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The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went to lengths recently to assure European officials that it wouldn’t block business between European companies and Iran. But Libya’s restoration of output coincided with a similar reduction in violence in the Niger Delta. It might scare away new investment, but even U.S. mb/d currently.

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Platts: June OPEC output of 32.73M barrels of crude per day, highest since Aug. 2008

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Nigerian production hit 30-year lows in May as militancy continued in the country’s oil rich Niger Delta. Barely 10 days after a 30-day ceasefire deal with the Nigerian government, militants claimed a round of fresh attacks in the Niger Delta at the start of July, marking a major setback after weeks of respite.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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The latter’s national oil company, Qatar Petroleum, has only been able to maintain crude oil production on its main offshore oilfield Al Shaheen through heavy investments from its former joint-venture partner Maersk Oil. The Saudi situation is not different from its neighbors. The challenges for this field are still immense.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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As part of the job, in Oghara, Nigeria, then a small fishing village along the Niger River, he collected fares and directed passengers on and off the bus. He left the company in 2008 to become lead engineer and scientist at the Lockheed Martin research facility in Cherry Hill, N.J.

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

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