Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Shell, as operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), announced the successful start of production of a 100,000 barrels per day expansion of its oil sands operations in Canada. Construction for an expansion of the Scotford Upgrader is underway, and will come on-stream in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Chevron Corporation announced a new oil discovery at the Moccasin prospect in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. 1 encountered more than 380 feet of net pay in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. Chevron, with a 43.75% working interest in the prospect, was the operator of the Moccasin discovery well. billion Jack/St.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Because of this equipment, methane emissions from well completions are 97% lower than calendar year 2011 national emission estimates, released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April 2013. After a well is fractured, it is cleared of sand and liquids that were injected into the well in a process called completion flowback.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2012

Twelve of Canada’s oil sands producers have formed a new alliance, Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), focused on accelerating the pace of improving environmental performance in Canada’s oil sands through collaborative action and innovation. This would improve plant reliability.

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