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US EIA reminder: Strait of Hormuz world’s most important oil chokepoint; almost 20% of oil traded worldwide

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Flows through the Strait in 2011 were roughly 35 percent of all seaborne traded oil, or almost 20 percent of oil traded worldwide. ”. They are a critical part of global energy security due to the high volume of oil traded through their narrow straits. million bbl/d was crude oil. million bbl/d in 2009-2010. Source: EIA.

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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

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Geophones are commonly used in the oil and gas industry for seismic surveying, where the seismic waves are artificially generated to probe the ground below. Actually, a whole community of (mostly) amateur seismologists had, using a Raspberry Pi–based device called a Raspberry Shake , developed in 2016 by a group in tectonically active Panama.

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SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California

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Once the constellation is outfitted with laser interlinks, polar-orbiting Starlink satellites will allow SpaceX to truly deliver internet anywhere on Earth while also enabling access to growing markets for in-flight and maritime connectivity. Mighty Servant 1 is a massive submersible heavy-lift ship.

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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Wisy currently has 16 employees, who work in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Chen is based in Panama City. Employees 16 “We had customers in the oil-and-gas industry, as well as construction companies, dealing with similar problems,” she says. Founded 2016. Headquarters San Francisco.

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The Suez chokepoint

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The US Energy Information Administration recently updated its brief on world oil transit chokepoints—one of which is Egypt’s Suez Canal. They are a critical part of global energy security due to the high volume of oil traded through their narrow straits, the agency notes. million bbl/d of crude oil in 2007 to 1.1

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Incremental well-to-wheels GHG emissions from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared to Well-to-Wheels GHG Emissions from Displacing Reference Crudes Click to enlarge. Domestic production of crude oil has increased significantly, from approximately 5.5 million bpd in 2010 to 6.5 million bpd in 2012 and 7.5 million bpd by mid-2013. million bpd.

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