The distribution of membrane lipids of 17 different strains representing 13 species of subdivisions 1 and 3 of the phylum Acidobacteria, a highly diverse phylum of the Bacteria, were examined by hydrolysis and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (MS) and by high-performance liquid chromatography-MS of intact polar lipids. Upon both acid and base hydrolyses of ... read more total cell material, the uncommon membrane-spanning lipid 13,16-dimethyl octacosanedioic acid (iso-diabolic acid) was released in substantial amounts (22 to 43% of the total fatty acids) from all of the acidobacteria studied. This lipid has previously been encountered only in thermophilic Thermoanaerobacter species but bears a structural resemblance to the alkyl chains of bacterial glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) that occur ubiquitously in peat and soil and are suspected to be produced by acidobacteria. As reported previously, most species also contained iso-C15 and C16:1 7C as major fatty acids but the presence ...

Acidobacteria represents one of the most dominant bacterial groups across diverse ecosystems. However, insight into their ecology and physiology has been hampered by difficulties in cultivating members of this phylum. Previous cultivation efforts have suggested an important role of trace elements for the proliferation of Acidobacteria, however, the impact of these metals on their growth and metabolism is not known. In order to gain insight into this relationship, we evaluated the effect of trace element solution SL10 on the growth of two strains (5B5 and WH15) of Acidobacteria belonging to the genus Granulicella and studied the proteomic responses to manganese (Mn). Granulicella species had highest growth with the addition of Mn, as well as higher tolerance to this metal compared to seven other metal salts. Variations in tolerance to metal salt concentrations suggests that Granulicella sp. strains possess different mechanisms to deal with metal ion homeostasis and stress. Furthermore, Granulicella sp.

Acidobacteria represents one of the most dominant bacterial groups across diverse ecosystems. However, insight into their ecology and physiology has been hampered by difficulties in cultivating members of this phylum. Previous cultivation efforts have suggested an important role of trace elements for the proliferation of Acidobacteria, however, the impact of these metals on their growth and metabolism is not known. In order to gain insight into this relationship, we evaluated the effect of trace element solution SL10 on the growth of two strains (5B5 and WH15) of Acidobacteria belonging to the genus Granulicella and studied the proteomic responses to manganese (Mn). Granulicella species had highest growth with the addition of Mn, as well as higher tolerance to this metal compared to seven other metal salts. Variations in tolerance to metal salt concentrations suggests that Granulicella sp. strains possess different mechanisms to deal with metal ion homeostasis and stress. Furthermore, Granulicella sp.

Sphagnum peat moss is widely used horticulture and is a common ingredient in potting mixes. It is highly valued as an organic growing media component because it provides porosity and holds moisture.. Sphagnum peat moss has several beneficial qualities for crop production in relation to disease incidences and weed problems. Various research reports have confirmed that Sphagnum peat moss has disease suppressive qualities against certain root-rot pathogens. This is due to the presence of beneficial microorganisms. Furthermore Sphagnum peat moss is free from weed seeds; therefore no risk of weed invasions by using this material.. Microorganisms involved in Disease Suppression:. Sphagnum peat moss contain many microorganisms including Bacillus, Arthrobacter, Actinomyces, Streptomyces, Penicillium, Cladosporum, Trichoderma, Mucor, etc (Belanger, 1988 and Tahvonen, 1993). Of these, Trichoderma and Streptomyces are quite effective at suppressing certain root disease organisms due to their synthesis of ...

Volatility Spillover Effect of International Crude Oil Futures and China-Russia Stock Market: A Multivariate BEKK-GARCH Model Based on Wavelet Multiresolution Analysis

A bomb attack blamed onColombias leftist guerrillas has shut down the key CanoLimon-Covenas oil pipeline, a source at state-run oil companyEcopetrol which owns the pipeline, said on Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Administrative law judge: Proposed Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline project should follow existing route across Minnesota.

