World Trade Center Developer to Oversee M.T.A. Expansion Projects
Janno Lieber will be in charge of high-profile projects such as the Second Avenue subway extension and a new train terminal under Grand Central.
Angolan budgetary pressures rise on low oil prices
Angola faces a dilemma. If OPEC and non-OPEC producer cuts fail to deliver on price, the country faces not just a low-price environment but a curb on output.
Ice Roads Ease Isolation in Canada’s North, but They’re Melting Too Soon
The country’s 3,300 miles of ice roads are a lifeline for marooned communities during frigid winters, but climate change is making the roads unsafe much earlier.
The API gravity of crude oil produced in the U.S. varies widely across states
(Wed, 19 Apr 2017) API gravity is one of the key characteristics of crude oil that, along with other characteristics such as sulfur content, is used by refiners when evaluating different crude streams for processing into petroleum products. In 2016, the majority (51%) of the 8.4 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil produced in the Lower 48 states was light oil, or less dense oil with an API gravity of 40.1 or above.
Distributed Generation System Characteristics and Costs in the Buildings Sector
(Wed, 19 Apr 2017) This study commissioned by the U.S. Energy Information Administration finds that characteristics and costs of distributed generation are influenced by government policies, size, and application of the different technologies. Distributed solar photovoltaics (PV) and small wind are experiencing significant cost decreases through technological progress and economies of scale.
A Stronger Transit Web, on the Water
NYC Ferry will add flexibility and strength to a transportation web that is frayed, overstretched, splitting at the seams.
Container Index Revolution: Should it be embraced by carriers?
There are clear signs that the container industry is slowly creaking towards using price indexes in contracts, but some of the most important players still hesitate to give it a shot.
Making American steel great again — Trump, tweets and trade
Since the fall of 2016, when steel emerged as a key topic in the US presidential debates and longtime industry issues became the stuff of living room and social media conversations across the country, the steel industry in the US has felt emboldened.
EIA expects natural gas to be largest source of U.S. electricity generation this summer
(Tue, 18 Apr 2017) EIAâs April 2017 <i>Short-Term Energy Outlook</i> (STEO) expects that electricity generation fueled by natural gas during the summer months of June, July, and August will be lower than last summer, but it will continue to exceed that of any other fuel, including coal-fired generation, for the third summer in a row.
Let Trump Deliver on Mass Transit
Readers say this could be an important issue for President Trump to make good on.