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Oil Refinery Crisis Averted Thanks To Tube Restoration
2014-04-15 09:27:46| oilandgasonline News Articles
Just this past February, a major South Texas oil refinery discovered severe damage (ID pitting) to their Air Cooler tubes while under inspection during a scheduled turnaround. In their present condition, the units were not suitable to be returned to service, putting the refinery – and the post T/A start-up – in jeopardy. Unfortunately, time was limited – and so were their options – since the situation was now “holding up the entire T/A”.
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Todays oil prices drop on hopes of resolution to Ukraine crisis
2014-04-15 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil futures dropped today over investor expectations that a forthcoming meeting in Geneva could possibly resolve the current crisis situation in Ukraine.
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German energy crisis points towards climate solution
2014-04-14 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Solar panels covered the office roof, wind turbines hummed on the hill, and biogas was brewing in the field behind us. Last week Petra Rösch spoke proudly about how her farm in Proschim village, eastern Germany, had become an energy supplier for the area. It was the perfect image of Germany's claims to be the world leader in renewable energy, and a model for how the industrialised world can tackle climate change. There was just one problem. Later this month, Brandenburg's state government looks...
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Tutu - Climate Crisis Demands 'Anti-Apartheid-Style Boycott' of Fossil Fuel Industry
2014-04-14 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
allAfrica: Nobel laureate says 'people of conscience' must break ties with oil and gas companies that are destroying planet's future. Archbishop emeritus of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu is saying there is no longer any excuse for not doing everything humanly possible to fight climate change and called on Thursday for an international "anti-apartheid-style boycott" against the fossil fuel industry. In a striking essay and call to action in The Guardian newspaper, Tutu writes: "People...
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fuel
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Thais brace for recession as crisis nears crunch time
2014-04-14 04:33:48| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The golden Buddha statues, amulets and lucky charms that festoon Sakuntala Mettawong's tiny Bangkok cellphone shop are not helping business.
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