To set the stage for this inquiry, it is important to note that the overwhelming amount of crude oil is shipped by pipeline, not by rail or by truck.
This is a worthwhile issue to explore given South Sudan's overwhelming reliance on oil revenues to fill government coffers; a similar situation that can be duplicated throughout Africa with not only oil, but other commodities exports as well.
Nevertheless, the overwhelming cause of oil spills in Nigeria is equipment failure.
The problems for Russia's economy run deeper than its overwhelming dependence on oil and gas revenue, which account for more than half the federal budget.
But the problems for Russia's economy run deeper than its overwhelming dependence on oil and gas revenues, which now account for more than half the federal budget.
These sad facts explain the overwhelming opposition to oil and gas extraction by indigenous communities whose lands are being opened for exploitation without their consent.
They contend that the overwhelming majority of oil workers have stayed off the job and that Mr. Chávez is using inexperienced workers to staff gas and oil installations, risking accidents.
His comment appeared to be a rebuff to informal suggestions in the United States that Japan, because of its overwhelming dependence on oil from the Middle East, should be prepared to help financially to make sure that its supplies are not interrupted.
"We urge you to honor the commitment of this Administration by listening to the local and state voices that we represent and to respect their overwhelming opposition to oil and gas drilling off our coasts," they wrote.
Since assuming office, Buhari has demonstrated a grasp of Nigeria's structural weaknesses, especially its overwhelming dependency on oil monies, along with a determination to overcome them.
The study asserted "the overwhelming majority" of oil flowing to refineries in the Gulf Coast would be refined and consumed in the U.S., even after XL is built -- which is true but irrelevant.
