Russia displaces Saudi Arabia as world's largest supplier of crude oil

Monday, March 6th 2017 - 08:52 UTC

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Russia has taken over from Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest supplier of crude oil, according to the Riyadh based Joint Organizations' Data Initiative. Russia pumped 10.49 million barrels a day in December, with Saudi Arabia just behind at 10.46 and the US third at 8.9 million barrels. Iraq came up in fourth place with 5 million barrels. Read full article

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Clyde15
A good reason to stuff oil and invest in new sources of renewable power.
Mar 06th, 2017 - 10:41 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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The Voice
Good article in The Times today about the tidal power scheme off Stroma. With Britain's many tidal races this could be a trail blazer. The Severn estuary schemes and the Alderney tidal race being the most obvious candidates. Continuous dependable power...And no fossil fuels necessary.
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golfcronie
There was talk of waves generating power in Morecombe Bay 45 yrs ago and I have heard of a barrage across the River Wyre ( which is tidal ) with turbines beneath to harness the seas power.
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