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GE providing produced water handling systems to Blackgold Oil Sands Project; new solidification process for disposal of SAGD waste

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GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) has selected GE to supply the produced water evaporation and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system for the Blackgold Oil Sands project, located near Conklin, Alberta. Blackgold is owned and operated by a subsidiary of the Korean National Oil Corp. A subsidiary of the Korean National Oil Corp.

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UT Austin to lead $58M study of methane hydrate in Gulf of Mexico; $41M from DOE

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More specifically, this new project, managed by the DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, will characterize and prioritize known and prospective drilling locations with a high probability of encountering concentrated methane hydrates in sand-rich reservoirs. Distribution of known methane hydrate accumulations.

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Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

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Under these mild catalytic conditions, less expensive reactor components are required, pipeline grade methane is produced, and very low cost carbon sources (such as lignites, sub-bituminous coals, tar sands, petroleum coke and petroleum resid) can be used as feedstocks.

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GM introducing new generation of modular 3- and 4-cylinder Ecotec engines; 11 variants from 1.0L to 1.5L

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GM’s Seoul, South Korea engineering center has taken the lead on calibrating and validating the new Ecotec port-fuel-injection variants. Shenyang, China; Szentgotthárd, Hungary; Toluca, Mexico; and Changwon, South Korea. A die-cast aluminum oil pan contributes additional structural strength. turbocharged and 1.5L

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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

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Importantly, the nanofluids are engineered to remain suspended indefinitely, unlike other suspensions—for instance, sand in water. The particles can compose up to 80 percent of the liquid’s weight while leaving it no more viscous than motor oil.

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Satellite Imagery for Everyone

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These underwater sand dunes adorn the seafloor between Andros Island and the Exuma islands in the Bahamas. There are also a few large Asian providers, such as SI Imaging Services in South Korea and Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology in Singapore. Maxar and Planet in the United States and Airbus in Germany.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies" GM "killed" that experiment because it wasnt even CLOSE to being cost effective. It is 12 years later. GM would only lease them.

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