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Lower Natural Gas Prices Expected

February 7th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Geology.com

Analysts are expecting natural gas prices to continue falling during 2012 as overproduction and slow adoption of the fuel in the transportation and electricity generation industries continues.

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US Mineral Production in 2011: $74B – Up 12%

January 31st, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“The value of mineral production in the United States increased by 12 percent in 2011 from that of 2010, suggesting that the nonfuel minerals industries, particularly metals , continued to recover from the economic recession that began in December 2007 and lasted well into 2009. The value of raw, nonfuel minerals mined in the United States was $74 billion in 2011, up from $66 billion in 2010.” Quoted from the USGS press release.

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Law of the Sea Website

January 9th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

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Mechanical Superintendent – Sharjah (UAE) Job – TEC Group International

January 7th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Jobs

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Ensure that all mechanical works are executed safely. • Full knowledge, understanding, and endorsement of all HSES policies, procedures, rules, regulations and certification requirements

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Quantity Surveyor – Oil & Gas, Dubai UAE Job – TEC Group International

January 7th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Jobs in UAE

Major UAE-based Oil & Gas services company with an international workforce is now recruiting as part of ongoing growth and project acquisition. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: From the basic administration system set up a correspondence procedure and log. Ensure that commercial interests are protected at all times Liaise with Project Managers regarding commercial issues. Ensure compliance with Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) responsibilities. Surveying / Administration Examine the contract agreement and specification on award of a contract. Review the tender documents and price breakdown and allocate cost codes to all planned resources, set up the project on the contract centre and prepare the start-up memorandum in accordance with the start-up procedure, thereby establishing the project budgets. Advise the project manager of key elements and ensure that all contractual obligations are met (e.g

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Strong Increase in Natural Gas Production

December 8th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Since January 2005 the daily production of natural gas in the United States has risen from about 55 billion cubic feet per day to nearly 75 billion cubic feet per day.

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Sources of Energy in the United States

November 30th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The Energy Information Administration has an article that explores the sources of primary energy in the United States. Primary energy includes petroleum, natural gas , coal , nuclear fuel, and renewable energy.

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MIT Report: The Future of Geothermal Energy (.pdf)

November 2nd, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

This is not news but a 2006 report from MIT titled: The Future of Geothermal Energy – Impact of Enhanced Geothermal Systems on the United States in the 21st Century provides an excellent presentation on EGS.

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Streams Saturated with Carbon

October 26th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Researchers have found that streams in the United States contain significant amounts of carbon and that streams play a more important role in the carbon cycle than previously believed.

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New High Resolution GPS System for Europe

October 24th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The European Space Agency is launching a constellation of GPS satellites that will provide high resolution navigation abilities that are more accurate than what is available to citizens in the United States. An even higher resolution encrypted signal will be available for companies who want to pay for it.

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