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Following Armani fashion houses success with hotels in Dubai and Milan, the luxury brand is rumored to be looking into luxury hotel in London landmark. The iconic Londons Admiralty Arch will be turned into a £100 million hotel with 100 rooms designed floor to ceiling by Giorgio Armani.. Admiralty Arch landmark building incorporates an archway providing access between The Mall, and Trafalgar Square to the North-East. Admiralty Arch is a Grade I listed building. Until recently, the building housed government offices, but in 2012 the British government sold a 125-year lease over the building to a property developer for redevelopment into a luxury hotel.. According to The Daily Mail, the hotel will house a restaurant, a bar and, an Armani boutique. However nothing is confirmed yet. An Armani spokesman said its involvement was unfounded rumours.. The restoration project that will see Admiralty Arch turned into a publicly accessible landmark hotel is still in the early planning stage. No ...

On September 3, 2021, President Xi Jinping was invited to attend and address the opening ceremony of the plenary session of the sixth Eastern Economic Forum via video link.. Xi Jinping pointed out that today marks the 76th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese Peoples War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The international community must defend firmly the victorious outcomes of World War II, safeguard the truth of history, and stay committed to taking history as a mirror to open up a brighter future. Earlier in June, President Vladimir Putin and I had a successful video meeting. Together, we announced the extension of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, and reached new common understandings on major issues such as strengthening China-Russia strategic coordination and advancing bilateral practical cooperation across the board. The China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era boasts ...

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Source: Platts. Its not too much of a stretch of the imagination to see why eight of the 10 midstream companies on this list have operations in the U.S. and Canada. After all, Kinder Morgan alone has more natural gas pipeline under its management than all of the natural gas pipeline that exists in China today.. The largest company on the list, Transneft, leads the pack by a pretty large margin. With more than $60 billion in pipeline assets under management, which include over 33,000 miles of crude oil pipelines and around 12,000 miles of petroleum products pipelines. This company represents Russias crucial connections with both Europe and China to supply both with crude from the remote oil fields in Siberia. Although it will be interesting to see where Transneft falls on this list as Western sanctions and low oil prices wreak havoc on the Russian oil and gas industry. ...

Environmental and tribal groups opposed to Enbridge Energys ongoing effort to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline protested in large numbers today in northern Minnesota.. According to a press release from a group calling themselves water protectors, more than 2,000 people took part today in what they termed nonviolent actions to halt LIne 3. Over 1,000 people marched with Indigenous leaders to the headwaters of the Mississippi River for a treaty ceremony at the site where the pipeline is proposed to cross.. Hundreds also reached the Two Inlets Line 3 pump station, and according to an MPR report, protesters used a boat on a trailer to block the entrance and about two dozen chained themselves to construction equipment. A Border Patrol helicopter hovered about 20 feet off the ground, blowing up sand and dirt, to try to get the protesters to leave.. Monday evening, law enforcement from several different counties and jurisdictions moved in and reportedly arrested upwards of 50 people and ...

Managed projects for a major oil company that were along a former crude oil pipeline right-of-way. Responsibilities included leading a team of five technical staff members in evaluating data to identify regulatory requirements and estimate the clients potential liability, negotiating with regulatory agencies (California Department of Toxic Substances Control, San Joaquin County Public Health Services, Contra Costa County Health Services Department, and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board-Central Valley Region) to implement risk-based corrective action, coordinating and overseeing environmental consulting services, and handling community relations. Successfully obtained 11 regulatory closure letters in three years, allowing third parties to develop contaminated properties and thereby mitigating lawsuit potential from third parties. Prepared and implemented post-remediation management plans regarding handling impacted soils and groundwater encountered during construction ...

An agreement has been reached between the developer of a large-scale pumped hydro energy storage project in Ontario, Canada, and the Department of National Defence that could see the project built on federal land.. TC Energy, a company which operates a network of natural gas and crude oil pipelines as well as other energy infrastructure assets in North America, is hoping to build the Ontario Pumped Storage Project.. It would be a 1,000MW emissions-free energy storage system that TC Energy claimed would generate around CA$12.1 billion (US$9.69 billion) in energy cost benefits - saving electricity customers about CA$250 million per year - as well as creating nearly 3,000 jobs directly and indirectly over the next eight years. The facility would help optimise the use of energy in the region and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.. TC Energy announced yesterday that the agreement reached with the Department of National Defence remains subject to conditions and regulatory approval but could allow ...

