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BP announces significant resource extension of Mad Dog Field in deepwater Gulf Of Mexico; total hydrocarbons estimated at up to 4B barrels of oil equivalent

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interest, Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Union Oil Company of California, has a 15.6% Oil and gas are transported to existing shelf infrastructure via the BP-operated Caesar (oil) pipeline and Cleopatra (gas) pipeline systems. The prospect is operated by Chevron USA Inc., —Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive.

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Sasol embarking on feasibility study on a US gas-to-liquids facility in Louisiana

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The project is slated to be the first plant in the US to produce Fischer-Tropsch GTL transportation fuels and other products from natural gas, according to Sasol. GTL transportation fuel is cleaner burning than conventional diesel with a roughly comparable, and potentially lower, greenhouse gas profile, Sasol says.

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First oil from ultra-deepwater Jack/St. Malo project in US Gulf of Mexico

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Chevron announced that crude oil and natural gas production has begun at the ultra-deepwater Jack/St. Crude oil from the facility will be transported approximately 140 miles (225 km) to the Green Canyon 19 Platform via the Jack/St. Chevron, through its subsidiary, Chevron USA Inc., Earlier post.) The Jack and St.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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