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GE Oil & Gas secures order for industry’s first 20-ksi deepwater BOP stack and riser

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GE Oil & Gas has received an order for the offshore oil and gas industry’s first 20,000-psi (20-ksi)-rated deepwater blowout preventer (BOP) stack and riser systems from Maersk Drilling. It was the failure of the BOP stack on the Macondo well that enabled the massive oil release from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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ExxonMobil planning hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage at Baytown complex; 1B cfd of blue hydrogen

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The Baytown Area operations are located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel and comprises four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. The Baytown Olefins Plant, which began operations in 1979, is one of the largest ethylene plants in the world. million tons per year.

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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

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per gallon (gal) in 2018, 30 cents/gal (13%) higher than in 2017 and 57 cents/gal higher than in 2016. gal at least once in 2018. Rising crude oil prices and high levels of gasoline demand contributed to rising gasoline prices from January through May. Gulf Coast (Houston). per gallon between October and December.

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

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REGULATORY RISKS In Oklahoma, which has several brine deposits, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission – which oversees oil and gas development – said it has no jurisdiction over lithium production and royalties, and referred comment to the state’s Department of Mines, which said it also does not oversee lithium.