Giant Industries (NYSE: GI) is an oil refinery company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States. It owns three refineries, located at Bloomfield, New Mexico, Gallup, New Mexico, and Grafton, Virginia. Giant also owns a crude oil pipeline in New Mexico, a fleet of oil truck transports, and service stations in New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona. Giant Industries was acquired by Western Refining in 2007. Giant Industry refining. Retrieved 2006-11-06. Giant Industries CNN Money ...

We demonstrate that hopanoids can determine order in the bacterial OM through their interaction with lipid A, analogous to the interaction of cholesterol with sphingolipids in eukaryotic plasma membranes. Hopanoids have been identified in the OM of diverse bacteria (29, 43⇓⇓-46), and two recent studies have reported a covalently linked hopanoid-lipid A compound in rhizobial plant-associated bacteria (47, 48). These observations suggest that hopanoid-lipid A ordering may be widespread among hopanoid-producing bacteria. Interestingly, hopanoids have also been observed in association with other specialized membranes, such as the thylakoid membranes in cyanobacteria and in the vesicle envelope of the root nodule symbionts Frankia spp. (44, 45, 49, 50). The exact role of hopanoids in these diverse bacterial membranes is not fully understood. Furthermore, bacteria that lack hopanoids may use other, possibly unknown, ordering lipids in their membranes. For instance, it has been shown that Borrelia ...

* Baghdad, United States oppose pipeline* Will reduce Kurds reliance on Baghdad* Completion expected in Sept* Poses threat to ties with Turkey -Baghdad official* Dispute over revenue sharingBy Isabel Coles and Ahmed RasheedBATILE, Iraq/BAGHDAD, July 1 (Reuters) - Sparks fly asworkmen weld together a pipeline set to carry crude from theself-ruled Kurdistan region of Iraq to Turkey, defying thecentral government and shifting the energy balance of power inthe region.Some 600 km away, Iraqi officials in Baghdads heavilyfortified oil ministry are threatening dire consequences if thepipeline is completed, but appear powerless to prevent the Kurdsexporting oil without their consent.Turkeys courtship of the Kurds has strained relations withBaghdad, which says the pipeline would set a precedent for otherprovinces to pursue independent oil policies, potentiallyleading to the break-up of Iraq.They tell us to finish it as soon as possible because theydont want the Iraqi government to do something... (but)

Yemens economy has deteriorated rapidly in 2014 as attacks on oil pipelines and political unrest continued to drain the countrys budget and deepen its financial crisis.. Yemens oil revenues reached $1.58 billion from oil sales in the first eleven months of 2014, down $892 million from the same period of the year before, according to Yemen Central Bank. Yemens share of oil exports reached 15.4 million barrels during the same period, with a decrease estimated at $ 7.2 million barrels from the same period in 2013.. When the pipeline is attacked, the government is forced to import fuel and sell it at the domestic market. According to the banks records, $1.99 billion were spent on oil imports during the same period, recording a deficit of $ 410 million.. The bank blamed the fall of oil revenues on the repeated attacks on the countrys oil pipelines , which reached 31 attacks in 2014.. The pipeline that carries crude from Safer oilfields in Marib province, east of the capital, to Ras Isa oil ...

The Army intends to cancel further environmental study of Dakota Access and allow the Lake Oahe crossing as early as Wednesday, according to court documents the Justice Department filed that include letters to members of Congress from Deputy Assistant Army Secretary Paul Cramer. Energy Transfer Partners had hoped to have the pipeline operating by the end of 2016, but construction has been stalled while the Army Corps of Engineers and the Dallas-based company battled in court over the crossing. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe argues that under the Fort Laramie Treaties of 1851 and 1888, the federal government is obliged to consider a tribes welfare when making decisions that affect the tribe. The Obama administration correctly found that the tribes treaty rights needed to be respected, and that the easement should not be granted without further review and consideration of alternative crossing locations, Hasselman said. Trumps reversal of that decision continues a historic pattern of broken

The Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States, commissioned in 2010 and now owned solely by TC Energy. It runs from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta to refineries in Illinois and Texas, and also to oil tank farms and an oil pipeline distribution center in Cushing, Oklahoma. The pipeline became well known when a planned fourth phase .... Get Price ...

