During the historical development of waterjets there was not a lot of change from the time of the Ancient Greeks, who found water flow being used to uncover and move minerals such as gold, and the Northern British miners of the 1800’s who were still using this tool in a form known as “hushing” as […]
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LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea have agreed to sign striker Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid, the Premier League club announced Tuesday. The Spain international had long been linked with a move to the London side and completion of the deal appears to be imminent after the Blues said they had met the buy-out clause for the […]
The African Development Bank has approved a US$ 142-million loan to help fund the construction of a $ 908-million, 100-megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power plant in the Northern Cape – the bank’s first loan for a renewable energy project by an independent power producer in South Africa. A consortium led by Spanish company Abengoa was […]
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One problem with defining a peak in global oil production is that it is only really evident some time after the event, when one can look in the rearview mirror and see the transition from a growing oil supply to one that is now declining. Before that relatively absolute point, there will likely come a […]
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Omotowa:NLNG Is A Huge Blessing To Nigeria 14 October 2013 • Earns $ 25 Billion Earning From $ 2.6 Billion Investment• 70% Of Its Earnings Go To Nigeria• Supplies Over 70% Of Cooking Gas In Nigerian Market Nigeria is a big country that has not quite lived up to its billing. It has few […]
The President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) Dr. Randolph McClain has cautioned Liberians to speak facts and refrain from falsehood as regard the oil & gas reforms processes of the country. Dr. McClain said the oil & gas sector is one that all Liberians must remain concerned and […]
Oil Gains as China Manufacturing Improves The price of oil rose Tuesday on expectations for stronger demand following an improvement in manufacturing activity in China, the world's biggest oil importer. A rise in the value of the U.S. dollar added to upward pressure on the price, along with … Read more on ABC News Iraq's […]
June 27, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, from . Hydroelectric power plants located in the Columbia River Basin account for a little more than one third of all the hydroelectric capacity in the United States. The Columbia River runs from the Canadian Rockies and flows 1,214 miles through Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, but the […]
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The use of a shroud to capture the water and debris from waterjet use, feeding it to an exhaust hose, that will then carry it away from the site, has become more universally applied over the last ten years. There are, however, different ways in which this new combination (which has been given different names […]
In its bid to stabilize power supply in Nigeria, the Federal Government has again commissioned another transmission sub-station in Cross River state with a call on Nigerians to protect power infrastructure in their communities. While commissioning the project in Calabar, the Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil said the commissioning is the next in […]
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NLNG Is Managed Entirely By Nigerians 18 October 2013 • Staff over 95 % Nigerians • Trains Over 1000 maritime staff for Nigeria • Over 600 to be trained in ship building • Brass LNG, OKLNG & NLNG Train Seven will lift Nigeria’s economy Let’s take a quick count: two world class companies at […]
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There are some ominous signs that we are beginning to reach a point where it is less economic to look for and develop new supplies of oil, as costs rise, return on investment becomes less certain, and alternate opportunities exist for the funds that promise a better return with a lower initial investment. The problem, […]
Accra — GHANA’S President, John Dramani Mahama, has directed the Finance Minister, Seth Tekper, to release $ 60 million to the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs) to ensure sufficient fuel supplies. This comes amid the BDCs reportedly withholding supplies resulting in shortages in some cities across the country, including Accra, Tema, Cape Coast and Kumasi. […]
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NLNG Model is Worth Replicating, Says Babs Omotowa, MD/CEO 25 October 2013 •Calls for unbundling of PIB for easy passage•Says Nigeria needs more clarity with its power solutions; Privatisation is a good step forward•Decries Nigeria’s poor cooking gas distribution system What’s your take on some on-going national issues? Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) for instance; […]
How a US decision to allow oil exports could change the world's energy balance The Obama Administration has taken a bold step toward loosening the grip of tense geopolitics on oil prices, reports the Wall Street Journal (paywall), giving the first permission in four decades for the export of unrefined American oil. The decision … […]
