HOUSTON, Texas, March 28 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced through its Australian subsidiary that it plans to become upstream operator of Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) following the closing of EIG's transaction with Origin Energy. In connection with this announcement, ConocoPhillips has agreed to purchase up to an additional 2.49% shareholding interest in APLNG for $0.5 billion,  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 28 -- The Australian Council of Trade Unions issued the following news release: In a speech at the National Press Club today, ACTU President Michele O'Neil says a National Energy Transition Authority (NETA) is the missing piece in Australia's climate and energy policy, and must be delivered in the May budget. A NETA would coordinate across governments, departments, industry and communities to make sure no worker or community is left behind in the nation's energy tra  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. Westerman laid out how crucial this bill is to strengthen and grow the American economy, secure our energy independence, build infrastructure and reform the broken permitting process. Be  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release and letter on March 27, 2023: In a letter sent to Congressional leaders today, nearly 350 organizations representing virtually every sector of the U.S. economy and every corner of the country called on Congress to "Permit America to Build" by passing meaningful, durable permitting reform before the end of summer. This effort, organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, brings together over 2  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, March 28 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis entitled "Opportunities and Challenges for the Pilbara Amid the Accelerating Steel Technology Transition." The analysis was written by Simon Nicholas and Soroush Basira. * * * Key Findings In Australia, domestic use of green hydrogen to make green steel or iron for export may make more sense than the current focus on producing green hydrogen for export, which has trans  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 28 -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: "The Federal Government's deal with the Greens to pass its safeguard mechanism reform through parliament will only put further upward pressure on energy prices, risk gas supplies, and destroy jobs in regional Australia," said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. The radical concessions agreed to today by the Federal Government from the Greens include a 'pol  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, March 28 -- McMaster University issued the following news: Volkswagen recently announced its intention to build a plant in St. Thomas, Ont. for electric vehicle batteries. While the news is being described as a major victory, until more information emerges, the deal raises lots of questions about what we actually won, why we won it and whether it was worth the price -- which I assume is the range between $1 billion and $10 billion. What does it mean? Let's start with the g  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued the following joint statement: * * * The United States and Canada celebrate our progress under the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership over the past two years and reaffirm our historic alliance, steadfast friendship, and commitment to overcome the daunting challenges of today and realize the full potential of the relationship in the future. Our enduring partnership is based on a mutual commitmen  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 28 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice U. research aims to help reduce economic, environmental waste * * * Your fruits and vegetables might come with a side -- or coating -- of extra protein in the future. Rice University materials scientist Muhammad Rahman has won a Partnerships for Innovation-Technology Translation award from the National Science Foundation to develop a sustainable, low-cost, egg-based coating to extend the shelf  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 28 -- Toxics, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides a forum for studies related to toxics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2023 edition: Articles: * Metabolic Consequences of the Water We Drink: A Study Based on Field Evidence and Animal Model Experimentation * Comparison of Optimal Machine Learning Algorithms for Early Detection of Unknown Hazardous Chemicals in Rivers Using Sensor Monitoring Data * Cat  more

BRISTOL, England, March 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: A new discovery by scientists at the University of Bristol changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants. By studying the mechanisms responsible for branching, the team have determined what the first land plants are likely to have looked like millions of years ago. Despite fundamentally different patterns in growth, their research has identified a common mechanism for branching in vasc  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Strengthening the United States-Canada Partnership As President Biden has said, the United States has no closer friend, partner, or ally than Canada. Over the past 150 years, our two countries have built one of the closest and most extensive relationships. Canada is our largest trading partner, with nearly $2.6 billion in goods and services crossing our shared border, the world's longest land border, ever  more