new retail electric rates in both Iowa and Wisc...>>>

Hurdles ahead for global shale gas--Chesapeake CEO   (Feb 05,2010)

HOUSTON, Feb 4 - Large oil companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) snapping up shale-gas acreage overseas will likely find it hard to develop that land due to constraints such as infrastructure availability, the CEO of Chesapeake Ene...>>>

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