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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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million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The GRI also funds research that improves techniques for detecting oil and gas, spill mitigation, and technologies to characterize and remediate spills. Project Title: The Effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on Coastal Ecosystems. Rabalais, Ph.D.

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EIA: US ethane demand grew 9% in 2022, driven by petrochemical capacity additions

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In the third quarter of 2022, new ethylene crackers came online in Port Arthur, Texas, and Monaca, Pennsylvania, adding a combined 156,000 b/d of domestic ethane cracking capacity. These capacity additions follow a 108,000 b/d increase in ethane cracking capacity in 2021.

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Pennsylvania Awards Axion Power $800,000 to Demonstrate PbC Batteries in Hybrids, PHEVs and EVs

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The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. 812,610 to retrofit two collection tank trucks to run on straight vegetable oil and for two storage tanks. Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania. Ettline Foods Corp. City of Philadelphia.

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Port of Corpus Christi, Howard announce to convert Javelina refinery services facility to blue hydrogen production

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As a leader in US crude oil export ports and a major economic engine of Texas and the nation, Port of Corpus Christi is the largest port in the United States in total revenue tonnage. The Port has excellent railroad and highway network connectivity via three North American Class-1 railroads and two major interstate highways.

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BP selects Tesla batteries for pilot storage project at US wind farm

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The 212 kW / 840 kWh battery, supplied by Tesla, will be integrated with the wind farm and configured to help manage internal electricity demands of turbines when wind isn’t blowing. BP is a global producer of oil and gas with operations in 70 countries.

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Cabot using field natural gas to power fracking equipment in PA

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Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, in partnership with FTS International (FTSI) and Caterpillar Global Petroleum, is using Marcellus Shale natural gas to fracture wells via dual fuel technology. This marks the first time “field” gas has been used in northeastern Pennsylvania for this purpose.

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Coskata Inc. completes first close of Series D financing round

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The major investors from previous rounds participated, including The Blackstone Group, Khosla Ventures, Total Energy Ventures International (part of Total, one of the world’s major Oil and Gas groups), ATV, Globespan Capital Partners, General Motors, Arancia, and Sumitomo. Coskata Inc.,

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