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Chevron Confirms first oil production from deepwater Papa-Terra offshore Brazil

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Chevron’s Brazilian subsidiary and Petrobras have started crude oil production from Papa-Terra’s floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) offshore Brazil. Papa-Terra has installed capacity to produce 140,000 barrels of heavy crude per day; the project is estimated to recover 380 million barrels of oil.

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Ford Becomes First Automaker to Join the Water Disclosure Project

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Ford Motor Company is the first automaker and one of several companies taking a leadership position in joining the Water Disclosure Project , which will establish a water disclosure protocol for companies around the world and promote conservation and stewardship. For the past decade, Ford has made it a priority to conserve water.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. —Miettinen et al. Earlier post.).

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Shell Begins Production at Parque das Conchas Offshore Brazil; Deep Water and Heavy Oil Required New Technologies

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Shell began production at its multi-field Parque das Conchas (BC-10) project 110 kilometers (68 miles) off Brazil’s south-east coast, where heavy oil resources lie beneath waters nearly two kilometers deep in the Campos Basin. This marks a major milestone in delivering oil from Brazil’s deep water.” The Espírito Santo.

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Bentley ending production of iconic W12 engine with the most powerful version ever

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liter, twin-turbocharged W12 in 2003, the engineering team in Crewe has continually improved the performance of the engine in terms of power, torque, emissions and refinement. The second cools the engine block and oil system, while the third handles the thermal load of the turbochargers. Since the first introduction of the 6.0-liter,

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BP Announces Giant Oil Discovery in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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BP announced a giant oil discovery at its Tiber Prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The well, located in Keathley Canyon block 102, approximately 250 miles (400 kilometers) south east of Houston, is in 4,132 feet (1,259 metres) of water. The well found oil in multiple Lower Tertiary reservoirs.

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Suncor Energy Receives Conditional Regulatory Approval for Oil Sands Tailings Management Plan; Projected 30% Reduction in Volume

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Suncor Energy has received conditional approval for its oil sands fluid tailings management plan from Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board ( ERCB ). Tailings are a mixture of fine clay, sands, water and residual bitumen produced through the oil sands extraction process, and are held in massive “ponds”. Click to enlarge.

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