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Productions Of Hybrid Seeds Of Field Crops, H. C. Potts
Productions Of Hybrid Seeds Of Field Crops, H. C. Potts
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Production And Maintenance Of High Quality Soybean Seed, C. Hunter Andrews
Production And Maintenance Of High Quality Soybean Seed, C. Hunter Andrews
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Maintaining Soybean Seed Quality, James C. Delouche
Maintaining Soybean Seed Quality, James C. Delouche
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Developing Commercial-Scale Low-Salinity Culture Protocols For Gulf Killifish, Fundulus Grandis, Brittany Morgan Chesser
Developing Commercial-Scale Low-Salinity Culture Protocols For Gulf Killifish, Fundulus Grandis, Brittany Morgan Chesser
Theses and Dissertations
Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis is an estuarine species used as a live bait for marine sport fishes, native from Veracruz, Mexico, along the Northern Gulf of Mexico coast, to the eastern coast of Florida. Culture protocols are established, but Gulf Killifish have not been fully adopted as a commercially produced species by producers, possibly due to economic efficiency and needs for advances related to inland production. Therefore, production methods from spawning in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) to grow-out to market size in earthen ponds were examined. Increasing broodstock density or spawning substrate surface area did not increase egg production in …
Geologic Analysis Of The Upper Jurassic Cotton Valley Formation In Jefferson County, Mississippi, James Michael Brooke
Geologic Analysis Of The Upper Jurassic Cotton Valley Formation In Jefferson County, Mississippi, James Michael Brooke
Theses and Dissertations
Though the Cotton Valley Group is productive in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, little is known about production potential of the Bossier Formation (Lower Cotton Valley Shale) in southwest Mississippi. The Bossier Formation in Jefferson County, Mississippi is an organic-poor, carbonate-rich mudrock with siliciclastic intervals. Examination of cuttings by petrographic and scanning electron microscopy revealed fractures that have been filled by calcite and poreilling pyrite. Porosity exists within and around pyrite framboids, in unfilled fractures, and within peloid grains. Organic matter is rare in Lower Cotton Valley samples suggesting it is not self-sourcing. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) values are low (0.86-1.1% …
Mexico Urged To Prepare To Transition Out Of Export Market That Is Too Reliant On Oil, Carlos Navarro
Mexico Urged To Prepare To Transition Out Of Export Market That Is Too Reliant On Oil, Carlos Navarro
NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America
In late July, the governments statistics agency (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, INEGI) released what appear to be very favorable tradebalance statistics for Mexico. INEGI reported Mexico's trade surplus at nearly US$3.3 billion for the first six months of 2012, compared with surpluses of US$3.1 billion in JanuaryJune 2011 and US$288 million in the first six months of 2010.'
What Accounts For The Erosion Of Interest In Brazil's Oil Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
What Accounts For The Erosion Of Interest In Brazil's Oil Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
U.S.-based oil company Anadarko has put its plans to sell some of its assets in Brazil on hold, failing to attract a high enough price as interest in the country's oil sector has waned, the Financial Times reported in July. Brazil has not sold new offshore permits for about five years, and state oil company Petrobras has had difficulty in meeting targets for increased production. High local content requirements and perceived political interference have also hampered investment and production, according to government critics. How much has the previously intense excitement about Brazil's oil sector cooled? What are the primary factors …
Can Central America Overcome Its Energy Woes?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Can Central America Overcome Its Energy Woes?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Earlier this month, an ECLAC executive said that Central America would be more competitive once the regional energy integration system SIEPAC comes online and reduces energy costs. Meanwhile, four Central American nations are in the top 10 countries in the region in terms of fostering a climate for renewable energy projects, according to a report by the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank and Bloomberg New Energy Finance. After years of energy woes, is Central America finally makes strides? What challenges does the region face and are its efforts to address them adequate?
