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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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The investment round was led by AP Ventures, a significant investor in breakthrough hydrogen technologies, and included New Energy Technologies, Chevron Technology Ventures, Osaka Gas USA, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Starfire Energy is currently commercializing a 50 tonne/day modular green ammonia plant.

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Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

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Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Source: Chevron. Here, Chevron has reduced its steam:oil ratio (i.e.,

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Shell launches commercial operation of Quest carbon capture and storage in Alberta oil sands

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Shell marked the official opening of the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations there. Quest is designed to capture and safely store more than one million tonnes of CO 2 each year—equal to the emissions from about 250,000 cars.

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Shell begins production from Scotford Upgrader Expansion in oil sands

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The announcement marks the first commercial production from the upgrader expansion. Quest could capture and store underground some 1 million tonnes of CO 2 per year. Shell Canada Energy is 60% owner and operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) along with Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Marathon Oil Corporation (20%).

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Canada and Alberta to Invest C$865M in Athabasca Oil Sands Carbon Capture and Storage Project

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The province signed a Letter of Intent with Shell Canada Energy, on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project—a joint venture among Shell Canada (60%), Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Marathon Oil Sands L.P. (20%)—to Quest is a fully integrated CCS scheme, meaning it would capture, transport, inject and store CO 2.

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Shell secures C$865M funding for Canadian CO2 storage project; >1M tonnes/yr from oil sands

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The Quest Project will capture and permanently store deep underground more than 1 million tonnes of CO 2 per year—about 35% of the total emissions—from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader near Edmonton, Alberta, which processes heavy oil from the Athabasca oil sands. Earlier post.) Wastewater collected from the amine wash.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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It provides solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial customers as well as for unserved and underserved communities. The company’s current minigrids have a total stored capacity of about 5.1 Perhaps I would have been an engineer working in either Chevron , Shell, or ExxonMobil today.

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