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24Nov/15

Scientists on quest for friction-free oil

November 24, 2015InnovationBERKSHIRE, BP, British brands, Castrol, CHRISTOPHER ROLFE, Companies, Engine, Friction, Hybrid vehicle, Lubricant, Matthew Stock, Mean effective pressure, Motor oils, Oil companies, Petroleum products, Physical sciences, SIMON GURNEY, Testing and performance of IC engines, TOM LYNCH, Tribology, United Kingdomsmbale

BP is using molecular science to create new fuels and lubricants to reduce engine friction that in turn leads to CO2 increases. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

25May/15

Nigeria fuel shortages hit MTN, Guaranty Trust bank

May 25, 2015EconomyAfrica, Angola, Arik, Articles, Bismarck Rewane, Business, Business/Finance, Commodities market, Economy of Nigeria, energy, Energy economics, Gasoline, Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing, Gasoline Rationing Plan in Iran, Gbenga Forotimi, Goodluck Jonathan, Guaranty Trust Bank, Indonesia, Lagos, MTN, MTN CYPRUS LIMITED, Muhammadu Buhari, Natural resources, NGN, Nigeria, Nigerian naira, Occupy Nigeria, oil prices, Oriola Sampson, Petroleum, Petroleum products, president, Pricing, Subsidies, USDsmbale

Severe fuel shortages in Nigeria hit the services of Africa’s largest mobile telecoms operator, MTN, and force Guaranty Trust Bank to close its branches nationwide at lunchtime, the companies say.
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02Mar/15

Fuel shortages hit oil-rich Nigeria

March 2, 2015WorldAbuja, Batholomew Ode Akpa, Buhari, Business/Finance, Countries, Eze Greg, Federal Capital Territory, Filling station, Gasoline, Geography of Africa, Goodluck Jonathan, Government, Ijaw people, International organizations, Lagos, Lamin Ahmed, Modernist architecture, Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Peter Amanger, Petroleum products, Political geography, States of Nigeriasmbale

Nigeria’s largest cities have been hit by acute fuel shortages which are crippling transport and businesses ahead of the country’s 2015 general elections.

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