Is Latin America's Energy Sector Looking Up Or Down?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Is Latin America's Energy Sector Looking Up Or Down?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Given the potential of significant oil reserves in Brazil and Venezuela, large shale gas discoveries, plummeting wind energy prices and other developments, some analysts are highly optimistic about the general energy outlook in Latin America. Others cite opposition to hydro projects, vulnerabilities in energy-poor parts of the region, stagnation of oil production, unproved ultra-deep-water technologies and other hurdles as cause for major concern about the region's energy future. Are reasons for optimism weak? Or are pessimists underestimating the region's potential? What are the major trends in regional energy issues that we can expect in the period ahead, and how can …
Will Peña Nieto Be Able To Win Support For Energy Reform?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will Peña Nieto Be Able To Win Support For Energy Reform?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto has said that reforming the state-run energy sector will be his ""signature issue"" and that he aims to refashion Pemex in the image of Brazil's Petrobras, Bloomberg News reported. However, the Institutional Revolutionary Party fell short of an outright majority in the country's Congress and energy reform has proven to be elusive in the past. Will Peña Nieto be successful in his bid to reform Pemex? What changes will he try to implement and what challenges is he likely to face in getting them passed?
What Does Repsol's Departure Mean For Cuba's Drilling Future?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
What Does Repsol's Departure Mean For Cuba's Drilling Future?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Spanish oil company Repsol announced last month that it is withdrawing from Cuba after it failed to discover oil in an exploratory well. Repsol also came up dry when drilling in 2004 and now says that the risks no longer justify the expense for its blocks. Does Repsol's withdrawal have major implications for the future of drilling in Cuba? What are the next steps for the Caribbean nation's offshore projects?
How Are Global Biofuels Trends Changing?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
How Are Global Biofuels Trends Changing?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
At the end of 2011, the United States overtook Brazil as the world's top ethanol exporter— though U.S. imports from Brazil have been growing as a result of domestic regulation in the United States. Countries like Thailand have also increased their ethanol exports to traditional Brazilian markets, such as China, as the South American nation struggles to meet domestic demand. What trends in the global biofuel market, including advanced biofuels and bio-based products, will be seen in the medium- to longterm future? How are Brazil's biofuels production trends and government policies for the sector changing, if at all? What accounts …
Tech Service, John Valenti
Tech Service, John Valenti
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The graduate thesis film Tech Service is a 21- minute surreal memoir-parody of its creator's day at work in a tech support call center. Having quite literally separated his at-work self from his not-at-work self into two independently existing personae--the former an ambitious technician whose only goal in the world is to fix a customer's telephone, and the latter a more cynical, quasi-beat poet who narrates the story--the film rambunctiously ponders and pursues the meaning of life, if life were reduced to the job you have to go to but don't really like that much. The film was shot in …
What Does A State-Run Energy Company Need To Succeed?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
What Does A State-Run Energy Company Need To Succeed?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Argentina last week announced it would seize the 51 percent of YPF owned by Repsol, arguing that the company had not invested enough in the country's energy sector development. Meanwhile, the top two contenders for the Mexican presidency have suggested that state-run Pemex should be opened up to private investment, following examples in Brazil and Colombia, to improve productivity. What does it take to make a state energy company succeed? What policies should governments seek to emulate and which should they avoid? Does history stand on the Argentine government's side in YPF's nationalization?
Cuba's Sugar Industry Tries To Recover After Production Falls To Century-Old Levels, Daniel Vázquez
Cuba's Sugar Industry Tries To Recover After Production Falls To Century-Old Levels, Daniel Vázquez
NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America
The Cuban sugar crop is being harvested, and a new management system is being put to the test. This model required the end of the historic Ministerio de Azúcar (MINAZ) last September to reduce bureaucratic organizations, modernize technology, and enhance business administration after production fell to 1.1 million tons in 2010, comparable to 1905. The industry, which produced more than 8 million tons of sugar in 1990, now faces disruptions because of equipment breakdowns as well as antiquated machinery in sugar mills built before 1959 when Fidel Castro took power on the island. The official target for the 2012 harvest …
President Felipe Calderón Releases Comprehensive Energy Plan For 2012-2026, Carlos Navarro
President Felipe Calderón Releases Comprehensive Energy Plan For 2012-2026, Carlos Navarro
NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America
President Felipe Calderón has submitted a longterm energy plan that proposes to increase to 35% the percentage of electricity obtained from nonfossil fuels by 2026. The ambitious goal, contained the Estrategia Nacional de Energía (ENE) 20122026, seeks to provide Mexicans with diversified, adequate, sustainable, highquality, and lowcost energy. In addition to raising the percentage of electrical power not obtained from hydrocarbons, the plan envisions actions to restore the countrys energy reserves, boost production of crude oil and natural gas, increase energy efficiency, and reduce the energy sector's impact on the environment.'