IN RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF INQUIRY On October 22, 1993, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued a Final Rule(1) implementing provisions of Title XVIII of the Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Energy Policy Act) requiring that the Commission issue a final rule which establishes a simplified and general applicable ratemaking methodology(2) and that the Commission streamline procedures . . . relating to oil pipeline rates in order to avoid unnecessary regulatory costs and delays.(3) The Final Rule institutes a price cap system, under which pipelines are free to raise rates up to a ceiling that changes over time according to a price index. The Final Rule did not alter the Commissions policy of permitting market-based pricing upon a showing that a pipeline lacks significant market power.(4) On October 22, 1993 the Commission also published a notice of inquiry inviting comments on issues relating to market-based pricing by oil pipelines and, in particular, to ...

Mr. Rove, the first thing that I would like to address is Afghanistan - the place that anyone with a true understanding of 9/11 knows is a nation that actually has a connection to the 9/11 attacks. One month after 9/11, we invaded Afghanistan, took down the Taliban, and left without capturing Usama Bin Laden - the alleged perpetrator of the September 11th attacks. In the meantime, Afghanistan has carried out democratic elections, but continues to suffer from extreme violence and unrest. Poppy production (yes, Karl, the drug trade) is at an all time high, thus flooding the world market with heroin. And of course, the oil pipeline (a.k.a. the Caspian Sea pipeline) is better protected by U.S. troops who now have a legitimate excuse to be in that part of Afghanistan. Interesting isnt it Karl that the drug rat line parallels the oil pipeline. (Yet, with all those troops guarding that same sliver of land, can you please explain how those drugs keep getting through?). Now Karl, a question for ...

June 13, 2002 chafe, eleanor (nee cole) - peacefully at home in ottawa on sunday, june 16, 2002. Cornelious had 16 siblings: william reynolds , george r reynolds and 14 other siblings. I checked the vacation spot folder and the files was there and it performed. >851922\n);»>851922 id: 30ce45 851894 we should see if nazz, susanna and romona can get some proper online internet in this old house. Staff did not always follow trust policy when administering medication or destroying controlled drugs. Jazz musician nelson rangell and his band entertained guests well into the evening as patrons waited for photos at the black diamond photo booth or tailor-made gifts produced by the 3d printing store. They signed to the motown subsidiary tamla in 1965, where they joined forces with the famed holland-dozier-holland writing and production team. The basis for intrastate oil pipeline regulation, and the degree of regulatory oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate oil pipeline rates, varies from state to ...

Cory, R. M., et al. Sunlight Controls Water Column Processing of Carbon in Arctic Fresh Waters. Science, vol. 345, no. 6199, 2014, pp. 925-928.. Kaplan, L.A., and R.M. Cory. Dissolved Organic Matter in Stream Ecosystems: Forms, Functions, and Fluxes of Watershed Tea. Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment, 1st ed., Academic Press, 2016, pp. 241-320.. Taterka, Bruce and Rose Cory. Thawing Permafrost Lessons and Lab Manual: A Multi-Lesson Resource. PolarTREC, 20 Sept. 2015, www.polartrec.com/resources/lesson/thawing-permafrost-lessons-and-lab-manual-a-multi-lesson-resource.. Ward, Collin P., and Rose M. Cory. Chemical Composition of Dissolved Organic Matter Draining Permafrost Soils. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 167, 2015, pp. 63-79.. Ward, Collin P., et al. Photochemical Alteration of Organic Carbon Draining Permafrost Soils Shifts Microbial Metabolic Pathways and Stimulates Respiration. Nature Communications, vol. 8, no. 1, 2017 ...

The flow of deep-sea turbidity currents in meandering channels has been of considerable recent interest. Here we focus on the secondary flow associated with a subaqueous bottom current in a meandering channel. For simplicity, a saline bottom current can be used as a surrogate for a turbidity current driven by a dilute suspension of fine-grained sediment that does not easily settle out. In the case of open-channel flow, i.e., rivers, the classical Rozovskiian paradigm is often invoked to explain secondary flow in meandering channels. This paradigm indicates that the near-bottom secondary flow in a bend is directed inward, i.e., toward the inner bank. It has recently been suggested based on experimental and theoretical considerations, however, that this pattern is reversed in the case of subaqueous bottom flows in meandering channels, so that the near-bottom secondary flow is directed outward (reversed secondary flow), towards the outer bank. Experimental results presented here, on the other hand, ...

