One of the considerable disadvantages in using garnet and other similar minerals as a cutting agent in abrasive waterjet cutting is that the particles fragment during the mixing process, and when they hit the target. As a result (as noted in the last post) less than 50% and often much less than that can be […]
Businessman turned politician Benoni Urey is annoyed over the arbitrary manner in which the Liberian government is giving out oil blocks to foreign companies without realizing that poverty is the biggest enemy of the country. He said recent sale of some off-shore oil blocks is tantamount to “stealing the wealth” of the country, urging the […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital territory, FCT, yesterday, stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using any list of candidates from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the purpose of the state House of Assembly, House of Representatives and Senate in 2015 general elections. The court gave the order following […]
By Katia Moskvitch ‘Light’ will be the buzz word next year. The UN has proclaimed 2015 the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, with the goal of raising global awareness of how such technologies can help development by providing solutions to challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. But besides light, developing nations are […]
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the PDP-led Federal Government is trying to suppress the audit report on the $ 20 billion oil money. The party said the deadline for the release of the report, which was set by the government itself, has come and gone but without […]
press release Arusha, Tanzania — UKTI Tanzania’s report provides an overview of Tanzania’s oil and gas sector including supply chain opportunities from the proposed LNG project. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Tanzania has produced a report which examines the opportunities in the Tanzanian market. The report called ‘High Value Opportunity – Tanzania Oil and Gas’ […]
Comments On The 2015 Budget Statement With Focus On The Energy Sector POWER SECTOR 1. The Power Sector as the Anchor in the Budget The budget exposed the country’s over-reliance on energy for the achieving the transformation agenda. Particularly, the fundamental pillars expected to derive the economy in 2015 are: i. The completion of Ghana’s […]
By Sam Eyoboka IN fulfilment of a dream to extend a helping hand to the active poor in the society and in the spirit of Christmas, the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, and founder of Word of Life Bible Church, Warri, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has perfected plans to give out seven brand […]
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Photo: A worker at the Liberia Energy Network demonstrates how the solar-power lights are used. By Boakai Fofana Monrovia — In a shop near the heart of the densely packed West Point neighborhood in Liberia’s capital that was quarantined in August to slow the spread of Ebola, retiree Abubakar K. Sherif is hard at work […]
opinion By Girma Feyissa The world seems to be suddenly losing its thirst for oil. The price is falling to an all-time low. At this time, it is selling for 54.07 dollars per barrel in the world market. Oil had changed the game of the global market since 1973, when it had skyrocketed to an […]
By Malawi News Agency The Governments of Malawi and the Peoples Republic of China on Friday signed an agreement for the provision of mobile solar power systems worth about K5 billion (US$ 10 million) to be used in the health sector in the country. Speaking during the signing ceremony at the Ministry of Finance in […]
December 15, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisNote: VMT is vehicle miles traveled. Per capita figures reflect U.S. population age 16 and over. Vehicle miles traveled figures are 12-month rolling averages. Republished December 17, 2014, 2:00 p.m. to correct an error in the graph. The U.S. average […]
December 19, 2014 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Note: 2014 data are preliminary. The electric power generation sector lost more than 5,800 jobs from January 2011 through June 2014 despite a gain of nearly 1,800 non-hydro renewable electricity generation jobs, according to the latest data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS […]
By Patrick Ugeh and Linda Eroke After a protracted meeting with government officials which lasted for 13 hours, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG) suspended their nationwide strike on Friday morning. Their industrial action was in protest against several […]
December 18, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA860A and EIA860M Note: Data include facilities with a net summer capacity of 1 MW and above only. Data are reported as of November 25, 2014, covering through September of 2014. Data are based the reported online dates of currently operational or planned wind generation facilities. […]
