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Egypt: Oil and Natural Gas Summary

July 30th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“Hydrocarbons play a sizeable role in Egypt’s economy. Total oil production has declined since the country’s 1996 peak of close to 935,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) to current levels of about 685,000 bbl/d. Decreases in oil production have been offset by the rapid development of the natural gas sector for both domestic consumption and export.

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Russia Wants the Lomonosov and Mendeleev Ridges

July 30th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Russia is on an expedition to the Arctic Ocean with the hope of discovering that the Lomonosov Ridge and the Mendeleev Ridge are extensions of the Russian continental shelf. Related: Who owns the Arctic?

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The Many Uses of Natural Gas

July 29th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Natural gas is important as a fuel and as a raw material for manufacturing. This article explores the many uses of natural gas and has a number of graphs to illustrate variations in use by season, by industry sector and over time.

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Asteroid 1999 RQ36 on an Impact Course with Earth?

July 29th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Asteroid 1999 RQ36, a 560 meter-wide space rock, has a slight chance of hitting the Earth in 2182. The impact calculations have some uncertainty because of tiny forces that act on the asteroid.

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Marsupials Originated in South America?

July 29th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

A new genetic study suggests that South America – not Australia – was the source of all living marsupials.

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Video Map of 2053 Nuclear Explosions (1945-1998)

July 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Isao Hashimoto has developed a time-lapse map that shows the location of 2053 nuclear explosions that occurred between 1945 and 1998. It also shows the nation behind each explosion.

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Dynamic Methane Lakes on Titan – a Moon of Saturn

July 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The largest lake on Saturn’s moon, Titan has lost 15 feet of methane to evaporation over the past four years. Shorelines of the lake have receded by as much as six miles.

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North Carolina Gas Shale Leases

July 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

According to the Charlotte Observer some natural gas leasing activity is starting to take place in the Deep River Basin of Lee County, North Carolina. Related: Unconventional Natural Gas in North Carolina?

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Major Divisions of Geologic Time

July 27th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

USGS has released a Fact Sheet containing their most recent revision of “Divisions of Geologic Time – Major Chronostratigraphic and Geochronologic Units”.

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Misconceptions About Deep-Water Drilling?

July 27th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

An article on the NJ.com website explores what the author believes are four misconceptions that fuel support for a deep-water drilling moratorium.

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