For all intents and purposes, OPEC is now engaged in a price war with the United States. What that means is that it's very cheap to pump oil out of places like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.But it's more expensive to extract oil from shale formations in places like Texas and North Dakota.or all intents and purposes, OPEC is now engaged in a price war with the United States. What that means is that it's very cheap to pump oil out of places like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. But it's more expensive to extract oil from shale formations in places like Texas and North Dakota.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. ORIGIN OF PROVINCE NAME: Prince Edward Island was originally called Abegweit (lying down flat, or cradled by the waves) by the Micmac Indians. Europeans called it the Island of Saint John in 1763; in 1799 the island was renamed Prince Edward Island, in honor of Prince Edward of England. NICKNAME: The Garden Province, The Million Acre Farm, or Spud Island.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period which included the reign of King Edward VII (1901â1910). The Edwardian era usually includes some years before and after his reign, up to the First World War. King Edward VII was very different from Queen Victoria. Victoria had become almost a recluse after her husband died, but Edward was an important leader.