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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. Crude oil imports rose 4% to 906,000 bbl/d, the first increase since 2007. That share is up from around 64% in 2009, when the economic recession resulted in declining US crude oil demand, and the highest share since reaching almost 73% in 1997.

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Sasol embarking on feasibility study on a US gas-to-liquids facility in Louisiana

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In partnership with Qatar Petroleum, it started up its first international GTL plant, Oryx GTL, in 2007. Sasol continues to advance upstream oil and gas activities in Mozambique, Nigeria, Gabon, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Canada and South Africa. Earlier post.) High temperature iron, for Secunda fuels and chemicals production.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Improving neonatal care in sub-Saharan Africa In 2007 Richards-Kortum, Oden, and their team began developing technology to improve neonatal health care and reduce death rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Their first invention was a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for newborns with breathing problems.

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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Since 2007, IEEE IMS has appointed at least one female undergraduate, graduate, or IEEE Young Professional representative almost every year to its AdCom. The society also has increased membership in Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia. Ferdinanda Ponci was elected in 2010 as the IEEE Women in Engineering liaison.

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IISD Releases Five-Part Series of Reports on Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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The full report will also cover Nigeria and Indonesia and will be released later in 2010. Revealing the Scale of Subsidies to Fossil Fuels (2007). The authors note that the US is an important test case for the idea that price-gap evaluations alone are not sufficient to capture the many ways that fossil energy is subsidized.

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Glencore to pay >$1.1B to resolve government’s investigation into bribery and commodity and price manipulation

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Between approximately 2007 and 2018, Glencore and its subsidiaries caused approximately $79.6 Between approximately 2007 and 2018, Glencore and its subsidiaries caused approximately $79.6