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Monday, August 1, 2011

1 August - Late Links

Care2

How the break-up of ConocoPhillips could lead to similar moves by oil conglomerates like BP and Exxon Mobil, forever changing the energy landscape.

Even though ExxonMobil pumps oil, it can't guarantee that its refining unit will be able to profitably process a barrel into gasoline or heating oil.

Pure-play revival
Investors who wanted exposure to the oil and gas sector noticed this disconnect. As they put more money in the smaller, pure-play companies that focused on one industry vertical, Big Oil began to trade at a discount. In fact, since the merger mania of 2000, Big Oil has traded at an average discount of between 11% and 12% compared to their smaller pure play competitors, according to a recent study by Citi Investment Research and Analysis.

Nuclear Power in USA
US Nuclear Fuel Cycle.

US Nuclear Power Policy.

Advanced Nuclear Power Reactors

California's Electricity

Global Nuclear Energy Partnership

Processing of Used Nuclear Fuel.

The Highest and Best Use of Powerpoint

PowerPoint is a supplement to your presentation. It enhances it and makes it more understandable. It is not a set of notes for you the speaker. Its greatest value is to enhance the emotional impact of your presentation. How can a slide do that? Good question. ... it wasn’t the means of presentation that made the difference, it was the content.

gCaptain

What happened to the oil in the Gulf? WHOI answers in new study

Now, in the first published study to explain the role of microbes in breaking down the oil slick on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers have come up with answers that represent both surprisingly good news and a head-scratching mystery.

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