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Petrobras oil & natural gas output up 4% in Brazil in June to 2.4M boed

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The resumption of production at platforms that had been undergoing scheduled maintenance in the Campos Basin, and operations starting at another well connected to platform P-57, in the Jubarte field (Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin), contributed to these results. compared to the previous month’s output, and of 3.5%

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China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

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In connection with this transaction, CNOOC Limited intends to carry out a number of plans including the following: Following completion of the transaction, CNOOC Limited plans to establish Calgary as the head office of its North and Central American operations. These investments include a stake in MEG Energy Inc., OPTI Canada Inc.

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Volkswagen plans integrated mobility concept in Rwanda; vehicle production in Kenya

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Volkswagen says that Rwanda is well-suited to be a pioneer of new mobility solutions as it has a population of young tech-savvy people and its capital Kigali is seen as the most connected city in Africa. Volkswagen is consistently developing market potentials in Africa.

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Petrobras Announces New Discovery in the Deepwater Caratinga Field; Production Up 3.2% in April

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If the connection between these two accumulations is confirmed, preliminary data for the new well indicate a joint potential recoverable volume of 360 million barrels of oil equivalent. New wells were connected to the FPSO Cidade de Vitória vessel platform, installed in the Golfinho field, in the Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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Compared with other aircraft, the spinning drone is simpler to produce, requires less maintenance, and is less complex to control because its only control surface is the trailing-edge flap. As part of the job, in Oghara, Nigeria, then a small fishing village along the Niger River, he collected fares and directed passengers on and off the bus.

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