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A collection of over 300 specimens collected by Charles Darwin and his associates – then forgotten for generations has be rediscovered at the British Geological Survey.
Tags: ads-by-google, current-events, geology, historical geology, marcellus-shale, north-carolina, pennsylvania, shale, south americaBrazil is set to change from an oil importer to one of the world’s largest oil exporters. Huge discoveries of very deep oil offshore of Rio de Janeiro are expected to be producing millions of barrels per day in just a few years.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, energy, environment, Geology.com, mexico, plate-tectonics, satellite images, south america, south-africa, united-states, water“This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA ’s Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. Scientists are discussing whether the circular structure that covers most of this image originated by a collision with another asteroid, or by internal processes early in the asteroid’s history.” Quote from the NASA press release.
Tags: asteroid, astronomy, australia, earthquakes, geology, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, pennsylvania, south, south america, south-pole, space, united-states, virginia, water“Ecuador is one of Latin America’s largest oil exporters, with net oil exports estimated at 285,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2010. The oil sector accounts for about 50 percent of Ecuador’s export earnings and about one-third of all tax revenues. Despite being an oil exporter, Ecuador must still import refined petroleum products due to the lack of sufficient domestic refining capacity to meet local demand.” Quoted from the EIA country analysis report.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, earth sciences, earthquakes, energy, Geology.com, indonesia, latin-america, mexico, pennsylvania, south america, united, waterChevron and Texaco are working to develop the natural gas vehicle fuel market in Colombia. Chevron produces the gas and Texaco sells it to consumers at TEXGAS brand fueling stations. “In the last six years, NGV consumption has grown more than 800 percent and now represents nearly 10 percent of Colombia’s national gas usage.” Perhaps ExxonMobile will start selling gas at hundreds of fueling stations atop of the Marcellus Shale gas play?
Tags: astronomy, climate-change, earthquakes, energy, Geology.com, massachusetts, mexico, natural gas, satellite images, south america, united-states, vehicles, water“The region east of the central Andes Mountains has the potential for larger scale earthquakes than previously expected. Previous research had set the maximum expected earthquake size to be magnitude 7.5, based on the relatively quiet history of seismicity in that area.
Tags: ads-by-google, astronomy, geology-news, Geology.com, massachusetts, michigan, south america, united-states, volcanoesAbout 300 people who live near Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador were evacuated from their homes last week. The Washington Post reports that the volcano was throwing truck -size rocks over a mile from the vent.
Tags: australia, geology-news, indonesia, pennsylvania, russia, south america, virginia, water“Venezuela contains some of the largest oil and natural gas reserves in the world. It consistently ranks as one of the top suppliers of U.S. oil imports and is among the top ten oil producers in the world.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration country analysis brief.
Tags: ads-by-google, astronomy, country, Jobs, massachusetts, mexico, middle-east, oil and gas, pennsylvania, production, south america, virginia, water, worldDid you know that 33 countries have land below sea level? Explore some of these below sea level locations in an article by Dr David Lynch accompanied by a Google map of the ten deepest. Shown at right is the Dead Sea Depression – the lowest point on earth with an elevation of 413 meters below sea level (approximate and fluctuating)
Tags: africa, california, earth, earthquakes, Geology.com, Jobs, massachusetts, mexico, satellite images, south america, united-states, waterTotal, the French oil and gas company, has acquired exploration licenses for four shale gas areas in Argentina .
Tags: argentina, astronomy, earthquakes, energy, Geology.com, geophysics, marcellus, massachusetts, mexico, pennsylvania, south america, virginia, water