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[1/3] A view of the land repair work underway at site of an oil spill from Keystone Pipeline, located north of Washington, Kansas, U.S December 15, 2022. Erwin Seba/REUTERSCompanies TC Energy Corp FollowDec 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. pipeline regulator launched a review this year of its special permits that waive certain operating requirements for pipelines, following a government report into spills on TC Energy's Keystone oil pipeline, a source familiar with the matter said. The most recent major spill occurred this month in rural Kansas along Keystone, the only U.S. oil pipeline with a special permit to operate at higher pressure. PHMSA commissioned Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a Department of Energy research institution, to review special permits following a 2021 report on Keystone accidents, the source said. The latest Keystone spill raises doubts about whether PHMSA adequately assesses risk in granting special permits, said Don Deaver, a pipeline consultant.

☆ Keystone cleanup turns remote Kansas valley into a small town
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

And while the city of Washington, Kansas, is small with just over 1,000 residents, it is surrounded by farms where wheat, corn, soybeans are planted and cattle are raised. The once-quiet valley is currently a construction site buzzing with some 400 contractors, staff from pipeline operator TC Energy, and federal, state and local officials. The valley has become almost a small town, with several Quonset-style huts erected for workers. WIDER GROUP AFFECTEDLiving in rural Kansas, the Pannbackers are used to preparing for harsh weather, but not an oil spill. “How many people have experienced an oil spill?

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Californian regulators voted Thursday to approve a plan to reduce the state's carbon-dioxide emissions by 85% by 2045, reaching carbon neutrality then, including by cutting petroleum usage to one-tenth of the current level. The state has also angered its fuelmakers, which argue its policies hurt fuel consumers. Policy updates approved on Thursday were in the 2022 edition of a document called the Scoping Plan, which is revised every five years. Many California residents and lobbyists from oil and transportation companies said in public comments on Thursday that they welcomed the changes in the plan. CARB will continue evaluating how refiners can continue to operate to export fuel, said CARB spokesperson Dave Cleghern.

WASHINGTON, Kansas, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Emergency crews on Friday were preparing to labor through the weekend to clean up the largest U.S. crude oil spill in nearly a decade, with workers descending on this farming community from as far away as Mississippi. This is the third spill of several thousand barrels of crude on the pipeline since it opened in 2010. U.S. regulator Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration said the company shut the pipeline seven minutes after receiving a leak detection alarm. Workers quickly set up a containment area to restrict oil that had spilled into a creek from flowing downstream. Even once the pipeline starts operating again, the affected area will have to flow at reduced rates pending PHMSA approval.

"We could smell it first thing in the morning; it was bad," said Washington resident Dana Cecrle, 56. It was the third spill of several thousand barrels of crude on the 2,687-mile (4,324-km) pipeline since it opened in 2010. A previous Keystone spill had caused the pipeline to remain shut for about two weeks. The spill has not threatened the water supply or forced residents to evacuate, Washington County Emergency Management Coordinator Randy Hubbard told Reuters. Workers quickly set up a containment area to restrict oil that had spilled into a creek from flowing downstream.

☆ Elon Musk told ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey 'almost no one was working on child safety' when he took over
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk tweeted it was a "crime" child safety wasn't prioritized at Twitter before he took over. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded via Twitter that Musk's claim was "false". Musk doubled down and added it was his "top priority" with new trust and safety chief Ella Erwin. Dorsey responded that Musk's claim was "false." Musk contradicted Dorsey and said: "When Ella Irwin, who now runs Trust & Safety, joined Twitter earlier this year, almost no one was working on child safety."

☆ Exxon starts new polypropylene unit at Baton Rouge, Louisiana complex
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) started production at a new polypropylene unit at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana refining and petrochemical complex, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The new unit, with a pricetag over half a billion dollars, adds 450,000 metric tons of polypropylene production, doubling the Baton Rouge Polyolefins plant’s capacity, Exxon said. The new unit employs 65 full-time staff, the company said. Polypropylene is used in making a wide variety of products from food and drink containers, plumbing, disposable diapers and in medicine. Reporting by Erwin Seba, Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UC Berkeley Joins Yale, Harvard in Withdrawing From U.S. News Law-School Ranking
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The University of California, Berkeley’s law school came in at No. 9 in the latest U.S. News ranking. The University of California, Berkeley School of Law is withdrawing from the U.S. News & World Report law-school ranking, its dean said Thursday, a day after Yale Law School and Harvard Law School pulled out of the high-profile publication. Berkeley’s law school came in at No. 9 in the latest U.S. News ranking.

