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Velocys receives FONSI from USDA for planned Mississippi biorefinery; wood waste to drop-in fuels

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Velocys plc announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the environmental assessment report for Velocys’ planned Bayou Fuels biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi.

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Hess plans to develop Tubular Bells field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico for estimated $2.3B

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Hess Corporation will proceed with the development of Tubular Bells, a deepwater oil and gas project operated by Hess in the Gulf of Mexico. Discovered in 2003, Tubular Bells is located approximately 135 miles southeast of New Orleans in the Mississippi Canyon area.

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Noble Energy announces new exploration discoveries offshore Israel and in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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Tamar SW, which was drilled to a total depth of 17,420 feet (5,310 meters) in 5,405 feet (1,647 meters) of water, is the company’s eighth consecutive discovery in the Levant Basin. The discovery well, located in Mississippi Canyon 782, was drilled to a total depth of 19,234 feet (5,862 meters) in 6,580 feet (2,006 meters) of water.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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Member Institutions: Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Science Applications International Corporation, University of South Florida, University of West Florida, University of Miami, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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& They’ve been joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming in the suit.& Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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Dow Chemical Company; DowAksa; DuPont; ESI North America; Evonik Corporation; Faurecia US Holdings; Fives; Ford Motor Company; GE Water & Power; Graco Inc.; PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.; PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; Owens Corning; Phoenix Integration; PolyNEW, Inc.;

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DOE to Award Up to $16.5M to RD Initiatives for Renewable Hydrocarbon Transportation Fuels Via Pyrolysis and Sustainable Bioenergy Feedstock Production

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million for three projects that support research focused on designing landscapes that produce bioenergy feedstock while protecting air, soil, water, and wildlife resources and enhancing ecosystem services. The second initiative provides up to $4.5 With funding of up to $4.5 The total cost-shared project value is $1,991,177.