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The resource curse refers to countries that lag behind economically despite benefiting from valuable natural resources. A store of value is an asset that retains its value and does not depreciate. Institutional investors wishing to invest in timber and forest land often turn to Timber Investment Management Organizations (TIMO). The term “trillion cubic feet” is a unit of measure for the volume of natural gas used by the US oil and gas industry. Unconventional oil is crude oil produced by relatively new and/or complex methods. USDA stands for United States Department of Agriculture and is a federal agency founded by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.# Upstream refers to points in production that occur early in the processes. The Upstream Capital Cost Index (UCCI) tracks the total capital cost of materials, facilities, equipment and personnel for oil and natural gas projects. Vertical wells extract oil and natural gas reserves located directly below the drilling site. Production volume payments (VPPs) are a way to convert a portion of oil or gas production into cash flow for investors.