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The current discoveries of a International Energy Administration whistleblower that the IEA may have distorted key oil forecasts under extreme U.S. pressure is, if true (and whistleblowers seldom step forward to advance their professions), a slow-burning thermonuclear surge on future international oil production. The [Bush administration's](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) actions in pressing the IEA to underplay the rate of decline from existing oil fields while overplaying the possibilities of finding new reserves have the potential to throw federal governments' long-lasting planning into mayhem.
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Whatever the truth, increasing long term worldwide needs appear particular to outstrip production in the next decade, particularly given the high and rising costs of establishing new super-fields such as Kazakhstan's overseas Kashagan and [Brazil's southern](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) Atlantic Jupiter and Carioca fields, which will need billions in investments before their first barrels of oil are produced.
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In such a situation, additives and substitutes such as biofuels will play an ever-increasing function by extending beleaguered production quotas. As market forces and increasing costs drive this innovation to the forefront, among the richest potential production [locations](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) has actually been absolutely ignored by investors up to now - Central Asia. Formerly the USSR's cotton "plantation," the area is poised to become a major player in the production of biofuels if enough foreign investment can be acquired. Unlike Brazil, where biofuel is [manufactured](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) mainly from sugarcane, or the United States, where it is primarily distilled from corn, Central Asia's ace resource is an indigenous plant, Camelina sativa.
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Of the previous Soviet Caucasian and Central Asian republics, those clustered around the coasts of the Caspian, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have seen their economies boom due to the fact that of record-high energy prices, while Turkmenistan is waiting in the wings as an increasing manufacturer of natural gas.
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Farther to the east, in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, geographical seclusion and relatively little hydrocarbon resources relative to their Western Caspian next-door neighbors have mainly prevented their ability to money in on increasing worldwide energy demands already. [Mountainous Kyrgyzstan](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) and Tajikistan remain largely reliant for their electrical requirements on their Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure, however their increased need to produce winter season electricity has resulted in autumnal and winter water discharges, in turn severely impacting the farming of their western downstream [neighbors](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
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What these 3 downstream countries do have however is a Soviet-era legacy of farming production, which in Uzbekistan's and Turkmenistan case was mostly directed towards cotton production, while Kazakhstan, starting in the 1950s with [Khrushchev's](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) "Virgin Lands" programs, has become a major producer of wheat. Based upon my discussions with Central Asian federal government authorities, given the thirsty [demands](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) of cotton monoculture, foreign propositions to diversify agrarian production towards [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) would have excellent appeal in Astana, Ashgabat and Tashkent and to a lesser level Astana for those durable investors ready to bank on the future, especially as a plant native to the area has already proven itself in trials.
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Known in the West as false flax, wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame and Siberian oilseed, camelina is drawing in increased scientific interest for its oleaginous qualities, with numerous European and American business currently examining how to [produce](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) it in business amounts for biofuel. In January Japan Airlines carried out a historic test flight utilizing camelina-based bio-jet fuel, ending up being the first Asian carrier to explore flying on fuel stemmed from sustainable feedstocks throughout a one-hour presentation flight from Tokyo's Haneda [Airport](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price). The test was the conclusion of a 12-month evaluation of camelina's operational efficiency ability and possible industrial viability.
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As an alternative energy source, camelina has much to recommend it. It has a high oil content low in hydrogenated fat. In contrast to Central Asia's thirsty "king cotton," camelina is drought-resistant and unsusceptible to spring freezing, needs less fertilizer and herbicides, and can be used as a rotation crop with wheat, which would make it of particular interest in Kazakhstan, now Central Asia's major wheat exporter. Another benefit of camelina is its tolerance of poorer, less fertile conditions. An acre planted with camelina can produce approximately 100 gallons of oil and when planted in rotation with wheat, camelina can increase wheat production by 15 percent. A heap (1000 kg) of camelina will contain 350 kg of oil, of which pressing can draw out 250 kg. Nothing in camelina production is lost as after processing, the plant's debris can be utilized for livestock silage. Camelina silage has an especially attractive concentration of omega-3 fats that make it an especially fine livestock feed prospect that is simply now gaining acknowledgment in the U.S. and Canada. Camelina is fast growing, produces its own natural herbicide (allelopathy) and completes well against weeds when an even crop is established. According to Britain's Bangor University's Centre for Alternative Land Use, "Camelina could be a perfect low-input crop ideal for bio-diesel production, due to its lower requirements for nitrogen fertilizer than oilseed rape."
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Camelina, a branch of the mustard household, is indigenous to both Europe and Central Asia and barely a new crop on the scene: archaeological proof shows it has actually been cultivated in Europe for a minimum of 3 centuries to produce both veggie oil and animal fodder.
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Field trials of production in Montana, currently the center of U.S. camelina research, showed a large range of results of 330-1,700 lbs of seed per acre, with oil material varying between 29 and 40%. Optimal seeding rates have been determined to be in the 6-8 lb per acre range, as the seeds' little size of 400,000 seeds per lb can create issues in germination to accomplish an [optimum](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) plant density of around 9 plants per sq. ft.
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Camelina's potential might allow Uzbekistan to begin breaking out of its most [dolorous](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) tradition, the imposition of a cotton monoculture that has warped the country's efforts at agrarian reform considering that achieving independence in 1991. Beginning in the late 19th century, the Russian government identified that Central Asia would become its cotton plantation to feed Moscow's growing textile market. The procedure was [accelerated](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) under the Soviets. While Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan were also purchased by Moscow to plant cotton, Uzbekistan in specific was singled out to produce "white gold."
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