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CompactGTL announces 3,000 bpd commercial small-scale GTL project in Kazakhstan

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CompactGTL will build a commercially deployed small-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan offers considerable potential for CompactGTL’s proven small-scale GTL technology, the company said. Kazakhstan offers considerable potential for CompactGTL’s proven small-scale GTL technology, the company said.

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ofo and SoftBank enter basic agreement to collaborate on bike-sharing in Japan

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In addition, ofo and SoftBank C&S plan to launch initially in Tokyo and Osaka in September 2017. Ofo currently serves markets in China, Singapore, the UK and Kazakhstan; service in some US cities begins this year. China-based bike-sharing provider ofo Inc. and SoftBank Commerce & Service Corp. Ofo has more than 6.5

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Volkswagen Group’s Škoda to unveil 500 km Vision E electric concept at Shanghai show; leveraging MEB for electromobility

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ŠKODA will stage the world premiere of the VISION E electric concept vehicle at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show 2017 (19 – 28 April). Škoda operates at three locations in the Czech Republic, produces in China, Russia, Slovakia and India mainly through Group partnerships, as well as in Ukraine and Kazakhstan through local partners.

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Russia’s KAMAZ to create artificial city as autonomous driving testing ground

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Amendments to the law are planned for 2017, the same time when the pilot program should be launched on the roads of Tatarstan. It has assemblers in Vietnam, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan. It is being developed in cooperation with the Russian software developer Cognitive Technologies.

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Chevron announces $32.7B capital and exploratory budget for 2012; LNG and deepwater investments propel a step change

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By 2017, we expect our net crude oil and natural gas production to grow about 20 percent to 3.3 Kazakhstan/Russia: Caspian Pipeline expansion. Our 2012 capital program covers a number of multi-year projects currently in the construction phase, including two world-class Australian LNG projects and multiple deepwater developments.

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Opinion: Uranium Prices Set To Double By 2018

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Mining Weekly expects “the period from 2017-2020 to be a landmark period for the nuclear sector and uranium stocks, as the global operating nuclear reactor fleet expands.”. Morningstar analyst David Wang predicts prices will double within the next two years. Considering that nearly half of the U.S.’

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Opinion: Oil Megaprojects Won’t Stay On The Shelf For Long

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By 2017, the company says it will cease deepwater exploration and will sell off its offshore leases that it does not plan on developing. The completion of Chevron’s Big Foot project in the Gulf of Mexico will be pushed back by a few years because of equipment problems. Conoco has the rights to 2.2

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