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JUNE 30, 2014

Jordan’s Council of Ministers on Sunday endorsed all agreements prepared by the national electricity company with Estonian company Enefit which will carry out a mega oil shale energy project in the Kingdom. billion project, which will be the largest oil shale venture in the region and the world. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Chevron Corporation announced a significant oil discovery at the Anchor prospect in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. 2 encountered oil pay in multiple Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. Anchor is Chevron’s second discovery in the deepwater Gulf in less than a year. Anchor co-owners are Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (20%),

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

TransCanada Corporation has entered into binding agreements with Phoenix Energy Holdings Limited (Phoenix) to develop the Grand Rapids Pipeline project in Northern Alberta. The Grand Rapids Pipeline system is expected to be in-service by early 2017, subject to regulatory approvals, with capital spent between 2014 and 2017.

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APRIL 15, 2013

The Manifa field’s production capacity is expected to reach 500,000 bpd by July 2013, and is planned to reach its full design capacity of 900,000 bpd of Arabian Heavy crude oil by the end of 2014, while Saudi Aramco’s maximum sustained capacity will be maintained at the level preceding Manifa production.

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MARCH 13, 2016

Argentina offers one of the few places on earth where oil companies are not suffering from the full force of the collapse in prices. Argentina regulates oil prices, a policy originally intended to insulate the public from the whims of the market, protecting people from triple-digit crude prices. per million Btu (MMBtu).

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AUGUST 1, 2013

TransCanada Corporation is moving forward with the 1.1 The conclusion of the successful open season confirmed strong market support for a pipeline with approximately 900,000 bbl/d of firm, long-term contracts to transport crude oil from the oil sands area in Western Canada to Eastern Canadian refineries and export terminals.

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JUNE 4, 2013

billion, 8-year loan agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) for boosting production at the Sinovensa heavy oil joint venture in the Orinoco belt from 140,000 barrels per day to 330,000 barrels per day by 2016. million barrels per day by the end of 2014. million barrels per day by the end of 2014. Schenk C.J., Klett, T.R.,

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JANUARY 25, 2016

Global energy demand will increase 25% between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil forecasts in the 2016 edition of its annual The Outlook for Energy. Emissions in OECD nations are projected to fall by about 20% from 2014 to 2040. Light-duty vehicle demand trends - projections.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Using activated amine (ADIP-X), Quest will capture one-third of the CO 2 emissions from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader, which turns oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude that can be refined into fuel and other products. Quest was made possible through strong collaboration between the public and private sectors aimed at advancing CCS globally.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

US-based Devon Energy Corporation has received regulatory approval from the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Environment and Water to move forward with the company’s third oil sands project in Canada. Like Jackfish 1 & 2, Jackfish 3 represents an estimated 300 million barrels of gross recoverable oil.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The ECO-H System is a patent-pending Hybrid Power Management System for the oil and gas industry developed by ECO-H Technologies and distributed by Tesco Corporation. The seven satellites worth of battery packs will be delivered from mid-2014 to 2015.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

CIRI), an Alaska Native corporation, is proposing an underground coal gasification (UCG) project that would use the resulting syngas to fuel a new 100 MW combined cycle power plant. Power production could begin in early 2014. CIRI says it is committed to carbon capture and sequestration by way of enhanced oil recovery.

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AUGUST 27, 2022

The nonprofit says that it believes that the “the sustainable energy future must be built on the shoulders of the oil and gas industry.” Trust“ Aug 29 in Stavanger , last visit 2014 Musk, Shell’s v. ” Along with Elon Musk, several others will be speaking including world leaders and oil company CEOs.

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JULY 11, 2017

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil), India’s flagship national oil company and LanzaTech signed a Statement of Intent to construct the world’s first refinery offgas-to-bioethanol production facility in India. The basic engineering for the 40-million liter per year (10.6

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AUGUST 21, 2015

The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Additionally, the company currently has 15 solar locations, with projected growth to 20 by 2016.

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JULY 22, 2011

Summit Power Group, LLC and Blue Strategies, LLC have signed a 15-year CO 2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum Corporation for some of the CO 2 that will be captured by Summit’s Texas Clean Energy Project ( TCEP ), a coal gasification with carbon capture polygen project being developed in Penwell, Texas, outside Odessa. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 6, 2014

Houston-based Biofuels Power Corporation ( BFLS ) has signed a letter of intent with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (Africa) (Pty) Ltd and Liberty GTL, Inc. The parties have established a non-binding target date to complete installation and commissioning of the GTL Pilot Plant on or before 31 December 2014.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

What does it take to build up a new region for oil and gas development? But it is not as easy as just sticking a drill into the ground and pumping out oil and gas. Even with significant oil and gas reserves trapped in shale, a variety of factors need to come together to turn a given region into a significant producer.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Tesoro Corporation subsidiary Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC and Savage Companies have formed a joint venture to develop and to operate a new 120,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) crude-by-rail unloading and marine loading facility at the Port of Vancouver, Wash., subject to approval by regulatory agencies and Port Commissioners.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Chevron Corporation announced that it had conducted a successful production test on the St. Oil flow rates, though limited by testing equipment constraints, exceeded 13,000 barrels of oil per day. Malo PS003 well in the prolific Lower Tertiary trend in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Chevron’s Jack/St. billion.

