Word: pump
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Another serious mistake, say U.S. experts, was deciding to accelerate production by employing a technique known as water injection, whereby water is forced into wells to make the crude petroleum easier to pump. Result: more oil in the short run, but less in the long term. Some older wells in the Volga-Ural region now pump five barrels of water for every barrel of oil; and the average Soviet well pumps 50% water...
...also answered all the ads in a magazine called Ten Storybooks. We had the replies come to Miss Chesley N. Dunlap because my name was clearly masculine. One producer of a breast pump was most persistent in trying to sell his gadget to Miss Dunlap. At length he sent along a picture of a bearded minister who had accidentally got hold of the pump and you should see what...
...conceived energy policy. Because of a complicated pricing system in which cheaper domestic oil holds down the cost of imported crude, the U.S. driver was enjoying Government-subsidized fuel. Between 1974 and 1978, gasoline prices actually declined 5% in real terms. With no lines at the pump and relatively inexpensive gas, people had no real incentive to buy small cars. Says Transportation Secretary Neil Goldschmidt: "There was an opportunity that was missed in 1973-74 at the time of the embargo to send a message about fuel economy and energy." The renewed interest in big cars peaked in the fall...
...pump is already about 55% higher than last spring-$1.20 for a gallon of regular, vs. 77? last year -and sure to go up again soon. Prices now range from $1.14 in San Antonio to $1.27 in Chicago. Deputy Energy Secretary John Sawhill said last week that gasoline prices would soon increase up to 8? per gal., owing to decontrol of domestic crude oil prices and further OPEC rises. In a recent Gallup poll, 87% of those surveyed said that higher prices had pushed them to reform their driving habits. Even in autoerotic Los Angeles, the number of car pool...
Despite the temporary reprieve for Sohio customers, they and drivers all over the nation will face a new price increase this week. The gasoline conservation fee announced by President Carter in March is scheduled to hit the pumps about May 15. The fee would raise the cost of gasoline at the pump another...