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September 1, 2015 Source: Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Although wind power provided less than 3% of Alaska’s electric power generation in 2014, Alaska’s wind power capacity has increased 20-fold between 2007 and 2014, growing from 3 megawatts (MW) to 60 MW. This increase is notable in light of the challenges of installing and connecting […]
Photo: The discovery “could hold a potential of 30 trillion cubic feet of lean gas,” Eni said in a statement (file photo). Cairo — Italian oil and gas company Eni has revealed what it is describing as the “largest gas discovery ever made in Egypt and in the Mediterranean Sea,” on Sunday. The discovery of […]
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker said that the ministry is working to implement the agreement reached during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to Moscow regarding setting up Dabaa nuclear station. The Minister pointed out that the ministry is currently holding negotiations with the Russian experts to complete the remaining aspects of […]
August 28, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico has experienced relatively minor disruptions because of tropical storms and hurricanes in recent years, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a below-normal 2015 hurricane season in its updated , released on August 6. Hurricane-related risk […]
By Chineme Okafor Abuja — The Niger Delta Power Holdings (NDPHC) Plc, which is handling the 10 National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) plants, on Thursday said that vandals attacked and cut its transmission lines and tower worth N40 million in Abia state. NDPHC also stated that the development has ensured that 1,397 megawatts (MW) of […]
August 27, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on U.S. Department of Energy 2014 The domestic market for distributed wind turbines has weakened since the record capacity additions in 2012. Last year’s installations of mid-size and small wind turbines were the lowest in a decade. Relatively low electricity prices, competition from other , and […]
When I began to write these posts, I wrote about the difference between overall jet force and the focussed effects of a very high-pressure but small diameter jet. At the time I made reference to the relatively low pressure, but huge flow rate effects when Katrina hit New Orleans. I specifically wrote about the damage […]
By Collins Olayinka and Sulaimon Salau The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has cancelled contracts for supply of oil to refineries among other steps aimed at boosting operational efficiency. General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ohi Alegbe, in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday said the new measures would strengthen the corporation across its value […]
August 26, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, , August 2015 Natural gas production across all major shale regions in EIA’s (DPR) is projected to decrease for the first time in September. Production from these seven shale regions reached a high in May at 45.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) and is expected to […]
August 25, 2015 Source: , Government of India, Ministry of Coal; news reportsNote: India fiscal year is April to March. For example, FY2005 represents April 1, 2004, to March 31, 2005. Data for 2015 are preliminary. Coal consumption in India, particularly in the electric power sector, is outpacing India’s domestic production. From 2005 to 2012, […]
By Flavia Nalubega President Yoweri Museveni has lifted the ban on the exportation of unprocessed minerals by both local and international players, saying he was misled by his Advisors. In 2011, President Museveni, while hosting the annual round table with mining sector stakeholders at State House directed the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to […]
August 24, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, , August 2015 Continued growth in global production of petroleum and other liquids has outpaced consumption growth since August 2014, resulting in rising global liquids stocks. Total global liquids inventories are estimated to have grown by 2.3 million barrels per day (b/d) through the first seven months […]
Addis Ababa — Testing started recently at the Gilgel Gibe III hydro-electric dam which when fully operational will add 1870MW to Ethiopia’s power grid. According to a government statement last week, the largest hydropower plant in Ethiopia and one the biggest in Africa to date, started trial electric power production on August 11, 2015. The […]
