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ExxonMobil announces significant oil discovery at Whiptail, offshore Guyana

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The Whiptail-1 well encountered 246 feet (75 meters) of net pay in high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs. Drilling is also ongoing at the Whiptail-2 well, which has encountered 167 feet (51 meters) of net pay in high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs. The Stabroek Block is 6.6 million acres (26,800 square kilometers).

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Neste Oil to launch a new, low-sulfur bunker fuel

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Neste Oil will launch a low-sulfur marine bunker fuel compliant with the requirements of the EU’s Sulphur Directive. EU’s Sulphur Directive is due to come into force in 2015 and will require the sulfur content of bunker fuel to be reduced from 1% to 0.1% —Olli Vesamo, Neste Oil’s Director, Direct Sales.

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Neste Oil launching new low-sulfur marine fuel in December

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Neste Oil will bring to the market a low-sulfur marine fuel in accordance with the EU sulfur Directive requirements entering into force in 2015, and will begin distributing it in mid-December. Vessels operating in these areas either need to install a sulfur scrubber or make a transition to low-sulfur fuel.

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Neste Oil to recover CO2 at its renewable diesel refinery in Singapore

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Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd and National Oxygen Pte Ltd (NOX), one of the one of the largest industrial gas manufacturers in Singapore, have signed an agreement to install a carbon dioxide recovery and liquefaction plant at Neste Oil’s renewable diesel (NExBTL) refinery in Singapore.

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CO2 Solutions announces enzyme-enabled carbon capture pilot at heavy oil site with Husky Energy

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Under the terms of the agreement, CO 2 Solutions will install and operate a pilot unit capturing approximately 15 tonnes of CO 2 per day at Husky’s Pikes Peak South, Saskatchewan heavy oil site on a once-through steam generator. Earlier post.).

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Bridgestone to debut race tire made with natural rubber from guayule

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Bridgestone has invested more than $100 million in its efforts to commercialize guayule, achieving major milestones such as producing the first tire made from guayule-derived natural rubber in 2015, and continued expansion of its guayule molecular breeding program.

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EU greenhouse gas emissions from transport increased for the second year in a row in 2015; on-road up 1.6%

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in 2015—the first annual increase since 2010— according to new European Environment Agency (EEA) data. Road transport emissions—about 20% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions—increased for the second year in a row in 2015, by 1.6%. g CO 2 /km, well below the 2015 target of 130 g CO 2 /km. Source: EEA.

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