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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. Priuses can burn oil. Two out of our four Priuses burn oil. That is normal.

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SEC slaps Total with cease-and-desist order, $153M disgorgement payment for bribes to Iranian official

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has levied a cease-and-desist order, accompanied by a $153-million disgorgement payment, against Total SA, the France-based oil and gas major, for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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Oil and Gas Drilling in US in 2Q09 Fell 46% from Year Before

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Oil and gas drilling in the US in the second quarter of 2009 fell 46% year-on-year to an estimated 8,038 oil wells, natural gas wells and dry holes, according to the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Quarterly Well Completion Report: Second Quarter. This activity corresponds to levels in 2003-2004.

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Dept. of Interior proposes more stringent regulations for offshore oil and gas well equipment

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Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of the Interior has proposed new regulations that include more stringent design requirements and operational procedures for critical well control equipment used in offshore oil and gas operations. Oil Regulations' 6A, ANSI/API Spec. 16A, API Spec. 16C, API Spec.

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., Encana said that the EPA data from existing domestic water wells aligned with all previous testing done by Encana in the area and showed no impacts from oil and gas development. From 2004 to 2007 Encana drilled 44 wells. Earlier post.) Therefore, this area does not have a large continuous aquifer.

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IBM and Repsol launch first cognitive technologies collaboration for oil industry applications

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announced the first research collaboration to leverage cognitive technologies to support the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry boasts some of the most advanced geological, geophysical and chemical science in the world. Scientists at IBM and global energy company Repsol S.A. Credit: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM.

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Ford puts the pedal down on performance … but not with electric drive technology right now

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Ford has been selling hybrids and, later plug-ins, since 2004. This configuration significantly reduces seating hardware and weight, and provides a consistent and direct sensory connection to the chassis. It’s not just fuel efficiency, not just power efficiency, but it is weight efficiency as well. —Raj Nair.

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