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Baker Institute expert: crude-oil production increase a risky strategy for Saudi Arabia

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A number of factors are pushing Saudi Arabia to raise its crude-oil production capacity, but the wide range of potential outcomes suggests that such an increase is a risky strategy for the kingdom and the global environment, according to a new article by an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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Eni has released the 18 th edition of the World Oil, Gas and Renewables Review , the annual statistics report on oil, natural gas and renewables sources. The second volume, the World Gas and Renewables Review , focused on natural gas and renewables sources (solar, wind and biofuels), will be published in autumn.

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Today’s Stunted Oil Prices Could Cause Oil Price Shock In 2020

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As Saudi Arabia announces plans to slash production and move their economy away from oil dependency, many industry insiders are predicting that the now over-saturated market will reach an equilibrium with higher commodity prices by 2018 and U.S. by Haley Zaremba for Oilprice.com. What I don’t hear people asking is, ‘then what?’

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads. Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. Direct injection also avoids the risk of backfire. Aramco Americas.

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Remembering IEEE Director Emeritus Theodore W. Hissey

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To honor his mentoring activities within IEEE YP, in 2017 the IEEE Theodore W. Those contacts helped Hissey and L&N take on several international projects such as setting up telemetry systems for Aramco , a national oil and natural gas company in Saudi Arabia. Later he was a principal engineer at Macro Corp.,

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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In practice, the call for a change is a call for Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two dominant global crude exporters, which each daily export over seven-plus mmbbls (including condensates and NGLs) and which each see the other as the key to any "balancing" moves, to bear the brunt of any production cuts. percent of GDP.

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New molybdenum-coated catalyst produces hydrogen from water-splitting more efficiently; preventing the back reaction

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Now an international research team has developed a new catalyst with a molybdenum (Mo) coating that prevents this problematic back reaction and works well in realistic operating conditions. The researchers suggested that the molybdenum layer likely hinders oxygen gas permeation, impeding contact with the active platinum. 201701861.

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