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Qatar Airways Becomes First to Operate Commercial Flight on GTL Jet Fuel Blend Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate a commercial flight o

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Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate a commercial flight on a 50:50 blend with synthetic GTL Jet Fuel. The synthetic fuel is virtually free of sulfur and aromatics; the environmental benefits of this are being quantified and are likely to include improved air quality around airports, according to Qatar Airways.

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Williams F1 Establishes Technical Center in Qatar; Initial Focus on Commercial Development of Magnetically Loaded Composite Flywheel

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Williams F1 and the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) formally signed an agreement to inaugurate the Williams Technology Center (WTC). To celebrate the announcement, the Qatar Science & Technology Park identity will form a prominent element of the team’s on-car race livery for this weekend’s inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Qatargas delivers first Q-Max LNG cargo to China

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The supply was made under the long-term contract to supply LNG from Qatar to China, which was executed in April 2008 between Qatar Liquefied Gas Company and Shell Western LNG B.V. The deliveries to PetroChina, under this agreement, will total 3mn tonnes per year and are expected to continue for up to 25 years.

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TAM Airlines and Airbus first to fly Jatropha-based renewable jet fuel in Latin America

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In addition to its efforts with TAM Airlines, in February 2008, an Airbus A380 aircraft successfully completed the first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) fuel, and in October 2009 Airbus and Qatar Airways undertook the first commercial flight of 50% blended GTL.

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BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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The loss of oil supplies in Libya and elsewhere was eventually more than offset by large production increases among Middle Eastern OPEC members, leading to record oil production in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. Natural gas trades grew modestly by 4%, driven by liquefied natural gas (LNG) growth of 10.1%, with Qatar (+34.8%) taking 87.7%

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