Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries of Select Countries in the Indo-Pacific

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a geodatabase containing mineral-related geospatial data for 19 countries of interest in the Indo-Pacific region (area of study): Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Fiji, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea (Republic of Korea), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. The data can be used in analyses of the extractive fuel and nonfuel mineral industries integral for the successful operation of the mineral industries within the area of study. This geodatabase reflects the USGS ongoing commitment to its mission of understanding the nature and distribution of global mineral commodity...

Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, All tags... Economic Geology, Energy Resources, Fiji, Geography, Indo-Pacific, Information Sciences, LNG, Malaysia, Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (JDA), Mineral Resources, Mongolia, NGL, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea (Republic of Korea), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vietnam, alumina, aluminum, antimony, arsenic, bauxite, bismuth, cadmium, calcium carbonate, cement, chromium, clay, coal, coal area, coal occurrence, coal resources, coalbed methane, coalfield, cobalt, coke, commodity, continuous resources, conventional resources, copper, copper occurrence, copper resources, development, exploration, feldspar, ferroalloys, fluorspar, gallium, garnet, gas, gas production, gemstone, gold, graphite, gypsum, hydrocarbon resources, hydrogen, indium, iron and steel, iron ore, iron sand, lead, lime, liquefied natural gas, liquid natural gas, lithium, magnesium, manganese, mica, mine, mineral, mineral commodity, mineral development, mineral exploration, mineral occurrence, mineral processing, mineral resources, minerals, mining, mining exploration, molybdenum, natural gas, natural gas liquids, nickel, niobium, nitrogen, oil, oil and gas, oil production, palladium, peat, perlite, permissive, petroleum, phosphate, phosphate rock, platinum, platinum group elements, porphyry copper, potassium, pyrophyllite, rare earths, recoverable resources, refinery, refining, resources, rhenium, rhodium, salt, sand and gravel, scandium, sediment-hosted stratabound copper, selenium, shale gas, shale oil, silica, silica sand, silicon, silver, smelting, stone, sulfur, talc, tantalum, tellurium, tight gas, tight oil, tin, titanium, tracts, tungsten, unconventional resources, undiscovered resources, uranium, vanadium, zeolites, zinc, zirconium, Fewer tags

Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries and Related Infrastructure of the People's Republic of China

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a geodatabase containing mineral-related geospatial data for the People's Republic of China. The data can be used in analyses of the extractive fuel and nonfuel mineral industries and related economic and physical infrastructure integral for the successful operation of the mineral industries within the area of study as well as the movement of mineral products across domestic and global markets. This geodatabase reflects the USGS ongoing commitment to its mission of understanding the nature and distribution of global mineral commodity supply chains by updating and publishing the georeferenced locations of mineral commodity production and processing facilities, mineral...

Tags: Asia, China, Economic Geology, Energy Resources, Fujian Province, All tags... GIS, Geography, Guangdong Province, Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, Hebei Province, Hunan Province, Information Sciences, Jiangsu Province, LNG, Mineral Resources, NGL, PGE, REE, Shandong Province, South China Sea, Tianjin Municipality, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Zhejiang Province, aluminum, amethyst, antimony, antimony occurrence, antimony resources, aquamarine, aragonite, arsenic, asbestos, barite, barium, bauxite, beforsite, bentonite, beryl beryllium, bismuth, boron, brine, brown coal, bulk cargo, bulk shipping, cadmium, calcium, celestite, cement, cesium, chromium,, clay, coal, coal (brown), coal (hard), coal occurrence, coal resources, coalbed methane, coalfield, cobalt, columbium, commodity, continuous resources, conventional resources, copper, copper occurrence, copper resources, dam, deposit, diamond, electrical transmission lines, electricity, electricity generation, emerald, energy, energy generation, epidote, evaporite-related potash, exploration, extra high voltage, ferroalloys, floating storage, fluorite, fluorspar, fluxstone, gallium, garnet, gas, gas production, gas terminal, gemstone, gemstones, geography, gold, graphite, gypsum, hafnium, halite, halite (brine), hard coal, hydrocarbon resources, iron, iron (carbonatite), iron and steel, iron ore, kyanite, lapiz lazuli, lead, limestone, liquefied natural gas (LNG), lithium, magnesite, magnesium, manganese, marble, maritime port, mercury, methanol, mica, mine, mineral, mineral commodity, mineral deposit, mineral exploration, mineral exports, mineral occurrence, mineral processing, mineral resources, minerals, mining, mining exploration, molybdenum, morganite, muscovite, natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGL), nickel, niobium, niobium (columbium), non-renewable energy, ochre, oil, oil and gas, oil and gas terminal, oil production, oil terminal, onshore, peat, petroleum, phosphate, phosphate occurrence, phosphate resources, phosphorite, phosphorus, platinum-group elements, porphyry copper, port, port terminal, potash, potash occurrence, potash resources, potassium, power, power generation, power lines, power plant, power station, power transmission, quartz, rare earth elements, recoverable resources, refinery, refining, regasification, regasification unit (FSRU), renewable energy, resources, rhenium, rose quartz, rubidium, ruby, salt, sand, sand (glass), sand and gravel, sandstone, sapphire, sediment-hosted stratabound copper, selenium, serpentine, shale gas, shale oil, shipping port, silica, silver, smelting, sodium, sphalerite, spinel, strontium, sulfur, sövite, talc, tantalum, technetium, tellurium, terminal, thorium, tight gas, tight oil, tin, titanium, tourmaline, transmission lines, tungsten, ultra high voltage, unconventional resources, undiscovered resources, uranium, vanadium, vermiculite, water storage, zinc, zirconium, Fewer tags

