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Shell starts production at Stones in the Gulf of Mexico; deepest offshore oil and gas project

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Stones is expected to produce around 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) when fully ramped up at the end of 2017. The host facility for the world’s deepest offshore oil and gas project is a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. miles) of water.

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Details on how Enbridge will expand capacity of Alberta Clipper oil sands crude pipeline without US review

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million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. The Enbridge Mainline system is the largest conduit of oil into the United States. Enbridge transports 53% of US-bound Canadian production, a figure that accounts for approximately 15% of total US crude oil imports. miles (2.4

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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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million to six new projects to develop new technologies, processes, or procedures that could result in improved understanding and management of systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations. The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is awarding $10.8 Florida Maxima Corporation.

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New subsea well-capping device to bolster UK emergency underwater oil spill response capability

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UK Energy Minister, Charles Hendry MP, unveiled a well-capping device developed by the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) at the SPE Offshore Europe 2011 conference in Aberdeen. The well-capping device was built in order to seal off an uncontrolled subsea well in the event of a major well control incident—i.e.,

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BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% seen in 2010, according to the newly released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012. Oil demand grew by less than 1%—the slowest rate amongst fossil fuels—while gas grew by 2.2%, and coal was the only fossil fuel with above average annual consumption growth at 5.4%

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Shell secures C$865M funding for Canadian CO2 storage project; >1M tonnes/yr from oil sands

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The carbon capture process at the Scotford oil sands upgrader will capture about 35% of emissions. The signing of the funding agreement was announced as part of an event marking the earlier start-up of Shell’s 100,000-barrel-per-day expansion of its Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), bringing total capacity to 255,000 barrels per day.

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Green Grand Prix Plans Double Header Again in 2010

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This year, organizers are offering the event’s signature road rally through the region as well as a fuel economy competition for all classes of vehicles. Tom Megan of Redwood, NY, will compete in the 2010 Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY, in his 1965 Porsche 356SC that runs on bio-diesel. Click to enlarge.

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