These days, it’s becoming more important for governments and global businesses to consider the intricacies of energy policy. While many countries have a significant petroleum reserve, others are finding their native reserves are either running low or difficult to extract commercially with todays technology. Effort is being poured into new and different ways to exploit… Continue reading What Is Petroleum Engineering All About?
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Does Modern Technology Power The Oil Boom, Or Man Power?
The Bakken shale oil reserve is one of the nation’s latest gold mines of income from natural resources. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, an estimated 3.0 to 4.3 billion barrels of oil lie nearly two miles below ground surface. The discovery of that much oil and the new technology to access it… Continue reading Does Modern Technology Power The Oil Boom, Or Man Power?
Diesel Air Compressors – What You Need to Know Before Buying
Diesel Air Compressors are One of the Most Common Types: Several options are available for powering air compressors. Turbines using gas or water, engines using gasoline or diesel fuel and electric motors are all used in some air compression devices. Of all these power sources, one of the most widely-used for this purpose is diesel… Continue reading Diesel Air Compressors – What You Need to Know Before Buying
History Of Diesel Generators
Diesel generators use internal combustion engines in which air is compressed at a very high temperature. This ignites diesel fuel in the cylinder to actuate a piston. The technology is named for Rudolf Diesel, who first patented the technology in 1892. The earliest engines actually burned coal dust before they switched to using the eponymous… Continue reading History Of Diesel Generators
Damage-Free Antique Furniture Cleaning
If you have precious antiques or family heirlooms with a lot of sentimental value attached to them furnishing your home it would be a shame to do damage to the finish or functionality of these articles when it is time for a clean-up; learn how to clean and restore your treasures in a non-destructive manner… Continue reading Damage-Free Antique Furniture Cleaning
Top 5 Kitchen Gadgets
Kitchens are the place at home that some of us spend so much of our time. We cook in our kitchen, eat in our kitchen, entertain in our kitchen, and often relax there too, making it one of the most versatile rooms in the house. This has opened up the market for plenty of cool… Continue reading Top 5 Kitchen Gadgets
IEA: US$1 Trillion Lost in Ineffective Subsidies on Fuels
The International Energy Agency (IEA) in its annual report analyzes the current trends in utilization of energy and sets goals for future. The recent report has brought out the effects of programs implemented by various nations towards saving energy and environment. The report unlike the earlier ones has perfectly verified the projected goals of energy… Continue reading IEA: US$1 Trillion Lost in Ineffective Subsidies on Fuels