BP Conducts Study on 3D Printing's Impact on Oil Industry

BP has announced that they will be conducting a study on the effect of 3D printing on the global supply chains that the oil industry relies on. More than a fifth of total oil consumption results from freight transportation, particularly long-distance shipments across the globe. If 3D printing enables a large-scale shift back to local manufacturing, as many have predicted it will, much of that oil consumption would be eliminated - great news for the environment, but not so good for the oil companies that rely on that business. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/163337/bp-3d-pri...l-consumption/

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