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Total to acquire Engie’s upstream LNG business, becoming 2nd largest global LNG player

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The transaction is expected to close by mid-2018 and will have an effective date of 1 January 2018. Overall, combining its interests in liquefaction plants and its portfolio of third party supply contracts, the Group will manage a global volume of nearly 40 MTPA. This transaction will bring to Total: 2.5

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Boats Should Be Sleek—But Only Up to a Point

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Roman vessels transporting wheat from Egypt to Italy had an LBR of about 3; ratios of 3.4 The Symphony of the Seas (2018) , the world's largest cruise ship, is only about 10 percent shorter, but its narrower beam gives it an LBR of 7.6. Building with wood allows for sleeker designs, but only up to a point.

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