Nov 17 (Reuters) - The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law on Thursday joined the law schools at Yale and Harvard in withdrawing from U.S. News & World Report's influential law school rankings. 9 in the law school rankings, made the announcement a day after Yale and Harvard, ranked No. The rankings measure law schools based on reputational surveys, student grades and Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores, and bar pass and employment rates, among other factors. Stanford Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School - currently ranked No. "I think every school is at minimum looking at it," law school admission consultant Mike Spivey said of the growing boycott.

☆ U.S. oil refiners to keep running at breakneck speeds in fourth quarter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Bing GuanHOUSTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - U.S. oil refiners this quarter will run their plants at breakneck rates, near or above 90% of capacity, as tight fuel supplies spur high profits and operating rates, according to company forecasts and analysts surveyed by Reuters. The refining industry has minted huge profits this year on buoyant demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. PBF restarted units idled during the pandemic at its Paulsboro, N.J., plant to produce more diesel and jet fuel, with the company's refineries running at a record-high 980,000 barrels per day last quarter, Young said. Overall, refiners are forecasting production will remain close to third quarter levels, which averaged 92.75%, said Matthew Blair, refining analyst at researcher Tudor Pickering & Holt. Diesel stocks in particular “are well below typical levels and are running at some 20% below the seasonal average,” Paisie said.

☆ China rolls out first inhalable COVID vaccine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Casey Hall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese regulators approved the vaccine, produced by Chinese pharmaceutical firm CanSino Biologics (6185.HK), for use as a booster in September. His hospital is among those administering the new vaccine, which will be used as well as regular injected shots. The country has relied on domestically produced, inactivated shots and has yet to import, or introduce its own version, of an mRNA vaccine. Loh is hopeful that results from Shanghai's foray into inhaled vaccines will encourage other countries to follow suit. "I think inhaled vaccines for respiratory illness like COVID-19 will be the future," he said.

☆ Refiner Phillips 66 cutting staff at refineries, terminals, offices -sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Companies Phillips 66 FollowHOUSTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 (PSX.N) has begun cutting employees at several refineries, refined products terminals and offices as part of a restructuring program, said two people familiar with the matter. The job cuts affect a small number salaried employees in management and upper-level technical services workers at several locations. A small number of hourly workers also will lose their jobs, the people said. A spokesperson declined immediate comment. Reporting by Erwin SebaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Deadly Fungi Are Infecting More Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Dominique Mosbergen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

It wasn’t the cancer or rounds of chemotherapy and radiation that almost killed David Erwin. It was a fungus most people inhale every day. Fungal infections kill more than 1.6 million people yearly, according to Global Action for Fungal Infections, a research and fundraising organization. Fungi are adapting to rising temperatures in ways that may make them better suited to thrive in the human body, researchers said. And more people undergoing treatments that weaken their immune systems means a larger population vulnerable to severe fungal infections.

☆ Exxon selling Montana oil refinery to Par Pacific in $310 million deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HOUSTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Thursday agreed to sell its Billings, Montana, refinery and related pipeline properties to Par Pacific Holdings Inc (PARR.N) for $310 million. "This acquisition expands our fully integrated downstream network in the western United States," said Par Pacific Chief Executive Officer William Pate. Since 2013, Houston-based Par Pacific has purchased refineries in Hawaii, Wyoming and Tacoma, Washington. Par Pacific shares jumped 8.7% to $21.62 on Thursday, their highest level in two and a half years. Under the deal, Par Pacific will continue supplying fuel to Exxon and Mobil-branded stations in the region.

☆ Exxon selling Montana oil refinery to Par Pacific for $310 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HOUSTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Thursday agreed to sell its Billings, Montana, refinery and related pipeline properties to Par Pacific Holdings Inc (PARR.N) for $310 million. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe deal for the 63,000-barrel-per-day refinery is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, Exxon said in a statement. Included in the sale are the Silvertip Pipeline, Exxon's interest in the Yellowstone Pipeline and Yellowstone Energy LP and its interests in products terminals in Montana and Washington. Under the deal, Par Pacific will continue supplying fuel to Exxon and Mobil-branded stations in the region. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mattel celebrates Tina Turner with Barbie creation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. singer Tina Turner performs at the O2 Arena in London March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File PhotoOct 13 (Reuters) - Toy company Mattel (MAT.O) is honoring Tina Turner on the 40th anniversary of her hit song "What's Love Got To Do With It" with a Barbie doll created in her likeness. The doll, which is part of their Barbie Signature Music Series, is wearing an outfit inspired by the music video for the song - a black mini dress paired with a denim jacket and her signature hairstyle. In early November 2019, Turner attended the opening night of The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway, which chronicles her life and work. Read more:New comic book celebrates the life of legendary entertainer Tina TurnerSinger Tina Turner sells music rights to BMGRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Alicia Powell; Editing by Diane Craft and Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Los Angeles wholesale gasoline hits new high on refinery outages
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Phillips 66's (PSX.N) 139,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, California, began an overhaul after a Sept. 16 fire on a reformer. On Sept. 11, Chevron Corp (CVX.N) reported an equipment failure at its 245,271 bpd San Francisco-area refinery in Richmond, California. Marathon Petroleum (MPC.N) shut a unit in planned flaring between Sept. 3 and 9 at its 383,000 bpd Carson, California, refinery in the Los Angeles area. Los Angeles market gasoline for delivery later in October was lower, pointing to some refinery production returning within a few weeks, traders said. November CARBOB sold in Los Angeles at 50 cent and 57 cents a gallon over December NYMEX RBOB.