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It is well established that the PFC is crucially involved in time-interval discrimination in humans (Mangels et al., 1998; Koch et al., 2003; Jones et al., 2004) and animals (Glickstein et al., 1964; Rosenkilde and Divac, 1976; Dietrich et al., 1997; Dietrich and Allen, 1998; Onoe et al., 2001; Kim et al., 2009b). However, the exact role of the PFC in interval timing behavior has not been clear. It has been suggested that estimation of a time interval (clock), its storage and retrieval (memory), and comparison with a newly estimated time interval (comparison/decision) are three basic processes for all internal clock models (Wearden, 1999). The PFC might be in charge of one or more of these steps. Alternatively, the intact PFC might be needed for interval-timing behavior because of its general executive functions (Mangels et al., 1998; Tregellas et al., 2006; Livesey et al., 2007; such as attentional control). If PFC neurons are found to convey information about time intervals only after their ...

In 2009, Tregouet et al. identified the SLC22A3-LPAL2-LPA gene cluster as a risk cluster and haplotypes CTTG and CCTC formed by rs2048327, rs3127599, rs7767084 and rs10755578 as risk haplotypes for CAD in six White populations [1]. From then on, several GWHS have focused on this hot spot. In a study consisted of 3657 patients with MI and 1211 control individuals, Koch et al. observed significant association between haplotypes formed by the same four SNPs in the SLC22A3-LPAL2-LPA region and MI (P = 0.0005), and found 3 risk haplotypes (CTTG, CCTC, and TTTC) [10]. Later, Sawabe M etal analyzed rs2048327 (C/T) and rs10755578 (C/G) in 1,150 Japanese autopsy cases, and ascertained that haplotypes TC and TG worked as risk factors for both coronary sclerosis and CAD [12]. In addition, Shaw et al. found that genetic variants at the SLC22A3-LPAL2-LPA locus were associated with decreased early-outgrowth colony-forming units, thereby increased the risk of MI [13], which may support the findings in ...

Literature References: Prepn: Janssen, US 2979508 (1961). Synthesis of labeled compound: Soudijn, van Wijngaarden, J. Lab. Comp. 4, 159 (1968). Distribution and metabolism studies in rat and pig: Heykants et al., Arzneim.-Forsch. 21, 982, 1263, 1357 (1971). Veterinary clinical studies: Symoens, van den Brande, Vet. Rec. 85, 64 (1969). Crystal structure: M. H. J. Koch et al., Acta Crystallogr. 33B, 1975 (1977). ...

Tuned Data Mining in R (TDMR) performs the complete tuning of a data mining task (predictive analytics, that is classification and regression). Preprocessing parameters and modeling parameters can be tuned simultaneously. It incorporates a variety of tuners (among them SPOT and CMA with package rCMA) and allows integration of additional tuners. Noise handling in the data mining optimization process is supported, see Koch et al. (2015) ,doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2015.01.005,.. ...

Fountain, A. G., G. L. Dana, K. J. Lewis, B. H. Vaughn, and D. M. McKnight (1998), Glaciers of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica, in Ecosystem Dynamics in a Polar Desert, the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, edited by J. C. Priscu, pp. 65-76, Antarct. Res. Ser., vol. 72, AGU, Washington, D. C. ...

A militant group called Urhobo Gbagbako, on Friday claimed responsibility for that Thursday nights bombing of the NPDC Oil pipelines at Ighrenene, Afiesere and Ekiugbo communities in Delta State.. The group, which made the claims in an email sent to some reporters, said it is also planning to shut down all the oil fields in Urhobo and Isoko areas.. The email signed by the groups s spokesperson, Priest Omodjuvwu, said the bombing of the Ekiugbo/Ighrenene/Afiesere was to draw attention to the neglect of ex-militants of Urhobo extraction.. It said the Urhobo had been sidelined in the pipelines protection contracts offered to ex-militants from other ethnic groups and they now want to show that they too had the capacity to cause trouble if ignored.. The group said it had sent warning signals to the NPDC and the federal government on the pipeline surveillance contracts, which had excluded the Urhobo.. Urhobo Gbagbako however dissociated itself from media reports about a 14-day ultimatum given to the ...

