Windstalks: An Alternative to Windmills
May 1, 2012 | Discovery News
Instead of a windmill turning in the wind imagine a field of “stalks” that sway back and forth generating electricity. That’s the concept proposed for a new wind farm near Abu Dhabi. |
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Dead Sea Salt Works
April 20, 2012 | NASA
“The expansion of massive salt evaporation projects on the Dead Sea are clearly visible in this time series of images taken by Landsat satellites operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.” Quoted from the NASA image release.
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OPEC Oil Export Revenues
April 16, 2012 | Energy Information Administration
“Based on projections from the EIA April 2012 Short-Term Energy Outlook, members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could earn an estimated $1,171 billion of net oil export revenues in 2012 and $1,133 billion in 2013.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration press release.
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Bigach Impact Crater, Kazakhstan
October 5, 2011 | Earth Observatory
“At approximately five million years old, Bigach is a relatively young geologic feature. However, active tectonic processes in the region have caused movement of parts of the structure along faults, leading to a somewhat angular appearance.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory image release.
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Freshwater Springs in the Dead Sea
September 30, 2011 | MSNBC
Researchers dove to the bottom of the Dead Sea where they found freshwater springs inhabited by a variety of microorganisms. |
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Geoglyphs of the Middle East
September 19, 2011 | LiveScience
Large stone “drawings” that are recognizable from the air but not from the ground have been a mystery in the Middle East since they were first noticed by pilots. LiveScience has an article and image gallery for these interesting features. |
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Kuwait: Oil and Natural Gas Resources
July 15, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Kuwait is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), exporting the fourth largest volume of oil among the group in 2010. At the same time, Kuwait’s economy is one heavily dependent on petroleum export revenues, which account for half of its overall gross domestic product (GDP), 95 percent of total export earnings, and 95 percent of government revenues.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration. |
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Qatar and Argentina Make Long Term LNG Contract
July 7, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Qatar has agreed to a long-term commitment to supply 700 MMcf per day of LNG to Argentina. [...] Qatar is the world’s largest LNG exporter, exporting close to 1.8 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2009, the most recent year for which data are available.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration.
Related: What is LNG? |
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Video: Giant Haboob Hits Phoenix, Arizona
July 6, 2011 | Arizona Geology
The Arizona Geology blog has a video of the giant haboob that swept over parts of the city on Tuesday, July 5th. A haboob is an enormous sandstorm that typically is produced by downbursts in deserts of the Middle East and Africa. |
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Global Seismographic Network Completed
April 24, 2011 | TheNational.ae
The Global Seismographic Network is a network of 150 monitoring stations, globally distributed to collect information about earthquake activity. The final station was recently installed in Sharjah, near the Zagros Fault, the boundary between the Arabian and Eurasian plates. |
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Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Output
April 17, 2011 | Reuters.com
Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi the Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources believes that the market is oversupplied with oil and reports that Saudi Arabia has cut production. |
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Crude Oil Supply Disruptions and Oil Prices
March 7, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
Crude oil prices spiked upwards last week based upon supply disruptions and political instability in the Middle East. The Energy Information Administration website has an article titled: The ABCs of crude supply disruptions. |
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Gold: $1431 Record High
March 1, 2011 | CNN Money
Gold hit an all time record high today with April futures going to $1431. Instability in the Middle East and Africa is blamed for the price rise. |
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Qatar’s LNG Exports are Growing Rapidly
February 26, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Qatar exported 1,800 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2009, about 20% of total global trade, based on analysis in EIA’s recently released Qatar County Analysis Brief. Qatar’s annual LNG exports are equivalent to 8% of U.S. annual marketed natural gas production. Qatar has 14% (896 Bcf) of the world’s estimated proved natural gas reserves and is the world’s leading supplier of LNG. Qatar, located in the Persian Gulf, is also a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and produces about 800,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil.” Chart and quote from the Energy Information Administration.
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Oil Prices Hit $100 Per Barrel
February 23, 2011 | Bloomberg
Based upon instability in the Middle East, prices for crude oil were up today, hitting $100 per barrel. Some experts predict that gasoline will hit $5.00 per gallon by summer. |
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Yemen Oil and Natural Gas Production
February 23, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Yemen is a minor oil and gas producer. The country is very important to the global oil trade because of its location on the Bab al Mandab, one of the world’s most strategic shipping lanes, through which an estimated 3.2 million barrels of oil passed daily in 2009.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration country analysis brief. |
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Dust Plume and Algal Bloom Near the Nile Delta
February 23, 2011 | NASA Earth Observatory
A dust plume streamed across the Mediterranean Sea on February 23, 2011, from just west of the Nile Delta to just east of Crete. An algal bloom can be seen in the waters off of the Nile Delta. |
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The World’s Largest LNG Producer
February 22, 2011 | AME
Shell and Qatar Petroleum’s Qatargas joint venture has shipped its first cargoes of LNG from Qatar to Gujarat in northern India. Qatargas has now become the world’s largest LNG producer. |
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Oil Price Shoots Up After Violence
February 21, 2011 | Bloomberg
Violence in Libya and other countries associated with the oil industry has pushed the price of oil up to its highest level in two years.
A similar article in the Washington Post. |
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BP to Drill a Deepwater Well Off the Coast of Libya
February 20, 2011 | Reuters
BP is ready to start drilling a deepwater well off the coast of Libya in the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean. |
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Egypt: Oil and Natural Gas Production
February 5, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Egypt is a significant oil producer and a rapidly growing natural gas producer. The Suez Canal and Sumed Pipeline are strategic routes for Persian Gulf oil shipments, making Egypt an important transit corridor for world energy markets.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration’s country analysis brief. |
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Oman: Oil and Natural Gas Production
February 3, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Oman is dependent upon its oil sector for the majority of its export revenues and budgetary requirements. Oman possesses the largest oil reserves of any non-OPEC country in the Middle East and significant reserves of natural gas. Exports of natural gas have diversified the economy away from oil, but Oman will remain highly dependent on its hydrocarbon sectors for the foreseeable future.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration country analysis brief. |
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United Arab Emirates Oil and Gas Report
January 20, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“The United Arab Emirates is is a federation of seven different emirates which together comprise the third largest economy in the Middle East behind Saudi Arabia and Iran. UAE is an important producer of natural gas and oil, ranking seventh globally in total proven reserves of both. Abu Dhabi possesses the majority of oil and natural gas reserves followed by Dubai, with small amounts in Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration country analysis brief. |
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