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EIA ups total shale oil resource estimate by 13% to 419B barrels, shale gas by 4% to 7576 Tcf

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) continues to expand its assessment of technically recoverable shale oil and shale natural gas resources around the world. Each of the countries has an existing oil and natural gas industry with infrastructure connecting the basins to global markets. Bcf/d from 2005 to 2014.

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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Yet-to-find (YTF) resources will contribute to around 30% of the total production of natural gas worldwide by 2050, according to Yury Sentyurin, the Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). It is headquartered in Doha, Qatar.

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MIT, QCRI use AI to enrich digital maps to improve GPS navigation; RoadTagger

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A model developed by Researchers at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) have developed a model that uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps to help improve GPS navigation. Qatar, where QCRI is based, is “not a priority for the large companies building digital maps,” Madden says.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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The authors combined a global dataset of ambient NO 2 (modelled from ground-level monitors, satellite data, and land use variables such as road networks) with data on population distribution and asthma incidence to estimate the number of new traffic pollution-related asthma cases in children aged 1-18 years.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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markets all remain in action as effective tools to leverage global climate action and as models to inform. the coordination of adaptation actions on a global scale; and a Technology Mechanism, which are to become fully operational in 2012. of resources from a variety of sources. future agreements. Adaptation. forward in 2012.

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Chiyoda, Technip and Qatargas 2 Inaugurate World’s Largest LNG Trains

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Chiyoda and Technip, in joint venture, joined Qatargas 2 in inaugurating the Qatargas 2 Project, in Ras Laffan, Qatar. Innovative LNG Liquefaction Technology Implemented in Qatar (Air Products , January 2009). Innovative LNG Liquefaction Technology Implemented in Qatar (Air Products , January 2009). million tons per year.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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Of the non-Saudi, non-Gulf Arab ally OPEC members, only Libyan per capita resources exceed the average. Interestingly, also, the Saudis increased their share of OPEC average daily output in the first half of 2015 over 2014 average daily volume—and their share of average daily global output. Market” forces include many components.