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Thailand enters the Canadian oil sands; Statoil selling 40% interest to PTTEP for US$2.28B

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Statoil has agreed to sell a 40% interest in its oil sands project in Alberta, Canada (Kai Kos Dehseh) to PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) of Thailand. Statoil originally entered Kai Kos Dehseh through the acquisition of North American Oil Sands Corporation in 2007.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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The study, involving researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and colleagues in China and the United States, investigated how complex supply chains are distributing energy-intensive industries and their CO 2 emissions throughout the global South. —Prof Guan. gigatonnes (Gts).

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Statoil Canada oil sands SAGD project produces first oil

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Statoil originally entered Kai Kos Dehseh through the acquisition of North American Oil Sands Corporation in 2007. The company’s next phase, Corner, is a proposed 40,000 bpd facility, which along with the eventual further expansion of Leismer to 40,000 bpd, recently received approval by the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB).

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Dow and BASF receive Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for HPPO Technology

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A joint study conducted by the two companies in 2007 using BASF’s Eco-Efficiency Analysis tool revealed the new HPPO process reduces wastewater by 70 to 80% and energy use by approximately 35%, compared with existing PO technology. No by-products are produced besides water.

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Maxwell Technologies Delivers One-Millionth Large Cell Ultracapacitor

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million from three of China’s leading bus producers for large cell-based 48-volt multi-cell modules to support braking energy recuperation and torque assist functions for approximately 850 diesel-electric hybrid transit buses. In April 2009, Maxwell announced purchase orders with a total value of approximately $13.5

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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AIDA servicing evolving needs of the auto industry | Autocar Professional

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Since the founding of AIDA Greater Asia in 1989, the regional network now has seven sales and service support centres located in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Philippines and a manufacturing base located in Johor, Malaysia. AIDA has been operating a comprehensive sales and service network in India since 2007.