North Dakota Oil Production Hits a New High in April of 284,348 barrels of oil per day

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software North Dakota latest monthly oil production is another new record at 284,348 barrels per day in April. This is almost double the production two years ago in March, 2008. The Minot Daily News discusses some of the challenges and issues of North Dakota mining and oil …

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Robert Freitas Wins the 2009 Feynman Prize for Theory

The winner of the 2009 Feynman Prize for Theory is Robert A. Freitas Jr. (IMM), in recognition of his pioneering theoretical work in mechanosynthesis in which he proposed specific molecular tools and analyzed them using ab initio quantum chemistry to validate their ability to build complex molecular structures. This Prize also recognizes his previous work …

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North Dakota Bakken oil hitting transportation and refining limits

Pipeline and refinery construction projects will constrain North Dakota oil exports in coming months, the state’s chief oil and gas regulator told lawmakers Wednesday. Oil companies will not expand drilling plans by buying or bringing in more drilling rigs until the constraints have passed in early 2010. North Dakota’s director of the state Department of …

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China’s yuan closes 2007 at 7.30

The chinese currency advanced twice as fast as in 2006 as policy makers sought to curb inflation and cut a record trade surplus that has strained ties with the U.S. and Europe. `The government will choose to use appreciation of the yuan to solve the inflation problem,’ said Shen Minggao, Citigroup’s Beijing-based economist. `The appreciation …

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