Will you help us send a message to show that Shannon and Benjamin are not alone? Call TransCanada CEO Ross Girling to let him know that we wont stand for Big Oil instigating police brutality against peaceful protesters. Heres his number: 1.800.661.3805 (click here to jump to a sample call script). At the beginning of September, tar sands oil giant TransCanada started construction on the 485-mile southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, which will send billions of gallons of crude oil from Cushing, OK to Port Arthur, TX. After using every political and legal avenue to attempt to stop this dirty oil pipeline from devastating their homes, Texas landowners, environmentalists and average folks took to the trees to block Transcanadas pipeline construction. Forming the Tar Sands Blockade, these brave people are using non-violent civil disobedience to stop this pipeline from destroying their land and watershed as well as our climate. Shannon and Benjamins treatment has shaken all of them, and ...

Officials initially estimated that the spill would be cleaned up in a couple of months. Nearly two years later, its still not done - and it likely never will be, because scraping up all of the oil would destroy riverbeds. Gentler cleanup efforts continue. Meanwhile, about 150 households have been permanently relocated.. Enbridge has so far spent more than $765 million to clean up its mess, making this the most expensive oil pipeline spill since the U.S. government began keeping records in 1968.. But that hasnt dissuaded Enbridge from expansion plans. Its applied for permission to replace the pipeline that leaked in Michigan with a new, larger one that would have almost twice as much capacity, and its proposed a number of other new pipelines in the U.S. and Canada, including some that would carry tar-sands oil.. The Natural Resources Defense Council and other watchdog groups contend that diluted bitumen is more corrosive than conventional oil and leads to more pipeline leaks. Industry ...

The Republican-controlled Congress is set to send a bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline to President Barack Obama, who has vowed to veto it.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A spokesman for a group supporting construction of an oil pipeline through the Midwest says the rule of law must be respected and the project should not retroactively be stopp...

President Joe Biden is being pulled in many directions related to a pair of major oil pipeline projects, as he and his administration search for the best approach to meeting the goal of addressing climate change.

CALGARY - Big moves by the Canadian and U.S. governments on oil pipelines in recent months are threatening the long-term future of the main alternative: crude shipped by rail.. First the federal government approved both Enbridges Line 3 replacement and Kinder Morgans Trans Mountain expansion last November, while just last week TransCanada reapplied to have its Keystone XL project approved after being invited to do so by U.S. President Donald Trump.. All of the projects still face significant environmental opposition, but if built, the combined extra capacity of nearly 1.8 million barrels a day would provide enough room for all of western Canadian production expected by 2030.. Down the road, if all those pipelines get built, then crude by rail becomes probably a moot point, said Dirk Lever, managing director at AltaCorp Capital.. Given a choice, the economics are always better by pipeline.. The potential swing away from rail comes only a few years after it took off. Canadian Pacific Railway ...

Feb. 9 saw a landmark event in the history of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, when pipeline operator Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. applied the on switch to the new electrical pump system at pump station 9, south of Delta Junction. A train of three new centrifugal pumps, each driven by a purpose-built...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced pressure on Wednesday from an important political ally and the business community to settle an oil pipeline dispute that has sparked fears of a trade war between two neighboring provinces.

Venezuelas president Hugo Chavez is threatening to cut off oil exports to the U.S. But a new oil pipeline from Canada could help undercut his leverage in the future.

What biofilms feed on is just as varied. Certain biofilms even thrive on petroleum oil. Interestingly, the capacity of this kind of biofilm to gobble oil has both a bad and a good side. Oil-eating biofilms can grow in and clog an oil pipeline; they can also be used to clean up an oil spill. ...

Given the strategic importance of Middle East oil to the West and its economic dependence on oil: Why have oil pipelines not been terrorist targets to date.