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UK, Iran team develops new materials to improve enhanced oil recovery

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A new class of materials which are suitable agents for displacing oil in enhanced oil recovery operations has been developed by scientists at Swansea University (UK) and scientists at Islamic Azad University in Iran. This research was carried out with support from the Robert A.

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What Does The Next OPEC Meeting Have In Store?

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The next OPEC meeting on the 2nd of June will act as little more than a forum for continued altercations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. OPEC interactions have become a direct altercation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with the remaining members reduced to mere observers. OPEC is in a difficult situation.”.

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RPI Doctoral Student Develops New Graphene Material with 14% Wt. Hydrogen Storage Capacity

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Graphene’s unique structure, only one atom thick, means that each of its carbon atoms is exposed to the environment and, in turn, to the hydrogen gas. Rafiee is from Tehran, Iran, and expects to earn his doctorate in 2011. Low density.

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IEA: global map of oil refining and trade to be redrawn over next 5 years

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Today’s weak economic environment has reduced expectations of oil demand growth for the medium term, yet the reallocation of demand by region and key product, which has been underway for the last 15 to 20 years, is expected to continue. —IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven.

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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Given this environment, it is not surprising that the revenue elasticity of production is highly sensitive, and negative. They are fighting a multi-front war with Iran directly (in Yemen) and indirectly (in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq). Saudi Arabia increased production by 6.8 Their need for revenue is intensifying rather than moderating.

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ACS Meeting Symposium Focuses on Conversion and Utilization of CO2 for Fuels and Chemicals

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However, with the increasing awareness of the impact CO 2 has on the environment more and more attention is being directed at how to mitigate the effects CO 2 has as a greenhouse gas. Researchers from Shiraz University (Iran) are investigating a two-stage catalyst bed concept for conversion of CO 2 to methanol.

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Opinion: The Shale Delusion: Why The Party’s Over For US Tight Oil

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With Iran poised in early 2016 to add almost as much oil as the amount of the US production decline to date, the outlook for tight oil producers could not be worse. In other words, tight oil and oil sands production. Conclusions.

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