Angola Country Analysis Brief
(Wed, 26 Feb 2025) Angola was the second-largest total liquid fuels producer in sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria, in 2024 production. Angola's economy is largely based on hydrocarbon production, making it vulnerable to crude oil price swings. Angola primarily consumes hydroelectricity and fossil fuel-derived fuel sources to meet its domestic needs for power generation. In December 2023, Angola announced that it would leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) effective January 1, 2024, following OPEC’s decision in November 2023 to reduce Angola’s crude oil production quota from its June 2023 level of 1.3 million barrels per day (b/d) to
India Country Analysis Brief
(Thu, 06 Feb 2025) India was the third largest energy consumer in the world in 2023 behind China and the United States. In 2023, India passed China to become the world’s most populous country in the world with 1.44 billion people. It’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.8% in 2023 from the previous year. It is one of the fastest growing economies and the fourth-largest economy in the world.
Caspian Sea Regional Brief
(Thu, 06 Feb 2025) The Caspian Sea region is one of the oldest oil-producing areas in the world. The four Caspian countries covered in this brief accounted for 3% of global energy production and 1% of global energy consumption in 2023, with Kazakhstan accounting for almost one-half of the region’s energy production and consumption. OPEC+ member Azerbaijan was the top producer of oil and natural gas from offshore Caspian Sea fields, and almost all of its petroleum and natural gas production comes from offshore in the Caspian Sea.
Photo and Video Chronology — January 22, 2025 — Brief episode 5 of Kīlauea summit eruption
test In the early evening of Wednesday, January 22, just a few hours into the fifth episode of Kīlauea's summit eruption, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists captured this high-resolution video of lava fountains at the northern eruptive vent (right) within Halema‘uma‘u crater. The southern eruptive vent (left) was degassing but not actively erupting at the time. USGS video by M. Zoeller. This telephoto view of the northern eruptive vent within Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea was captured through the lens of a laser rangefinder late in the afternoon on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists
Libya Country Analysis Brief
(Tue, 03 Dec 2024) Despite Libya’s large oil reserves, political conflicts and militia attacks on hydrocarbon infrastructure have limited investments in the country’s oil and natural gas sectors. These challenges have also constrained exploration and development of its reserves since 2011.
A brief history of YVO webcams
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, and Jake Lowenstern, Director of the USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program and former Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. Map of earthquakes that occurred beneath Yellowstone Lake as parts of seismic swarms in 2008-2009 (green) and 2020 (red). Orange line is the boundary of Yellowstone Caldera, which formed 631,000 years ago. For over 20 years, webcams have provided critical volcano monitoring data around
Malaysia Country Analysis Brief
(Tue, 12 Nov 2024) Malaysia is the second-highest producer of petroleum and other liquids in Southeast Asia and the fifth-highest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) globally in 2023. It is strategically located in the South China Sea and borders the Malacca Strait, which are important maritime routes for energy trade.