June 1, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will hold its 2015 Energy Conference on June 15 and 16 in Washington, DC. This two-day event provides the opportunity to meet and network with energy analysts, decision makers, and EIA staff. Last year more than 900 people from industry, government, […]
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In the last post I reviewed, in part, Dr. Shunli Xu’s work on oscillating nozzles, and how they can, on occasion, almost double the penetration while also improving surface finish. The problem with that basic technique, however, is that the nozzle is oscillating perpendicular to the direction of the cut, which is fine when the […]
Photo: (file photo). By Chimaobi Nwaiwu No fewer than 69 persons were burnt to death last night as a petrol-laden tanker, descending from Army Barracks side of Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, lost control, rammed into the Asaba Motor Park at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, and exploded. Eleven vehicles, mostly commuter buses and two motorcycles inside Asaba Park, and […]
opinion By Richard Dowden Muhammadu Buhari, the new president of Nigeria, is starting from point zero. The country has all but come to a sudden halt. Schools, hospitals and the civil service have closed down. Shops have run out of goods. The street markets are empty. Most will not see the inauguration of the new […]
By Chinedu Eze In furtherance of its Corporate Social Responsibility ideals, Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc -COSG, the leading provider of marine, aviation and logistics services to local and international oil and gas companies in Nigeria said it is partnering the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) to help persons with sickle cell disorder (SCD) lead […]
May 29, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) Reference case Industrial sector energy consumption is expected to grow faster than all other sectors, according to EIA’s ), and petrochemical feedstocks. While some energy is used in the bulk chemical manufacturing process for heat and power, most energy in that industry […]
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Frontal photographs taken of waterjets, regardless of pressure, show that the jet spray widens as the jet moves away from the nozzle. Yet, because of the erosion of the outer layers of the jet by the surrounding fluid, the central core of effective jet pressure reduces as that distance grows. The normal way in which […]
May 28, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Note: Sector shares represent the renewable share of primary energy consumed in the sector. Renewable energy accounted for 9.8% of total domestic energy consumption in 2014. This marks the highest renewable energy share since the 1930s, when wood was a much larger contributor to domestic energy supply. […]
By Isiaka Wakili President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday signed six bills passed by the National Assembly. Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, who disclosed this to State House journalists, listed the bills as including the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency Bill 2015 and the Tobacco Control Bill 2015. Also signed by the president were the Equipment and […]
May 27, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA’s of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan rule shows it would result in major changes in the fuel mix used to generate electricity in the United States. Under the Base Policy case in EIA’s analysis, which uses the as the proposed rule comes into […]
Photo: Nigerians are sitting in long lines to purchase fuel for their cars and generators at high prices as the energy crisis in the country worsens. By Bassey Udo Nigeria’s energy crisis deteriorated Monday, as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the government agency responsible for regulating operations in the electricity sector, reported that only […]
May 26, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, In June 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. EIA’s newly released analysis of the proposed rule shows power sector CO2 emissions falling to about 1,500 […]
By Karen Sanje Lilongwe — Impoverished villagers are hacking down Malawi’s forests to make charcoal, undeterred by government efforts to confiscate the dirty fuel as a power deficit stokes demand. Only 9 percent of the southern African country’s population have access to electricity, ensuring a good market for the charcoal produced by communities living near […]
By Omololu Ogunmade and Onyebuchi Ezigbo Abuja — Worried about the endless queues at filling stations and the increasing difficulty in getting fuel across the country, the Senate Tursday expressed concerns over the protracted fuel scarcity rocking the country and consequently asked its committees on Petroleum Resources (Upstream and Downstream) to immediately launch an investigation […]
