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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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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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He was born in 1921 in Azerbaijan, then part of the Soviet Union, and moved to Iran at age 10. But instead of taking the comfortable route—becoming a professor in Iran—he emigrated to the United States. “I I could have stayed in Iran and become rich, but I felt that I could not do real scientific work there,” he told Spectrum.

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Opinion: OPEC Divorce And Self-Destruction Thanks To Saudi Oil Strategy?

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percent increase), based on Saudi Arabia’s conflict with Iran. SAGIA is not making idle claims. It lists energy-related projects totaling $318 billion (no timeframe specified), which is, in SAGIA’s words, “large-scale capital spending [is] applied to building new capacity and expansion of existing facilities.” dollar spreadsheet.

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Opinion: Oil Megaprojects Won’t Stay On The Shelf For Long

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That is a feature that is hard to overemphasize in today’s oil pricing environment. Also, although there was a lot of speculation about Iran’s ability to return some capacity to the market, such an outcome appears more and more likely. The narrower focus on smaller projects, especially shale, could mean the end of the megaproject.

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