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Honeywell UOP technology selected for new 300K bpd oil refinery in Iraq

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The Iraq State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), under the Ministry of Oil for Iraq, has selected Honeywell’s UOP to provide key technologies to process 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of domestic crude oil into gasoline and diesel fuel at a new refinery in Nassiriya, Iraq. Refining capacity in Iraq is expected to reach 1.6

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LiquidPiston receives $8.2M award to integrate XTS-210 heavy-fueled rotary engine into compact 10 kW genset for US Army

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LiquidPiston, a developer of efficient engine technology and hybrid power systems, has been awarded an $8.3-million LiquidPiston, a developer of efficient engine technology and hybrid power systems, has been awarded an $8.3-million XTS-210 engine core (left) compared to 25 hp Kohler KDW1003 (right).

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IEA: record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied

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China remains the main engine of demand growth, but more stringent policies to curb air pollution will slow growth. Sharply falling production in Venezuela will offset gains in Iraq, resulting in OPEC crude oil capacity growth of just 750,000 barrels a day by 2023. mb/d by 2023 to 104.7 mb/d, according to the IEA.

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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

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Those reviewers who whine about the Mitsubishi Mirage's lack of horsepower (I say it's a good-enough car with an excellent warranty for the money, or at least the last one I reviewed was ) should consider the engine in this car. The good news is that it has electronic fuel injection and an overhead camshaft. Gets 100 kilometers per 4.5

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Opinion: How Much Longer Can OPEC Hold Out?

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Iraq’s Issues. After Saudi Arabia, Iraq is the biggest crude oil producer in OPEC. According to the EIA, these cuts would be helpful for OPEC members such as Venezuela, Nigeria, Iraq and Iran as reduced OPEC supply and the corresponding increase in oil price would safeguard their uncertain future economic growth.

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An Inconvenient Truth About AI

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That same year we started deploying the first of thousands of robots in Afghanistan and then Iraq to be used to help troops disable improvised explosive devices. Likewise search engines, also powered by AI, show us a list of choices so that we can skip over their mistakes with just a glance.

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Opinion: The Saudi Oil Price War Is Backfiring

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India, which was earlier importing most of its crude oil from Saudi Arabia, is now changing its strategy and buying more crude oil from Nigeria, Iraq, Mexico and Venezuela. Asia has been one of the biggest cash cows for Saudi Arabia and there have already been some cuts in some of the most crucial markets.