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Sonangol, Maersk Oil and partners strike oil with their first deepwater pre-salt well offshore Angola

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There is substantial evaluation work ahead of us to determine whether the discovery is enough to invest further to get production going. In November 2006, it acquired a 50% interest and operatorship of Blocks 8 and 23 with Svenska Petroleum Exploration (30%) and Sonangol (20%).

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China BAK to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Electric Bus Project in China

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one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers as measured by production output, has begun to execute a contract with Jilin Hi-tech Electric Vehicle Co., It represents customers’ confidence in our products, and is a new and significant stage in China BAK’s product development. China BAK Battery, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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Compared to 2005-2006, it has probably doubled its presence. One chapter is devoted to international comparisons, allowing users a quick way to see how the nature of energy and economic activities differs from country to country. The other part of the story is China’s dramatic jump in renewable energy production.