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The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up

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But damage to some export terminals likely means that near-term production has a ceiling at about 1.25 The country is nearing its ceiling for production, while there's plenty of room for it to fall back. But Libya’s restoration of output coincided with a similar reduction in violence in the Niger Delta. 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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Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil output surged 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) in June, close to an eight-year high of 32.73 If the situation persists, the case for a return to some kind of production cap may gain traction. million b/d in June in order to meet domestic demand.

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U Alberta study shows for the first time that sunlight causes chemical reactions in road dust; singlet oxygen

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— In the study, the team study, investigated the photochemical production of 1 O 2 by size-fractionated road dust collected in Edmonton, Alberta and compared the reactivity of this substrate to that of Arizona test dust, Niger sand, and Cape Verde dust. Cote, Stephanie R. Schneider, Ming Lyu, Sherry Gao, Lin Gan, Adam J.

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U Florida team using fungi to extract cobalt and lithium from waste batteries

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It is unclear how many electronic products are recycled. We were watching the huge growth in smartphones and all the other products with rechargeable batteries, so we shifted our focus. are using three strains of fungi: Aspergillus niger , Penicillium simplicissimum and Penicillium chrysogenum. —Jeffrey A.

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

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The skepticism shown by a majority of financial analysts and oil commentators about the real threat to global oil (and gas) production volumes was countered by the news that the production at Saudi Aramco’s main offshore oil field, Manifa, has been hit by technical problems. The Saudi situation is not different from its neighbors.

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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. Most were related to the oil industry.

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Comparative genomics study of industrial fungus seeks to better harness potential for biofuels applications

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Aspergillus niger, shown here with its DNA lit up in green, is a fungus that can be used on an industrial scale to produce enzymes or chemicals such as citric acid. The production process involving A. niger is thus a well understood fungal fermentation process. niger strain used in the study ( A. Source: PNNL.

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