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Osum Oil Sands closes $500M private placement; new investors include government of Singapore

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Canada-based Osum Oil Sands Corp. The financing was led by a combination of new and existing shareholders. Osum filed a commercial application and Environmental Impact Assessment for the 35,000 barrel per day Taiga Project at Cold Lake in December 2009 and is targeting regulatory approval in 2012.

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PetroChina to Take 60% Working Interest in Two Oil Sands Projects for C$1.9B

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Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. The agreements also provide for certain financing arrangements for AOSC. Oil sands projects are very capital-intensive long-term investments and difficult to fully finance in the traditional equity market. billion (US$1.7 In 2007, Alberta granted China National Petroleum Corp.

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Coskata Unveils Semi-Commercial Feedstock-Flexible Ethanol Facility; Springboard for Full-Scale Commercial Rollout

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The process also uses less than half the water per gallon than required for the production of gasoline from conventional crude, and about one-third to one-quarter of the water per gallon required for the production of gasoline from oil sands oil, Bolson said. On average, approximately 3.0 The process. Wes Bolson. Resources.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy!

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Posted by: Na | Apr 13, 2009 4:28:53 PM 18 models that get 30 mpg, yeah right!

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