Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria protest over crude oil theft.
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Insecurity of assets and life with declining capacity for technical and market production are responsible for Nigeria’s low crude oil production.
Hopefully, we aren’t actually what we eat.
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Oil is used throughout the US economy. It goes into packaging, toys, clothing and especially the food we eat.
Fuel price determination is a contentious issue in Ghana.
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The price of fuel in Ghana has been pushed up by a depreciating currency and poor refining capacity.
Fuel scarcity in Nigeria causes untold hardship to people and negatively impacts the economy.
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As a short term measure, modular refineries may help Nigeria with its fuel crisis. It is however not likely to be a long term solution.
The “Big Inch” oil pipeline at Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, around 1943.
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Proposals for new oil and gas pipelines can generate intense debate today, but during World War II the US built an oil pipeline more than 1,300 miles long in less than a year.