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France In Focus
Nuclear energy: When France faces a new era
The nuclear industry remain central to France. The country has 19 power plants and 58 reactors. Yet the vision for the sector's future continues to evolve. Around a third of…
Reporters Plus
How natural gas could be a geopolitical game-changer in the Mideast
It's a discovery that could easily shake up the geopolitical order in the Middle East. Deep under the eastern Mediterranean lies the largest natural gas basin ever found on…
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Are France's ageing nuclear plants safe?
Despite heightened surveillance and draconian control measures, the answers from nuclear analysts is far from unanimous. Despite these questions, the French power giant that…
Down To Earth
Using 100% renewable energies: A distant dream or the near future?
Costa Rica spent seven months producing only renewable energies in 2016. If the Central American country can do it, why can't we all? In this episode of Down to Earth we look at…
Business Daily
BP makes inroads in Mexico
The oil giant BP has opened the first of 1,500 planned filling stations in Mexico as the country opens its oil markets to foreign investment. Also today: Volkswagen will plead…
Police arrest last activists at Dakota pipeline protest camp
More than a dozen of a dwindling number of protesters at a camp near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline were arrested on Thursday after defying a previous deadline set by…
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Advances by rogue Libyan general undermine Tripoli government
The capture of all four export terminals in Libya’s so-called oil crescent by troops loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar threatens to undermine the internationally…
Business Daily
DAVOS 2017: Will Trump turn to 'energy diplomacy'?
What does the Trump administration have in store for the energy industry? Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, tells us why he expects to see "energy diplomacy" from the next…
France braces for coldest temperatures in five years
Temperatures in France on Tuesday are expected to drop to their lowest level in five years as officials and charities announced extraordinary measures in response to the winter…
OPEC agrees to slash daily oil production
The OPEC oil cartel reached a deal Wednesday to reduce its output for the first time in eight years, Qatar's energy minister and president of the OPEC conference said.
Swiss voters reject faster nuclear phaseout
Swiss voted in a referendum on Sunday to reject a speedy exit from the nation’s five nuclear power plants, as concerns over losing energy independence outweighed safety worries…
Focus
Struggling US coal industry sees Trump as saviour
In the United States, coal workers are fervently hoping that presidential candidate Donald Trump will save their vanishing industry. His rival Hillary Clinton believes in…