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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country. Orajaka says his off-grid system of the first of its kind developed and implemented in Nigeria. The IEEE member is GVE’s chief executive.

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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Ford has unveiled a number of new technologies to help people stay better connected behind the wheel.

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Shell delivers more Brazil deep-water production from Parque das Conchas; 3rd phase of project

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The subsea wells sit in water depths greater than 5,900-feet (1,800-meters) and connect to a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Espirito Santo , moored in around 1,800m of water and located more than 90-miles (150-kilometers) offshore Brazil.

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Petrobras oil & natural gas output up 4% in Brazil in June to 2.4M boed

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The resumption of production at platforms that had been undergoing scheduled maintenance in the Campos Basin, and operations starting at another well connected to platform P-57, in the Jubarte field (Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin), contributed to these results. compared to the previous month’s output, and of 3.5%

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Connected on one side is a flexible fiber bundle, just 1 mm in diameter, with a light source and a digital CCD camera inside. On the other side of the device is a cable that can be connected to a laptop, a tablet, or a smartphone. The light source is a blue LED with a peak wavelength of 455 nm.

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IEEE Forms Board Dedicated to Its Humanitarian Activities

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The virtual event connects IEEE members from around the world who are using or want to use their technical expertise to address sustainable development challenges. The board also will continue HAC’s work building a sustainable development community within and beyond IEEE by partnering with the. United Nations and other organizations.

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China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

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In connection with this transaction, CNOOC Limited intends to carry out a number of plans including the following: Following completion of the transaction, CNOOC Limited plans to establish Calgary as the head office of its North and Central American operations. These investments include a stake in MEG Energy Inc., OPTI Canada Inc.

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