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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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"Transmission Losses:" West African pirates

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In the Niger Delta, the pirates in armed speedboats attack tankers and work with militants in the delta's swamplands who steal around 150,000 barrels a day from oil installations or pipelines, around 5 percent of Nigeria's daily production. The cost of this protection will, of course, be borne by American taxpayers. oil imports.

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

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Between 2012 and 2016, Maersk had been working on field development, slated to have cost $1.5 Growing political instability in Libya, as the LNA is targeting control of the country, or the re-emergence of the Niger Delta insurgency, will put a cap on increases. billion, to sustain output at current levels.

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Tohoku researchers develop efficient hydrodynamic reactor for pretreatment of biomass

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Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass before enzymatic hydrolysis enhances digestibility, and is intended to improve the formation of sugars while avoiding excessive degradation, and to be cost-effective.

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