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April 24, 2007: Ethiopian rebels from the Ogaden National Liberation Front kill 74 during the Abole raid on a Chinese-operated oil exploration facility in the Ogaden Basin.
April 19, 2007: The Norwegian prime minister announces that the government has agreed to unilaterally cut Norway's carbon emissions by 30% by 2020, and proposes carbon neutrallity for 2050.
April 16, 2007: The First South American Energy Summit meets and establishes the South American Energy Council to co-ordinate regional energy policy.
April 15, 2007: Iran announces that it is seeking bids for two more nuclear reactors for the Iranian nuclear programme.
April 9, 2007: Iran announces that it has begun using 3,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium for its nuclear programme.
April 9, 2007: Ministers from natural gas exporting countries meet in Doha, Qatar, prompting speculation that they might transform the Gas Exporting Countries Forum into a cartel similar to OPEC.
April 2, 2007: The United States Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases and must do so unless it can provide some scientific reason proving otherwise.
March 24, 2007: The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1747, imposing additional sanctions on Iran due to its ongoing nuclear programme.

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