☆ U.S. oil refinery run-rates could top 90% for 3rd quarter in a row
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

This year's final quarter, however, could see operators hold production rates high to grab strong diesel margins, they said. The forecast excludes the potential impact of a major hurricane striking the U.S. Gulf Coast, home of nearly half the nation's oil refining. U.S. crude oil capacity is down nearly 1 million barrels per day since early 2020, to 17.9 million barrels per day (bpd). At the same time, inventories fell to 117.3 million barrels, down 12 million barrels from the same week a year ago. “They’re trying to make more distillate.”Holding runs above 90% runs the risk of further eroding gasoline margins.

☆ Ce avere are arbitrul care va conduce Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesCe avere are arbitrul care va conduce Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020 programată duminică, ora 22:00, pe Wembley, va fi condusă de centralul olandez în vârstă de 48 de ani Bjorn Kuipers. Purtător al ecusonului FIFA din 2006, olandezul licențiat în administrarea afacerilor e considerat cel mai bogat arbitru din lume. Bjorn Kuipers e co-fondator în Olanda al lanțului de supermarket-uri Jumbo Kuipers, iar AS.com îl caracteriza în urmă cu trei ani "probabil unicul arbitru milionar din fotbalul mondial". Potrivit publicației spaniole, centralul olandez ar avea o avere de peste 12 milioane de euro strânsă din afacerea profitabilă pusă pe picioare. Kuipers îi va avea asistenți în finala EURO 2020 pe olandezii Sander van Roekel și Erwin Zeinstra, iar al patrulea arbitru va fi Carlos Del Cerro Grande.

Persons: Bjorn, Max Verstappen, Kuipers, ., Sander van Roekel, Erwin Zeinstra, Carlos Organizations: EURO, Wembley, FIFA, olandeză, Daily Mail, Liga Campionilor, Mondiale Locations: Italia, Anglia, olandez, Olanda, Danemarca, Belgia, Spania, Slovacia, Cehia, Europa League, Cerro Grande

☆ Lionel Messi a marcat 2 goluri și a reușit o pasă decisivă în meciul cu reprezentativa Boliviei
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Vedeta Barcelonei a înscris de două ori în prima repriză și graţie acestora a ajuns la 75 de goluri în tricoul primei reprezentative. Totodată, Messi a jucat meciul cu numărul 148 pentru echipa națională, devenind fotbalistul cu cele mai multe partide jucate la selecționata "albiceleste".Argentina s-a impus cu 4-1, iar celelalte goluri au fost marcat de Alejandro Gomez şi Lautaro Martinez, iar Bolivia a înscris prin Erwin Saavedra.Pumele, care a ajuns la zece meciuri consecutive fără înfrângere, erau deja calificate în sferturile de finală ale competiției înaintea acestei partideÎn celălalt meci al grupei, Uruguayul a învins Paraguayul cu scorul de 1-0, printr-un gol marcat de Edinson Cavani din penalty.Așadar, după ultimele 2 meciuri din faza grupelor s-au stabilit confruntările din sferturile de finală.Capul de afiș este Brazilia - Chile, ultimele două campioane ale turneului. Argentina se va duela cu Ecuador, Peru cu Paraguay, iar Columbia cu Uruguay.

Persons: Messi, Alejandro Gomez, Lautaro Martinez, Erwin Saavedra.Pumele, Uruguayul Organizations: Barcelonei Locations: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguayul, penalty.Așadar, Brazilia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Columbia, Uruguay

Campioana Franţei avea nevoie de victorie, dar echipa pregătită de Pep Guardiola a fost cea care a început cu dreptul şi a deschis scorul în min. 11, prin Mahrez, algerian născut la Paris, cu un şut din unghi, după un şut blocat al lui De Bruyne. Formaţia antrenată de Pochettino a trecut din nou pe lângă gol câteva minute mai târziu (19), când Bernardo Silva a fost deposedat de minge, iar Di Maria a şutat pe lângă poarta părăsită pentru moment de Ederson. Angel Di Maria, 6. Cartonaş roşu: Di Maria (69).

