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Within the West African Craton, there is a large amount of mining activity covering resources such as gold, copper, cobalt, silver, tin, and zinc. [ 24 ] Artisanal mining activity in the craton dates back to the early 1960s which used quartz vein debris as a gold indicator. [ 25 ]
Approximate extent of Taoudeni basin Major West African sedimentary basins. The Taoudeni Basin is a major Sedimentary basin in West Africa, named after the Taoudenni village in northern Mali. It covers large parts of the West African craton in Mauritania and Mali. It is of considerable interest due to its possible reserves of oil. [1]
Gas supplies meet 56% of Bangladesh's energy demand. [1] However, the country faces an acute energy crisis in meeting the demands of its vast and growing population. Bangladesh is a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products. [1] The energy sector is dominated by state-owned companies, including Petrobangla and the Bangladesh Petroleum ...
East European Craton, the core of Baltica. Volgo-Uralian Craton, Russia (3.0–2.7 Ga) Baltic Shield, part of the East European Craton; Fennoscandian Shield, the exposed Northwestern part of the Baltic Shield in Norway, Sweden and Finland (3.1 Ga) Karelian Craton, part of the Fennoscandian Shield in Southeast Finland and Karelia Russia, (3.4 Ga)
Petrobangla was founded in 1985 (Notification of Ordinance-21 in April 11 1985) by merging two government organizations Bangladesh Oil & Gas Corporation (BOGC) and Bangladesh Mineral Exploration and Development Corporation (BMEDC) into Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation(BOGMC). [3]
The Ogaden Basin is an area of Huwan that may hold significant reserves of crude oil and natural gas. [1] The basin covers an area of some 350,000 square kilometres (135,000 square miles) and is formed from sedimentary rocks up to 10,000 meters (6 miles) thick. [2] It has geological similarities to other hydrocarbon-rich basins in the Middle ...
Pannotia super-continent c. 570 Ma. The Saharan Metacraton is a large area of continental crust in the north-central part of Africa.Whereas a craton is an old and stable part of the lithosphere, the term "metacraton" is used to describe a craton that has been remobilized during an orogenic event, but where the characteristics of the original craton are still identifiable.
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation deposited 50 billion taka to the national treasury. [9] Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation decided to use private oil tanks to store oil as its own tanks were near full capacity in 2020. [10] This was the result of a 60 percent decline in sales following the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [10]