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Shell selects site for proposed $12.5B GTL project in Louisiana

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The improvements currently are targeted for completion in the fall of 2016. In 2011, Shell began production at Pearl GTL in Qatar, a joint venture between Shell and Qatar Petroleum, the world’s largest GTL plant. Louisiana has cultivated GTL projects with Shell and other global energy companies in recent years.

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Hydro starts aluminum production at HAL4e pilot plant; highest energy efficiency, smallest CO2 footprint

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Compared with the technology used in Hydro plants in Sunndal and Qatar, the new pots will be 50% larger and produce 50% more metal from each pot, while also using less energy per kilo produced. This is well under the world average of 14.1 kWh/kg aluminium and Hydro’s own average of 13.8 kWh/kg aluminum. Source: Hydro.

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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For instance, Total has lined up an 800 megawatt (MW) solar project in Qatar where it will own a 49% stake in the project when it is completed in 2021. NASDAQ:TSLA) a run for its money thanks to its 2016 acquisition of battery company Saft.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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The Kingdom has the same challenges as its current main political adversary, Qatar. The latter’s national oil company, Qatar Petroleum, has only been able to maintain crude oil production on its main offshore oilfield Al Shaheen through heavy investments from its former joint-venture partner Maersk Oil.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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In both the United States and Russia, each of which produces roughly as much as Saudi Arabia, output increased in 2015 rather than decreasing, and will continue to increase in 2016 in the U.S. percent in 2016. Market” forces include many components. . billion) and $1 billion ($2.5 billion to $3.5) respectively. percentage points.

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Opinion: OPEC Divorce And Self-Destruction Thanks To Saudi Oil Strategy?

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Together, the three quotes provide a framework for analyzing Saudi options heading into the December 4 OPEC meeting in Vienna and its choices vis-à-vis the OPEC outsiders (all members but Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar): reconciliation, separation, or divorce. percent increase) and 2016 (3.5 Reaching both 12.5

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INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

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First production is expected at the end of 2016. The group has interests in LNG projects in Indonesia, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Angola, and Russia. Ichthys will develop approximately 3 billion barrels oil equivalent of reserves, including around 500 million barrels of condensate.

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