An analysis of oil production by OPEC countries: Persistence, breaks, and outliers

This study examines the time series behaviour of oil production for OPEC member countries within a fractional integration modelling framework recognizing the potential for structural breaks and outliers. The analysis is undertaken using monthly data from January 1973 to October 2008 for 13 OPEC member countries. The results indicate there is mean reverting persistence in oil production with breaks identified in 10 out of the 13 countries examined. Thus, shocks affecting the structure of OPEC oil production will have persistent effects in the long run for all countries, and in some cases the effects are expected to be permanent.

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: OPEC, Oil production, Persistence

Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries and Related Infrastructure of Select Countries in Southwest Asia

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a geodatabase containing mineral-related geospatial data for 10 countries of interest in Southwest Asia (area of study): Afghanistan, Cambodia, Laos, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Thailand. The data can be used in analyses of the extractive fuel and nonfuel mineral industries and related economic and physical infrastructure integral for the successful operation of the mineral industries within the area of study as well as the movement of mineral products across domestic and global markets. This geodatabase reflects the USGS ongoing commitment to its mission of understanding the nature and distribution of global mineral commodity supply chains...

Tags: Afghanistan, Asia, Cambodia, Economic Geology, Energy Resources, All tags... Geography, India, Indonesia, Information Sciences, Iran, LNG, LNG terminals, Laos, Malaysia–Thailand JDA, Mineral Resources, NGL, Nepal, North Korea, PGE, Pakistan, REE, Thailand, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), aluminum, amethyst, antimony, aquamarine, aragonite, arsenic, asbestos, barite, barium, bauxite, beforsite, bentonite, beryl, beryllium, bismuth, boron, brine, brown coal, bulk cargo, bulk shipping, cadmium, calcium, celestite, cement, cesium, chromium, clay, coal, coal (brown), coal (hard), coal occurrence, coal resources, coalbed methane, cobalt, columbium, commodity, continuous resources, conventional resources, copper, copper occurrence, copper resources, critical minerals, deposit, diamond, dry port, electrical transmission lines, electricity, electricity generation, emerald, energy, energy generation, epidote, evaporite-related potash, exploration, ferroalloys, fluorite, fluorspar, fluxstone, gallium, garnet, gas, gas production, gas terminal, gasification, gemstone, gemstones, gold, graphite, gypsum, hafnium, halite, halite (brine), hard coal, hydrocarbon resources, iron, iron (carbonatite), iron and steel, iron ore, kyanite, lapiz lazuli, lead, limestone, liquefaction, liquefied natural gas, lithium, magnesite, magnesium, manganese, marble, maritime port, mercury, methanol, mica, mine, mineral, mineral commodity, mineral deposit, mineral exploration, mineral exports, mineral occurrence, mineral processing, mineral resources, minerals, mining, mining exploration, molybdenum, morganite, muscovite, natural gas, natural gas liquids, nickel, niobium, niobium (columbium), non-renewable energy, ochre, oil, oil and gas, oil and gas terminal, oil production, oil terminal, peat, petroleum, phosphate, phosphate occurrence, phosphate resources, phosphorite, platinum-group elements, porphyry copper, port, port terminal, potash, potash occurrence, potash resources, potassium, power, power generation, power lines, power plant, power station, quartz, rare earth elements, recoverable resources, refinery, refining, regasification, renewable energy, resources, rhenium, rose quartz, rubidium, ruby, salt, sand, sand (glass), sand and gravel, sandstone, sapphire, sediment-hosted stratabound copper, selenium, serpentine, shale gas, shale oil, shipping port, silica, silver, smelting, sodium, sphalerite, spinel, stratabound copper, strontium, sulfur, sövite, talc, tantalum, technetium, tellurium, thorium, tight gas, tight oil, tin, titanium, tourmaline, transmission lines, tungsten, unconventional resources, undiscovered resources, uranium, vanadium, vermiculite, zinc, zirconium, Fewer tags

