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Petrobras’ total production tops 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in August

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Petrobras’ consolidated oil and natural gas production in Brazil and abroad reached 2,759 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), rising 2.2% Petrobras’s domestic oil production increased by 2.7% Petrobras’s domestic oil production increased by 2.7% Average oil production abroad in August fell by 4.3%

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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Senturin made his remarks during the 25 th Oil & Gas of Turkmenistan Conference. According to Sentyurin, around 80% of the natural gas production by mid-century will stem from new projects, highlighting the importance of continued investment in upstream. —Secretary General Sentyurin.

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Scotiabank forecasts 4% growth in global auto market in 2015 to 74M units, led by China

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Asia now consumes more than 30 million barrels of oil per day—roughly the same as all of the Americas—but its oil production stands at roughly 9 million barrels per day, the report notes, leaving the region dependent on external sources for more than 70% of its petroleum—triple the import level of the Americas.

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Study Concludes A Second Hydrocarbon Boom Threatens the Peruvian Amazon

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A rapid proliferation of oil and gas concessions threatens the Peruvian Amazon, according to a study by a pair of researchers from the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and the Washington DC-based NGO Save America’s Forests (SAF). Click to enlarge.

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Video Friday: Modular Polygons

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ABB Robotics and Junglekeepers, a nonprofit dedicated to replanting the Amazon rainforest in Peru, have joined forces to work on a special pilot program. Total cost is about $1,300 AUD. The full bill of materials can be found on GitHub. GitHub ] Thanks, Michael! Thanks, Zhifeng!

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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Wisy currently has 16 employees, who work in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Employees 16 “We had customers in the oil-and-gas industry, as well as construction companies, dealing with similar problems,” she says. Wisy is piloting its AI platform with CCU. Chen is based in Panama City. Founded 2016.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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Fats and greases and inedible oils are opportunity feedstocks, but the US supply of fats and greases is probably on the order of less than 10 million barrels, closer to 1-2 million barrels on an annual basis. Really the question is can the feedstocks be procured at a price competitive to petroleum oil. Earlier post.)

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