What Is The Outlook For Non-Food Based Biofuels?, Inter-American Dialogues Latin American Energy Advisor'
What Is The Outlook For Non-Food Based Biofuels?, Inter-American Dialogues Latin American Energy Advisor'
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
A worsening drought in South America has caused downward revisions to corn production estimates, while Brazil continues to struggle with a shortfall in last year's sugarcane crop. Last month, the new director of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization criticized the United States for the use of corn to make biofuel, saying it raises prices for the cereal globally. Meanwhile, U.S. bio-technology company Bio Architecture Lab announced last month that it will open a pilot plant in Chile to develop biofuels from seaweed. What is the outlook for biofuels in Latin America given competing demand for food resources? Will …
Will The Argentine Government Hinder Shale Investment?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will The Argentine Government Hinder Shale Investment?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
In recent weeks, the Argentine government has faced off with the country's largest energy company, Repsol's YPF, blaming the increase in fuel imports on a lack of investment from YPF and other producers. Despite a previously good relationship, the government has threatened to nationalize YPF and banned it from exporting until a tax was paid, while the company has blocked politicians from its board meeting. Meanwhile, on Feb. 24, Argentine provinces demanded that energy firms raise their oil and natural gas output by 15 percent in the next two years or risk losing their concessions. Does the Argentine government's contentious …
Mexico, U.S. Reach Landmark Agreement On Deepwater Oil Exploration, Carlos Navarro
Mexico, U.S. Reach Landmark Agreement On Deepwater Oil Exploration, Carlos Navarro
NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America
In an unprecedented act of cooperation in the energy sector, the US and Mexican governments signed an agreement establishing a framework for US energy companies to work jointly with the state run oil company PEMEX to develop oil and gas resources in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The agreement eases a dispute between Mexico and the US about ownership of reserves along a common boundary in the Gulf of Mexico, potentially opening more than 1 million acres to deepwater drilling. Mexico was extremely concerned that drilling by US companies could siphon off reserves on the Mexican side …
Is Mexico Prepared For Deepwater Drilling In The Gulf?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Is Mexico Prepared For Deepwater Drilling In The Gulf?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Pemex is not prepared for risks such as a spill or other serious accident that could happen as it plans to drill two wells in ultradeep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, said Juan Carlos Zepeda, the head of Mexico's National Hydrocarbons Commission, in a Feb. 15 interview with The Wall Street Journal. According to Zepeda, his agency's resources amount to about 2 percent the size of its U.S. counterpart's budget. Pemex officials, however, say that the company is capable of carrying out its plans safely. How prepared is Mexico to deal with a serious accident in the Gulf of …
Brazil On Track To Manage Its Oil Bonanza Effectively?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Brazil On Track To Manage Its Oil Bonanza Effectively?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
As Brazil ramps up exploration and production in the pre-salt oilfields, the country has expectations of joining the ranks of the world's top four or five oil producers. A relatively minor spill at Chevron's Frade field, however, brought to light issues of environmental concern as well as questions about how such incidents would be handled. Is the country prepared with the right regulations to handle the mushrooming industry? What does the government's response to the Chevron spill mean for the development of the sector? Could the threat of large fines deter investment? Is the growing oil sector putting a significant …
Are Bolivia's Plans For Its Oil Sector Overly Ambitious?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Are Bolivia's Plans For Its Oil Sector Overly Ambitious?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Bolivia's state-run energy company, YPFB, has said that it expects investment in the country's oil and gas sector to reach $2 billion in 2012, nearly doubling this year's record of $1.2 billion. While 64 percent will come from YPFB, the company expects the rest to come from the private sector. Is Bolivia's push to increase exploration, supply the domestic market and meet its contracts with Brazil and Argentina overly ambitious or does the state have the right plans in place? How important are hydrocarbons for the future of the Bolivian economy? What is the government doing right to promote private …
Will Ecuador Be Able To Produce More Oil Next Year?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will Ecuador Be Able To Produce More Oil Next Year?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Ecuador's revenue from oil product exports rose 87 percent between January and September to $860 million, compared to the $459 million registered in the same period in 2010, Dow Jones reported Dec. 1. According to the central bank, exports rose 35 percent from 6.73 million barrels in the first nine months of 2010 to 9.06 million barrels during that period in 2011. What is the outlook for Ecuadorean oil production? How well is the government managing the country's oil sector after contract renegotiations earlier this year?
