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Toyota transport wins EPA SmartWay award

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Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.’s Since 2004, the 3,073 SmartWay partners across the US have saved an estimated $8.1 billion in fuel costs or 65 million barrels of oil. s transportation team, Toyota Logistics Services (TLS), moves approximately 2.2 million new Toyota and Lexus vehicles to dealerships every year.

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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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Pending confirmation through future appraisal drilling, the total hydrocarbons initially in place in the Mad Dog field complex are now estimated to be up to four billion barrels of oil equivalent. interest, Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Union Oil Company of California, has a 15.6% BHP Billiton has a 23.9% Earlier post.)

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The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.

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The True Cause of Recessions: OIL. I was asked to speak about the economic impact of our oil dependency and so I began researching this topic to see if I could draw some insightful conclusions. All of the recessions listed above were caused by oil except the early 2000 recession that was caused by September 11th, 2001.

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EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

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Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 72 million metric tons of carbon pollution, while saving more than 170 million barrels of oil and $24.9 DHL Express USA. billion in fuel costs—equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in over six million homes. Challenger Motor Freight Inc. Davis Transfer Co.

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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. From 2004 to 2007 Encana drilled 44 wells. Earlier post.)

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Mercedes-Benz to Launch Limited Series Production of B Class F-CELL Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Late This Year

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The first of around 200 vehicles will be delivered to customers in Europe and the USA at the beginning of next year. To begin establishing the refueling infrastructure, Daimler is cooperating with government authorities, energy utilities and oil companies in joint projects in places such as Hamburg, Stuttgart and California.

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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. With a planned production life of more than 30 years, current technologies are anticipated to recover in excess of 500 million oil-equivalent barrels. Malo Oil Export Pipeline, and then onto refineries along the Gulf Coast.

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