Persons: Pep Guardiola, PSG, Marquinhos, Bernardo Silva, Di, Oaspeţii, portughezul Ruben Dias, Di Maria, Navas, Paris Saint - Germain, Ederson, . Kyle Walker, John Stones, . Ruben Dias, Oleksandr, Raheem, Ilkay, Riyad, Kevin, Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden, Sergio Aguero, Zack Steffen, Scott Carson, 6, Nathan Ake, Aymeric, Torres, Benjamin Mendy, Keylor, Alessandro Florenzi, Colin Dagba, Presnel, Abdou, Mitchel Bakker, Ander Herrera, Julian Draxler, Leandro Daniel Paredes, Danilo Pereira, Marco, Mauro Icardi, Moise Kean, Sergio Rico, Mathyas, Thilo, Kylian, Pablo Sarabia, Layvin, Sander, Roekel, Erwin Zeinstra, Boekel, Dennis Higler, Danilo, Maria Organizations: City, Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester Locations: PSG, algerian, Paris, Istanbul, Paris Saint -, Olanda, Grecia, Pol

☆ GALERIE FOTO/ 35 de ani de la cea mai mare catastrofă atomică din lume. Cum arată Cernobîl după dezastrul nuclear
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Astăzi, 26 aprilie, se împlinesc 35 de ani de la cea mai mare catastrofă atomică din lume – explozia de la centrala Cernobîl. Motivul: o combinație fatală între un test nereușit și o echipă de specialiști fără experiență. Cum arată Cernobîl la 35 de ani de la explozieUn fotograf olandez a realizat o serie de fotografii în Ucraina, la Cernobîl, locul fostei centrale nucleare. Cadrele surprinse de fotograful Erwin Zwaan arată modul în care natura își revendică drepturile în orașul abandonat în urmă cu 35 de ani. Împreună cu el au fost condamnaţi alţi cinci subalterni, care au primit între 10 si 12 ani de detenţie.

Persons: Erwin Zwaan, Viktor Briuhanov, Împreună Organizations: Ruşii Locations: Cernobîl, Uniunii Sovietice, Europei, Americii de Nord, Ucraina, Belarus, Rusia, Europa Centrală, Ungariei, România, Grecia, Bulgaria, Turcia, Suedia, Kaluga, Tula, Orel, Belarusul, olandez, Profimedia

☆ A fost prezentată lista lungă de cărți selectate pentru International Booker Prize 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-30 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

A fost prezentată lista lungă de cărți selectate pentru International Booker Prize 2021Opere semnate de autoarea rusă Maria Stepanova, romancierul francez Eric Vuillard şi scriitoarea chineză Can Xue se numără printre cele 13 titluri selectate pe lista lungă a International Booker Prize 2021Prestigioasa distincţie literară recompensează cea mai valoroasă operă de ficţiune tradusă în engleză şi publicată în Marea Britanie sau Irlanda, potrivit site-ului oficial al evenimentului, citat de AGERPRES. Lista lungă a International Booker de anul acesta cuprinde romane scrise în 11 limbi şi scriitori din 12 ţări, multe dintre opere depăşind frontierele unui singur gen literar. Cu toate acestea, o temă iese în evidenţă – migraţia, durerea sa, dar şi interconexiunea fertilă a lumii moderne”, a spus preşedinta juriului, Lucy Hughes-Hallett. Premiul literar International Booker Prize este oferit anual celei mai bune cărţi scrise într-o altă limbă, tradusă în engleză şi publicată în Marea Britanie sau Irlanda. În 2020, premiul a fost câştigat de Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, din Olanda, pentru romanul „The Discomfort of Evening”.

Persons: Maria Stepanova, francez Eric Vuillard, Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrödinger, Judith Schalansky, Lucy Hughes, Aida Edemariam, Neel, George Szirtes, Karen Gernant, Chen Zeping, David Diop, Anna, Nana Ekvtimishvili, Elizabeth Heighway, Mariana, Megan McDowell, Adrian Nathan, Olga, Martin Aitken, David Doherty, Jackie Smith, Elisabeth Jaquette, Maria, Sasha, Andrzej Tichy, Eric Vuillard, Mark Polizzotti, Lucas Rijneveld Organizations: International Booker, AGERPRES, Man Booker, International Booker Prize, Gikuyu, Booker Prize Locations: francez, Britanie, Irlanda, Man, Gikuyu and, Coventry, Olanda

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