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Opinion: China To Continue Expanding Its Influence In The Oil And Gas Sector

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Since 2009, China has been taking a much more active role in its pursuit of international oil contracts. In 2009, for the first time, Saudi Arabia exported more of its oil to China than it did to the U.S. China also made large investments in Saudi Arabia’s oil refining industry as well.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

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The undisputed king of oil and gas is making some moves that could change the face of the global refining sector. As if being the world’s biggest exporter of oil was not enough, the desert kingdom is now looking to conquer the refining sector as it has quickly become the fourth largest refiner in the world. By offering almost 2.8

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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In 1969 he was tasked with helping to build transmission lines in Bangladesh that connected the country’s eastern and western electrical grids. After that, Hepburn continued to work on international projects in countries including Indonesia, Nepal, and Pakistan. He and his family lived there for two years.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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At the end of a visit at a major textile dyeing factory, his customer took him behind the buildings to show a horrific scene: A blood-red river—wastewater from the dye baths leaching into the soil and entering the rivers. He had contributed to the invention of Shell mineral oil, which is still being used in our cars.

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

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The building had Jain, Buddhist, Jewish and Persian motifs, reflecting Din-e-elahi - which translates to learnings from all religions. It is said that Akbar’s queens had unlimited access to this building - and they would play ankh-micholi over there. Cormorant feathers lack this oil and so need to be dried after every dive.

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