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  2. Energy in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Energy in Ethiopia includes energy and electricity production, consumption, transport, exportation, and importation in the country of Ethiopia. Ethiopia's energy sector is crucial for its development, with wood being a primary energy source, leading to deforestation challenges. The country aims to address economic development and poverty by ...

  3. Health and environmental impact of the petroleum industry

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    Many compounds found in oil are highly toxic and can cause cancer (carcinogenic) as well as other diseases. [23] Studies in Taiwan link proximity to oil refineries to premature births. [26] Crude oil and petroleum distillates cause birth defects. [27] Benzene is present in both crude oil and gasoline and is known to cause leukaemia in humans. [28]

  4. Ogaden Basin - Wikipedia

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    The Ogaden War between Ethiopia and Somalia took place for the control of the region between 1977 and 1978, with a further clash in 1988. In recent years the armed wing of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has been active, and the rebel group has stated that they will not allow the resources of the region to be exploited, urging international oil companies not to sign agreements with ...

  5. Economy of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Oil exploration in Ethiopia has been underway for decades, ever since Emperor Haile Selassie I granted a 50-year concession to SOCONY-Vacuum in September 1945. [62] Recent oil and gas discoveries across East Africa have seen the region emerge as a new player in the global oil and gas industry. As exciting as the huge gas fields of East Africa ...

  6. Exploitation of natural resources - Wikipedia

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    This is often accompanied by negative effects of economic growth around the affected areas such as inequality and pollution [3] The exploitation of natural resources started to emerge on an industrial scale in the 19th century as the extraction and processing of raw materials (such as in mining , steam power , and machinery ) expanded much ...

  7. File:Oil consumption per day by region from 1980 to 2006.pdf

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    English: Oil consumption in daily barrels per region from 1980 to 2006. This contains raw figures copied from the region total sections of U.S. Energy Information ...

  8. Environmental impact of the oil shale industry - Wikipedia

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    Carbon dioxide emissions from the production of shale oil and shale gas are higher than conventional oil production and a report for the European Union warns that increasing public concern about the adverse consequences of global warming may lead to opposition to oil shale development. [1] [3] Emissions arise from several sources.

  9. Category:Petroleum in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Upload file; Search. Search. Appearance. Donate; ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Oil and gas companies of Ethiopia (3 P) O.