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Shell delivers more Brazil deep-water production from Parque das Conchas; 3rd phase of project

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2016

Shell and its joint venture announced the start of oil production from the third phase of the deep-water Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Parque das Conchas Phase 3 is the latest, major deep-water project for Shell.

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Shell’s Cardamom development starts production; second major 2014 start-up in deep-water Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Production is now underway from the Cardamom development, the second major deep-water facility Shell has brought online in the US Gulf of Mexico this year, following the start-up of Mars B in February. Auger was Shell’s first deep-water tension-leg platform. —Marvin Odum.

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POET Targets Water Use of 2.33 Gallons per Gallon of Ethanol in Five Years; 22% Reduction

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2010

POET plans to decrease water use in the production of ethanol by 22% over the next five years in the first goal of its sustainability initiative, Ingreenuity. If successful, it will cut the company’s water used per gallon of ethanol from an average of 3 gallons to 2.33, an annual water savings of one billion gallons. Caro (Mich.)

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Indago flies above structures engulfed in flames and maps out the hot zones, on which K-Max then drops flame retardant or water. Kingsley Fregene Saving lives in Nigeria Fregene’s aim to keep people safe started with his first after-school job, as a bus conductor, when he was in the sixth grade. They didn’t remain mysterious for long.

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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

to set up a mobile physician’s office or a water treatment station. The battery offers a variety of other possible applications, either as an energy source or as a drive for high-consumption applications, for example as a winch. A number of various modules have been designed for the cargo bed which can be used on a modular basis—e.g.,

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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. The automaker has consistently reduced its global water usage per vehicle produced for several years. Ford will also spend $2.1 Earlier post.). Carbon dioxide emissions per vehicle produced has also improved.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2017

At present, the main issue being reported on is that there has been corrosion of the water injection system, which is used to keep pressure in the reservoir. The current reports are not really worrying, as corrosion control in a water injection system is only a technical challenge.

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IHS Markit identifies 5 billion barrels of oil equivalent in short-cycle opportunities outside North America

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JANUARY 31, 2018

The IHS Markit report, entitled: “Back to the Basins: International Shorter-Cycle Opportunities,” initially assessed five, short-cycle projects outside the US in mature, late-life basins in Mexico, Nigeria, Egypt, Brazil and the North Sea, and included both shallow water and mature, onshore areas that break even at per-barrel costs under US$40.

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ExxonMobil brings Kearl oil sands expansion online ahead of schedule; overall capacity doubling to 220K barrels per day

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2015

PFT technology processes bitumen on-site to remove water and solids and improve bitumen quality. Other environmental innovations include on-site water storage to reduce water use, progressive land and tailings reclamation, and a state-of-the-art waterfowl deterrent system.

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AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

The first project, which has been completed, was a prep work project to relocate sewer and water lines typically adjacent to future station locations. Christian Peeples, AC Transit Board President. The construction of the BRT was planned in three distinct projects. million people who call Curitiba home.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2019

Nigeria or Algeria cannot do the same for their oil industry. China is keen to improve air and water quality and build ‘national champions’ in industry. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait might, and should be encouraged to do so. —Goldthau et al.

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China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2012

Nexen has major positions in three of the world’s most significant conventional basins: the UK North Sea, Offshore West Africa and the deep-water Gulf of Mexico. Nexen is focused on three core businesses: conventional offshore oil and gas; oil sands; and shale gas: Conventional oil and gas.

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INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The Ichthys project consists of the development of the Ichthys gas and condensate field offshore North West Australia lying in 260 meters (853 feet) of water depth and the construction of an 889-kilometer (552-mile) gas transmission pipeline together with an onshore LNG plant near Darwin in the Northern Territory.

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

Cars That Think

JULY 29, 2023

The IEEE member from Kigali, Rwanda, participated in installing portable sinks in nearby rural markets to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provided clean water and sanitation services to people displaced by the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in 2021. Her first event was the 2019 PowerAfrica Conference , held in Abuja, Nigeria.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

Cars That Think

JANUARY 8, 2024

It consists of a shoe box that houses a 900-gram reusable water bottle, which is connected to a pump that sends air through the bottle and into the baby’s airways. Today, 65 hospitals and clinics across Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania are using the tool kits, which will soon be supplied to hospitals in Ethiopia, officials say.

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Petrobras Announces New Discovery in the Deepwater Caratinga Field; Production Up 3.2% in April

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

Petrobras announced the discovery of two new light oil accumulations (29° API) in reservoirs in the post- and pre-salt layer in deep Campos Basin waters. Production going on stream in the Akpo field and in new wells in the Agbami field, both in Nigeria, contributed to this result. Map of the new discovery in Caratinga.

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Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2016

Besides massive futures trading, the other factors affecting WTI include the value of the US dollar (it rises and WTI falls), OPEC production, world oil demand, North American and US storage, Iranian crude embargoes, and periodic and unplanned supply disruptions from everywhere from Libya to Nigeria to Fort McMurray.

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Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2011

Microalgae can grow in waste or sea water and offer vastly superior biomass yields per hectare; furthermore, CO 2 removed from the atmosphere during photosynthetic growth of the plant offsets CO 2 released during fuel combustion.

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

Oil sands comprise clay, sand, water, and bitumen. Dilbit is also processed to remove sand, water, and other impurities. The top four suppliers were Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. Market conditions, noted the EIS, not the operator of the pipeline, would determine the refining locations of the crude oil.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Each of the three routes from these two bodies of water passes through a “choke point” (from the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal to Europe and through the Mandeb Strait to Asia, from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz).

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Eni reports important new discovery offshore Congo

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The exploration well, Nene Marine 3, was drilled in a water depth of 28 meters (92 feet) and encountered a significant wet gas and light oil accumulation in the pre-salt clastic sequence, outlining a significant extension to the west of the reservoir and its hydraulic continuity. miles) offshore Congo.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea.

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Shell delivers more Brazil deep-water production from Parque das Conchas; 3rd phase of project

Shell’s Cardamom development starts production; second major 2014 start-up in deep-water Gulf of Mexico

POET Targets Water Use of 2.33 Gallons per Gallon of Ethanol in Five Years; 22% Reduction

This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

IHS Markit identifies 5 billion barrels of oil equivalent in short-cycle opportunities outside North America

ExxonMobil brings Kearl oil sands expansion online ahead of schedule; overall capacity doubling to 220K barrels per day

AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

Petrobras Announces New Discovery in the Deepwater Caratinga Field; Production Up 3.2% in April

Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

Eni reports important new discovery offshore Congo

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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