Just oil?: The distribution of environmental and social impacts of oil production and consumption

Biofuels world production has increased sharply in recent years. Oil reserves depletion, the oil high price and the confidence in biofuels “carbon neutrality” are the main causes of this phenomenon. However, claims related to the negative consequences of biofuel programs are frequent; mainly those related to the biofuels/food competition and sustainability. This paper aims to contribute for the development of a framework for sustainability indicators as a tool for performance assessment. The most used indicators to measure the biofuels sustainability are: Life Cycle Energy Balance (LCEB), quantity of fossil energy substituted per hectare, co-product energy allocation, life cycle carbon balance and changes in soil...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: consumption, distribution, environmental, impacts, oil, All tags... oil production, social, Fewer tags

Analysis of product efficiency of hybrid vehicles and promotion policies

This study examines the time series behaviour of oil production for OPEC member countries within a fractional integration modelling framework recognizing the potential for structural breaks and outliers. The analysis is undertaken using monthly data from January 1973 to October 2008 for 13 OPEC member countries. The results indicate there is mean reverting persistence in oil production with breaks identified in 10 out of the 13 countries examined. Thus, shocks affecting the structure of OPEC oil production will have persistent effects in the long run for all countries, and in some cases the effects are expected to be permanent.

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: OPEC, Oil production, Persistence

Key legal and regulatory considerations for the geosequestration of carbon dioxide in Australia

Biofuels world production has increased sharply in recent years. Oil reserves depletion, the oil high price and the confidence in biofuels “carbon neutrality” are the main causes of this phenomenon. However, claims related to the negative consequences of biofuel programs are frequent; mainly those related to the biofuels/food competition and sustainability. This paper aims to contribute for the development of a framework for sustainability indicators as a tool for performance assessment. The most used indicators to measure the biofuels sustainability are: Life Cycle Energy Balance (LCEB), quantity of fossil energy substituted per hectare, co-product energy allocation, life cycle carbon balance and changes in soil...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: consumption, distribution, environmental, impacts, oil, All tags... oil production, social, Fewer tags

Hourly Vehicle Traffic Data Associated with Industrial Activity on the North Slope of Alaska During Summers 2019–2020

This dataset contains hourly vehicle traffic counts in the Kuparuk and Milne Point oil fields on the North Slope of Alaska during summers 2019 and 2020. The oil field roads were generally closed to the public during the study period, so traffic was primarily associated with industrial activities. Data were collected using TRAFx vehicle traffic counters (TRAFx Research Ltd, Canmore, Alberta, Canada) that were placed at random locations throughout the Kuparuk and Milne Point road systems representing varying traffic conditions. We deployed 25 counters from 12–13 June to 11 August in 2019, and 24 counters from 8–9 June to 19 August in 2020. The locations of the counters were changed between 2019 and 2020 to increase...

Tags: Alaska, Anthropogenic effects, Arctic Coastal Plain, Effects of human activities on ecosystems, Energy development, All tags... Environment, Environmental Effects, Environmental Impact, Human activity, Human impacts, Human wildlife interactions, Infrastructure, Kuparuk, Landscape ecology, Milne Point, North Slope, Oil Production, Terrestrial ecosystems, Transportation, Transportation, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC560, Fewer tags