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Schlumberger & Weatherford to form JV targeting N America unconventional resource development

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Schlumberger and Weatherford will create OneStim, a joint venture to deliver completions products and services for the development of unconventional resource plays in the United States and Canada land markets. The joint venture will offer one of the broadest multistage completions portfolios in the market combined with one of the largest hydraulic fracturing fleets in the industry.

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All-electric personal watercraft launch for quieter lake journeys

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Not all electric vehicles have wheels. Electric boats have actually been around for quite awhile, and now a California startup is trying to expand use of electric powertrains to another type of watercraft. Free Form Factory is partnering with Zero Motorcycles to use the motorcycle company's electric-powertrain components in a "stand-up personal.

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2-millionth Duramax Diesel engine rolls off the line in Ohio

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The 2 millionth Duramax 6.6L V-8 turbo-diesel engine has rolled off the line at the DMAX plant in Moraine, Ohio. Groundbreaking for the DMAX, Ltd. plant began in 1998, with the first engine rolling off the line July 17, 2000. DMAX, Ltd. was established in 1998. GM owns 60 percent and Isuzu owns 40 percent of the joint venture. DMAX makes the Duramax diesel engines for heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks.

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All-electric Citroen E-Berlingo Multispace MPV revealed

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Citroen has revealed a new addition to its van range with the introduction of the E-Berlingo Multispace – an all-electric MPV that will be available i

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Aalto University team develops promising new electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction; one-hundredth the amount of Pt

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A group of Aalto University (Finland) researchers led by professors Tanja Kallio and Kari Laasonen has developed a manufacturing method for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts that use only one-hundredth of the amount of platinum generally used in commercial products. They achieved pseudo atomic-scale dispersion of Pt—i.e. individual atoms or sub-nanometer clusters—on the sidewalls of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with a simple and readily up-scalable electrop

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Hyundai teams up with Go Ultra Low as low-emission vehicle registrations soar

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Hyundai has announced it is teaming up with the government-backed Go Ultra Low campaign, which aims to highlight the benefits of plug-in, electric, an

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Top five safest new cars

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One of the (many) great perks of leasing a new car is it will come with all kinds of safety innovations and features which probably won’t be available

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Weekly round-up: the safest cars of 2017, Seat and SsangYong strengthen SUV range and we drive the hard-top MX-5

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Well another week has rolled by and, following the events that unfolded in London a few days ago, our weekly round-up of automotive happenings seems r

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SsangYong to unveil flagship SUV at Seoul Motor Show

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SsangYong is to expand its SUV line-up with a new flagship model next week at the Seoul Motor Show, which will replace the current Rexton.

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All-wheel drive and four-wheel drive – is there really a difference?

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Is it all-wheel drive (AWD) or four-wheel drive (4WD)? It seems logical that these terms can be used interchangeably.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Are pop-up car dealerships the next big thing?

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For anyone who has leased a car, the idea of a traditional car showroom is already becoming a thing of the past.

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Seat to strengthen SUV offering with unnamed third model

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Seat’s model line-up keeps getting bigger.

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