Will The Ethanol Sector In Brazil See Major Changes?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will The Ethanol Sector In Brazil See Major Changes?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Brazil's Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) further decreased its forecast for the 2011- 2012 harvest in the south center region, which is responsible for 90 percent of the country's production. The organization now expects a drop of some 12 percent from the 2010-2011 harvest of 557 million tons. Among the reasons for the fall in output are lower agricultural productivity, unfavorable weather conditions and new diseases and infestations. Is the ethanol sector likely to see similar problems in the future? What role will biofuels play in Brazil's short to medium term energy future? Is the government likely to make any significant …
Can Shale Gas Really Transform The Region's Energy Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Can Shale Gas Really Transform The Region's Energy Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Argentina has the world's third largest technically recoverable shale-gas resources, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with several large shale gas discoveries recently announced in the country's Neuquén Basin. Mexico is ranked fourth globally, while Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and several other Latin American countries also boast of the potential for their shale resources. Will shale gas lead to another energy boom for Latin America? How do investors view the potential for shale gas deposits, which involve new technologies and uncertain regulatory structures, compared to the region's rich conventional resources? How will shale gas affect existing natural gas businesses, as …
Green Economy Does Not Necessarily Mean Sustainability, Adriana Sánchez
Green Economy Does Not Necessarily Mean Sustainability, Adriana Sánchez
NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America
A number of multinational corporations have adopted the concept of a "green economy," a model that allows the private sector to implement practices that save energy and reduce pollution. These corporations have not hesitated in using the terms "green" or "sustainable" in their mission statements and in marketing products ranging from shampoo to hydroelectric projects. And while there are some good-faith efforts to promote good environmental practices, critics argue that the moves are more cosmetic and that the bottom line remains profit and not sustainability.
How Will Brazil's Pre-Salt Regulatory Debate Turn Out?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
How Will Brazil's Pre-Salt Regulatory Debate Turn Out?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
The Brazilian government last month released a long-anticipated plan for sharing oil royalties among states. However, congressional leaders have continued to struggle to broker a compromise with producer and nonproducer state governments, which are each threatening to challenge proposals they deem insufficient in court. The deal is a requirement to implement the government's new framework for exploration and production of the country's massive subsalt reserves. What are the main obstacles to reaching a deal? How likely is the government to reach an agreement before the end of the year? When is Brazil likely to be able to conduct a new …
What Accounts For The Drop In Price Of Wind Power?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
What Accounts For The Drop In Price Of Wind Power?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
In a Brazilian energy auction last month, companies agreed to sell power at the world's cheapest rates for wind energy, leading some analysts to speculate that developers will have difficulty fulfilling those contracts, Bloomberg News reported Aug. 31. Recently completed auctions in Peru and Uruguay similarly saw prices for wind power fall significantly, and the Uruguayan government is now considering purchasing four times as much energy than expected from wind farms. What accounts for the dramatic drop in price for wind power? Is the trend likely to continue in these countries and elsewhere? Will companies have trouble fulfilling the contracts?
Mexico Announces Plan That Would Greatly Expand Wind-Energy Capacity, Carlos Navarro
Mexico Announces Plan That Would Greatly Expand Wind-Energy Capacity, Carlos Navarro
NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America
Mexico launched a number of projects in the first eight months of 2011 that would greatly expand the countrys capability to produce electricity from wind power. The new projects are all funded with private capital, with the largest announced in late July. Under this project, the California-based Cannon Power Group had agreed to invest about US$2.5 billion in the construction of three wind-power parks in Mexico. The facilities—in the states of Baja California, Zacatecas, and Quintana Roo--would have a combined capacity of 322 megawatts.'
In Colombia, Blossoming Biofuel Industry Driven By Top-Down Targets And Incentives, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
In Colombia, Blossoming Biofuel Industry Driven By Top-Down Targets And Incentives, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America
In the span of just a few short years, Colombia--already a major oil and coal producer--has developed an entirely different energy industry: biofuels. The industrys pedal-to-the-metal production surge has attracted no shortage of admirers, who hail the biofuel bonanza as a model worth emulating. Others, however, question the social, economic, and even environmental implications of harvesting fuel from the country's fertile fields.'