University of tilburg | Oil consumption in less developed countries | Empirical study on oil consumption in less developed countries | Abstract: This paper investigates the relation between GDP and oil consumption in a sample of 71 LDC’s. Two outlier countries with a deviating rate of oil consumption are found. Equatorial Guinea has relatively low oil consumption‚ while The Seychelles has relatively high oil consumption‚ in relation to their GDP. After that possible factors that might affect
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The Fuss‚ The Facts‚ The Future. Journal of Petroleum Technology. December 2010‚ pp. 34-41. Begos‚ K. (2012‚ Aug 16). AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low. Associated Press. Benincasa‚ A. (2011). The Current and Future State of Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation. Trends: ABA Section of Environment‚ Energy‚ and Resources. Vol. 42(3)‚ pp. 8-9. Bigham‚ R. (2012). Fracking Misunderstood. Pollution Engineering‚ 44(8)‚ p. 7. Clean Water Action. (2012). Fracking: The Process. Retrieved
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Eini Laaksonen Political risks of foreign direct investment in the Russian gas industry – The Shtokman gas field project in the Arctic Ocean Electronic Publications of Pan-European Institute 14/2010 ISSN 1795 - 5076 Political risks of foreign direct investment in the Russian gas industry – The Shtokman gas field project in the Arctic Ocean Eini Laaksonen1 14/2010 Electronic Publications of Pan-European Institute www.tse.fi/pei 1 Eini Laaksonen is Research Associate at the Pan-European
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Radu Dudău‚ Dr. Phil. Romania Eurasian Energy Security: Recent Trends in the European Game of Natural Gas Projects Abstract The paper discusses the development prospects of the major gas pipeline projects planned to link Europe to the Caspian region (Nabucco and South Stream)‚ on the one hand‚ and to northwestern Siberia and the Barents Sea (Nord Stream)‚ on the other hand. The analysis indicates the following: the construction work of Nord Stream‟s first phase will likely start in the late spring
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a report of the csis japan chair The U.S.-Japan Alliance anchoring stability in asia Authors Richard L. Armitage Joseph S. Nye August 2012 our future CHARTING Blank a report of the csis japan chair The U.S.-Japan Alliance anchoring stability in asia Authors Richard L. Armitage Joseph S. Nye August 2012 our future CHARTING About CSIS—50th Anniversary Year For 50 years‚ the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has developed practical solutions
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between Standard Oil of California (Socal) and Gulf Oil was the largest merger in history at that time‚ nearly doubling the company’s size and as part of the merger Socal changed its name to Chevron Corporation. By 1988 Chevron was one of the largest gas producers in the United States. In 2001‚ Chevron expanded again by acquiring Texaco for $37.5 billion. Today Chevron is the second largest integrated energy company in the U.S. and among the largest in the world. Mission Statement Analysis
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Executive Summary Climate change is a threatening issue in the global. Thus‚ carbon tax is used as a tool to reduce greenhouse. The Australian Government announced initially the price of carbon tax is $23 per tone and has become a concerned issue with policy proposal makers and its significant effects on all society and economy. The report will outline some features that related to the issues and impacts of carbon tax as well as the responds of business and consumers. The carbon tax will create
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But for how long can Bangladesh maintain this? It has recently been seen that we are facing various types of problems and shortages in the power and energy sector of our country. It has also been predicted that sometime in the near future all the natural resource of the country might as well be exhausted. In this paper we have tried to present a current scenario of the power and energy sector of the country and also tried to project some future figures. We have also tried to provide some solutions
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Climate change and environmental regulations continue to push against the need for increasing energy generation. In the U.S.‚ natural gas has become a popular alternative fuel source for power plants. It is also recognized for its ability to heat homes and serve as fuel for motor vehicles. Natural gas could greatly reduce the United States reliance on oil and coal. Natural gas plants produce about half the CO2 pollution of a typical coal plant‚ and modern facilities greatly reduce pollution from nitrogen
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Scottish oil and natural gas will last for well over one hundred years MONDAY‚ 11 MARCH 2013 03:06 63 COMMENTS By William C McLaughlin BA(Hons)‚ MBA Let’s dispel once and for all the myth that Scottish oil and natural gas reserves are declining and will run out for good in another forty years. The Scottish North Sea has been ’pumping’ out oil and natural gas for around forty years. The current projection is that there is around forty years of oil and natural gas reserves remaining
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