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EIA: Top 5 US crude oil suppliers account for 72% of total crude imports; highest proportion since 1997

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During 2012, Iraq replaced Nigeria as the fifth-largest supplier of US crude oil imports. Highlights from the major crude oil supplying countries to the United States in 2012 included: Canada. Crude oil imports by the United States averaged a record 2.4 million bbl/d, up 8% from their 2011 level.

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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. Based on what he learned, he and three classmates built a solar-powered 6-kilowatt minigrid that supplied power to about 60 homes in a village.

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Nostalgic Beach Supplies, Egg Cups and More

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I start each day in the garden when I can, gathering stems and branches to bring light and life into the house,” she says. From T’s Instagram How a Broadway Theater Was Remade Into a Queer Cabaret The post Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Nostalgic Beach Supplies, Egg Cups and More appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Opinion: How Much Longer Can OPEC Hold Out?

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With its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, one of the mandates of 12-member OPEC is to “ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers, and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.” Nigeria’s dilemma.

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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

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“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution,” the eminent geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote in 1973. Of all the populous nations, only Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria continue to eat very little meat. That goes for the human diet. We are omnivores, not herbivores.

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Forecast: global 3-wheeler market to grow at CAGR of 13% through 2019

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Underdeveloped countries in Africa like Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique and Egypt and their Asian counter parts like Nepal, Bangladesh, etc., Three-wheeler demand is significantly being boosted by the increasing penetration of hub-n-spoke model in supply chain networks of enterprises across the globe.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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When precancerous tissue forms, new blood vessels grow to supply it with blood. Because hemoglobin in the red blood cells absorbs visible light, Richards-Kortum’s team developed a fiber-optic probe that can produce images of the underlying network of new vessels. The light source is a blue LED with a peak wavelength of 455 nm.

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