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On 19th May 2005 Bolivia enacted a new hydrocarbon law covering gas exports, hydrocarbon taxes and the management of the hydrocarbon sector. On 1st May 2006, the government issued a nationalization supreme decree which provides that ownership of the production at the wellhead reverts to the state, mandated a renegotiation of concession contracts within 180 days, created a new non creditable 31% royalty type tax on wellhead production and provided for increased state control over the sector

Organic non fossil material of biological origin constituting a renewable energy source

Measurement scale for wind strength from 0-12. Hurricane-force winds, greater than 64 knots [118 km/hr], have a Beaufort number of 12

The installation of similar or identical units of equipment in a group

This refers to the group of six greenhouse gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol. They are listed in Annex A of the Kyoto Protocol and include: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).

The minimum amount of electric power or natural gas delivered or required over a given period of time at a steady rate. In so far as baseload electricity is concerned, coal power stations are usually base load stations in that they operate throughout the year to meet a certain constant level of demand. That part of electricity demand which is continuous, and does not vary over a 24-hour period. Approximately equivalent to the minimum daily load

Type of benzene