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Maersk Drilling awarded contract extension to drill world record well in Angola; 2.25-mile water depth

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The Ondjaba-1 well will be drilled at a new world record water depth of 3,628 m (2.25 The current world record is 3,400 m, set by Maersk Voyager’s sister drillship Maersk Venturer when it drilled the Raya-1 well for TotalEnergies offshore Uruguay in 2016.

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Camber Ridge opening $60M tire testing facility with 0.5-mile oval indoor track

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Camber Ridge, LLC is partnering with Teton Capital, LLC to launch a new $60-million state-of-the-art facility for vehicle tire characterization, which will begin operations in 2016. mile oval—using specially developed test carriages that are propelled along a guide rail system.

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A fully-electric 10,000 ton container ship has begun service equipped with over 50,000 kWh in batteries

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The Green Water 01 is a 10,000-ton+ fully electric vessel that sets a new benchmark in sustainability in the marine logistics industry. Not to be confused with Costco , COSCO Shipping was founded as a subsidiary in 2016 following an approved merger between COSCO and China Shipping. The Green Water 01 sails at a total length of 119.8

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Hartmann Reederei designs new type of ethane-fueled LEG carrier; 3 on order with 2016 delivery

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This results in optimized distribution of weight and, therefore, a reduced demand for ballast water which also supports reduced fuel consumption and emissions at the same time. The vessel’s autonomous gas fuel tanks are constructed for ethane and LNG and enable an operating range of about 10,000 nautical miles. Artist’s concept.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Resolution Copper project advances in US permitting; one of largest and deepest copper mines in US

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The proposed mine would create one of the largest copper mines in the United States, with an estimated surface disturbance of 6,951 acres (approximately 11 square miles). The Resolution Copper deposit lies more than a mile beneath the surface. miles across. Overview of the mining process at full operation.

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Jaguar bringing XE diesel to US in 2016

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The Jaguar US lineup will expand in 2016 with the addition of the all new, aluminum-intensive Jaguar XE compact sports sedan in 20d (diesel) and 35t models each in Premium, Prestige and R-Sport trim levels and available in RWD or AWD. The engine warms up more quickly, reducing friction and therefore fuel consumption.

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