UPDATE 1-Hokchi, Wintershall and Talos give up oil contract in Mexico's Gulf  Reuters Read more https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-oil/update-1-hokchi-wintershall-and-talos-give-up-oil-contract-in-mexicos-gulf-idUSL2N26N17U

Engineering avocados that withstand global warming | Press Play  KCRW Read more https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/the-price-of-being-a-whistleblower/engineering-avocados-that-will-withstand-global-warming

Talos Energy, partners give up oil contract at Mexico's Gulf: sources  Reuters Read more https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-oil/talos-energy-partners-give-up-oil-contract-at-mexicos-gulf-sources-idUSKBN1WH25U

Feds: Rio Grande LNG will not jeopardize survival of endangered ocelot, jaguarundi  mySanAntonio.com Read more https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/energy/article/Feds-Rio-Grande-LNG-will-not-jeopardize-survival-14486282.php

Duke Health establishes center for genomics engineering technologies  Becker's Hospital Review Read more https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/duke-health-establishes-center-for-genomics-engineering-technologies.html

Lizard protections sought in Southwest amid US oil boom  Journal Record Read more https://journalrecord.com/2019/10/02/lizard-protections-sought-in-southwest-amid-us-oil-boom/

A Huge Bitcoin Mining Farm Has Burnt Down in China  Interesting Engineering Read more https://interestingengineering.com/huge-bitcoin-mining-farm-burns-down-in-china-destroys-10m-in-computers

Brazil police investigate mysterious oil slicks polluting Northeast beaches  Reuters Read more https://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-oil-spill/brazil-police-investigate-mysterious-oil-slicks-polluting-northeast-beaches-idUSL2N26N0S9

Russia's Gazprom Neft ships 11 mln T of Arctic oil via Northern Sea Route, plans more  Reuters Africa Read more https://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFR4N26M03F

Private sector oil contracts have not lifted Mexican output yet: president  Reuters Read more https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-oil-lopezobrador/private-sector-oil-contracts-have-not-lifted-mexican-output-yet-president-idUSKBN1WH1J6