In the last post I wrote about the impact of smaller jet diameters, and higher pressures, in truncating the range over which a waterjet is effective. The same is true, to an extent, when one adds abrasive to the water. Our “green tube” test has been described in earlier posts, where the distance over which […]
analysis By Saliem Fakir There are three aspects of energy supply that lend themselves to shifting the diversification of a national economy. The mix of supply should reduce dependence on any source, especially if the source creates a foreign dependence or a systems path-dependence that eventually leads to wider risks for the general economy. In […]
September 19, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Eastern Bloc Research, IHS EDINNote: Crude oil includes lease condensate production; Northwest & Arctic includes Kaliningrad.Note: . Russia was the world’s largest producer of crude oil (including lease condensate) and the world’s second-largest producer of dry natural gas in 2013. In 2013, production of crude oil and […]
September 18, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on September 3 marked the 25th auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances by the program covering nine states primarily in the northeastern United States. Allowance prices for this auction were $ 4.88, marking the third consecutive auction that prices were at or above $ 4 […]
Maputo — Mozambique’s National Hydrocarbon Company (ENH) signed three memorandums of understanding in Maputo on Thursday with the French engineering and construction company Technip, aimed at the transfer of technology and the training of technical staff. The first memorandum, signed by ENH Chairperson Nelson Ocuanae and the chairperson and director of subsea operations of Technip, […]
September 16, 2014 Source: T. Mason Hamilton, U.S. Energy Information Administration The global crude oil and refined product tanker fleet uses a classification system to standardize contract terms, establish shipping costs, and determine the ability of ships to travel into ports or through certain straits and channels. This system, known as the Average Freight Rate […]
Photo: Kendal power station, Eskom South Africa analysis By Dirk De Vos Bailing Eskom out, again, is not enough; we need to fix Eskom’s underlying structural problems. And at this critical stage we simply cannot afford another pointless debate about the merits (or not) of privatisation – its goes nowhere. But an interesting way around […]
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By Adekunle Aliyu with Agency Report South Africa’s president announced Tuesday that 67 of his compatriots were among scores of worshippers killed in the collapse of a popular and controversial Nigerian megachurch. Declaring his nation in grief, Jacob Zuma said he was “greatly saddened to announce that 67 South Africans died and scores of others […]
analysis By Zhou Hang China’s economic engagement with South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, is growing rapidly since the latter’s independence in 2011. According to the Chinese and South Sudanese official statistics, around 100 to 140 Chinese enterprises currently operate in South Sudan. Since 2008, they have concluded agreements worth about 10 billion USD with […]
September 15, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration and Drillinginfo, Inc. The Powder River Basin, well known for its abundant coal supply, is experiencing a turnaround in oil production. Production has rebounded from a low of 38,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2009 to 78,000 bbl/d during first-quarter 2014. Although U.S. oil production growth is […]
September 12, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Republished September 12, 2014, 10:20 a.m., the end date on the second graph was corrected. Storage injections have continued to outpace the five-year (2009-13) average this summer, with inventories as of September 5 at 2,801 billion cubic feet (Bcf), according to data from the , with stocks […]
By Nick Long Kigali — The biggest solar power plant in East Africa has just opened in Rwanda. It is the first grid level solar plant in the region – a 21-hectare field covered with panels. Rwanda might not seem an obvious place to put it, as the country averages only about five hours of […]
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Jón Frímann points to an interesting pattern of earthquakes around the caldera at Bardarbunga, suggesting that the volcano might be getting ready to erupt. Icelandic Met Office. It is hard to tell from the webcams, since Bardarbunga 2 is shaking too much. This may be bad weather – except that the weather shown at the […]
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Procurement, a veritable tool for socio-economic development 09/09/2014 10:50
