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Chevron to acquire Anadarko in $33B deal; shale and tight, deepwater, LNG

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Chevron Corporation entered into a definitive agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko in a stock and cash transaction valued at $33 billion, or $65 per share. This transaction builds strength on strength for Chevron. in cash for each Anadarko share.

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Mercom: battery storage, smart grid, and efficiency companies raise $210M in VC funding in Q1 2019, down 55.5% YoY

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A combined $210 million was raised by battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies in Q1 2019—a 55.5% In Q1 2019, announced debt and public market financing for battery storage technologies increased to $52 million in two deals, compared to $44 million in three deals in Q4 2018, an 18% increase. Smart Grid.

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Way cleared for major Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project

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Point Thomson, located 60 miles east of Prudhoe Bay, is Alaska’s largest undeveloped oil and gas field, holding an estimated 8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds of millions of barrels of oil and gas liquids. Providing potential for significant gas volumes for in-state use no later than 2019.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country. The London Stock Exchange identified GVE as one of the fastest-growing private companies in Africa in 2019. Established by former U.S.

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EPA proposes renewable fuel volume obligations for 2020

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billion gallons higher than the advanced biofuel volume requirement for 2019. billion ethanol-equivalent gallons higher than the cellulosic biofuel volume finalized for 2019. Proposed and Final Renewable Fuel Volume Requirements for 2019-2021. EPA is proposing an advanced biofuel volume requirement for 2020 of 5.04

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