February 19, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on the (ERCOT) In 2014, more than 10% of the electricity used in the grid covering most of Texas came from wind generation, according to the grid’s operator, the that have allowed more wind power to flow through the system to consumers. Source: U.S. Energy Information […]
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February 6, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report Higher inventories, milder weather, and falling crude oil and natural gas prices have resulted in a Midwest propane market that so far this winter has not experienced the challenges faced last winter, when the combination of depleted inventories and high winter demand . […]
By Lyonike Mughogho Chief Executive Officer for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) John Kandulu yesterday told the local media that the country will continue to experience serial blackouts as the problem with the machines at its power plants has not been fully addressed. Accumulation of silt at Nkula power plantation A and B due […]
Johannesburg – With the increase in electricity demand, load shedding remains a reality for the near future for South Africa, says power utility Eskom. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona said the country had just about exhausted the electricity reserve margin and any slight pressure might trigger power cuts. Matona spent […]
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Many news agencies are following the slow inundation of the Hawaiian town of Pahoa, as lava from Kilauea inches into the small town at the rate of around 15 ft an hour. It is a slow death to parts of the community since the lava started moving in June and the flow has travelled over […]
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When mankind first began cutting out flints to make the tools and weapons that helped make primitive life more successful they often used either bone antlers or stones from the river as the tool to cut into the chalk or other host rock that held the flint. For thousands of years as rock was excavated […]
ZIMBABWE will experience more power outages in the next three weeks due to low energy supplies and maintenance work being carried out at Kariba South power station, the power utility said on Thursday. Maintenance works at Kariba South’s generator number five has resulted in power supply being reduced by 125MW, the energy company said. Zimbabwe […]
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A single waterjet, whether with or without abrasive, will cut a tapering slot as it penetrates into a target material. This is because, as the jet penetrates into the surface, the outer edges of the jet lose their energy in cutting, and the narrower central core remains capable of cutting, on a continually narrowing path, […]
MR Liu Kan, the Consul-General of the Consulate General of People’s Republic of China in Lagos, on Thursday expressed his country’s growing interest in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Liu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that China would also depend on Nigeria to satisfy the demand of her increasing population for […]
By Michel Nkurunziza Government will continue supporting initiatives that promote rural electrification and renewable energy in particular to ensure Rwandans access affordable power, Jules Ndenga, the in charge of planning and policy at the Ministry of Infrastructure, has said. Ndenga added that renewable energy sources like solar power are ideal for rural households, saying they […]
August 27, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, and IntercontinentalExchangeNote: The difference between U.S. liquid fuels and crude oil production represents production of hydrocarbon gas liquids, biofuels, and refinery processing gain. Non-OPEC supply disruptions include both crude oil and liquid fuels, while OPEC disruptions include only crude oil. Growth in oil production and supply disruptions […]
July 14, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA’s recently launched provides users with another avenue to view graphs, charts, maps, and other images produced using EIA’s data and analysis. The images stored on EIA’s Flickr page are categorized by . This allows the public and EIA’s state, tribal, county, and local stakeholders to quickly […]
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 […]
Nairobi — Africa Oil, Tullow Oil’s exploration partner in Northern Kenya has announced new gas and more oil deposits at Ngamia-2 well. In a statement on Tuesday, Africa Oil said the well had encountered up to 39 metres of net oil pay and 11 metres of net gas pay. The well was drilled to a […]
