In addition, the IACUC requires certain monitoring and record-keeping for animals that experience. severe or prolonged pain or impairment as a result of a study procedure which is not specifically covered. by an established policy.
In November 2014, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated that OPEC's effective spare capacity, adjusted for ongoing disruptions in countries like Libya and Nigeria, was 3.5 million barrels per day (560,000 m 3 /d) and that this number would increase to a peak in 2017 of 4.6 million barrels per day (730,000 m 3 /d).
From 2003 through 2008, OPEC's total spare capacity remained near or below 2 million barrels per day (or less than 3 percent of global supply), which provided very little cushion for fluctuations in supply in a context of rapidly rising demand.