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JULY 23, 2013

Inter Pipeline Fund has entered into a binding agreement with Canexus Corporation to transport bitumen blend to Canexus’ unit train rail loading operations near Bruderheim, Alberta. Inter Pipeline shipped nearly 30% of Canadian crude oil supply and about 40% of oil sands volumes in 2012.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The air compressor features a high-speed brushless DC motor with a patented, oil-free and angular ball bearing design. This air compressor technology is a finalist for the 2014 Automotive News PACE Award in the product innovation category. HVCC is a 70% owned subsidiary of Visteon Corporation and is traded on the Korea Stock Exchange.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Exxon Mobil Corporation executed two agreements to obtain horizontal development rights in 48,000 acres in the core of the Midland Basin. ExxonMobil has executed five agreements in the Midland Basin since January 2014, providing the company with over 135,000 operated net acres.

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MAY 14, 2020

The standard provides that HC-HEFA-SPK fuel, the development of which was led by IHI Corporation, may be blended at up to 10% by volume with conventional jet fuel. Botryococcus features an exceptionally high growth rate and high hydrocarbon oil content; IHI’s fuel is based on the hydroprocessing of oil from Botryococcus braunii (Bb oil).

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MAY 11, 2011

Petrobras has signed an agreement with Jogmec (Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation) with the aim of commencing a technical feasibility study on flexible pipes for oil production in the pre-salt cluster. The study is scheduled for completion in December 2014.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

OPEC next gathers December 4 in Vienna, just over a year since Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi announced at the previous OPEC winter meeting the Saudi decision to let the oil market determine oil prices rather than to continue Saudi Arabia's role of guarantor of $100+/bbl oil. billion vs. $1.6 billion) and $1 billion ($2.5

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MARCH 20, 2011

The Chinese government recently granted final approval for a joint venture project between Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of the world’s largest refiners, to build a world-class refinery and petrochemical complex in south China. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

Hess Corporation will proceed with the development of Tubular Bells, a deepwater oil and gas project operated by Hess in the Gulf of Mexico. Drilling is scheduled to begin in 2012 and initial production is expected in 2014, subject to the receipt of necessary government permits. The development is estimated to cost $2.3

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JULY 6, 2011

Australia-based airline Virgin Australia is partnering with Renewable Oil Corporation (ROC), Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation and Future Farm Industries Co-operative Research Centre (FFI CRC) to develop a sustainable aviation biofuel that also has benefits for the Australian farming community and the environment.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Funds from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will assist the effort. The program gets underway with a bulk fuels solicitation in 2014, with deliveries expected in mid-2015. 2014, at which stakeholders can learn more about Farm-to-Fleet. USDA and Navy also are collaborating on an Industry Day, 30 Jan.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Eligible entities include Indian tribes, State or local governments, corporations, farmer co-ops, agricultural producer associations, higher education institutions, rural electric co-ops, public power entities or consortiums of any of the above. million loan guarantee to build a refined alga oil commercial facility.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, will proceed with the development of the large Gorgon natural gas project offshore Western Australia. billion barrels of oil (boe). First gas is planned for 2014. Supply from both agreements is expected to commence in the second half of 2014. Source: Chevron.

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AUGUST 5, 2011

The Nikkei reported that the top oil refiners in Japan and S. Korea—JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. —will join forces in petrochemicals and lubricating oils. Production of paraxylene, an oil-based raw material for synthetic fibers and plastics, is expected to begin around 2014. and SK Innovation Co.—will

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AUGUST 3, 2014

Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, and CNNC New Energy (China) signed a Memorandum of Intent to cooperate in the development of floating nuclear power plants. The concept takes advantage of two mature technologies: light-water nuclear reactors and offshore oil and gas drilling platforms.

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APRIL 15, 2014

The revised package is for corn oil biodiesel. The renewable diesel proposals both come from Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) in Louisiana, using used cooking oil (UCO) as a feedstock; the proposals differ in the mode of shipment to California: one by rail, one by ship. DGD began producing renewable diesel at its plant in St. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Chevron Corporation has sanctioned development of its $4-billion Big Foot project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. The development will utilize a dry tree Extended Tension Leg Platform with an on-board drilling rig and have production capacity of 75,000 barrels of oil and 25 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

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MARCH 10, 2014

Ensyn Fuels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ensyn Corporation, has signed a contract with Memorial Hospital of North Conway, New Hampshire for the supply of RFO (Renewable Fuel Oil), Ensyn’s advanced cellulosic biofuel. Earlier post.).

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