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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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Japan-based INPEX Corporation and its joint venture partner Total have made the final investment decision (FID) for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia, representing an investment of US$34 billion dollars. Onshore installations will consist of two LNG trains with a capacity of 4.2 Source: INPEX.

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ExxonMobil brings Kearl oil sands expansion online ahead of schedule; overall capacity doubling to 220K barrels per day

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The PFT process removes a portion of the heavy end of the barrel (asphaltenes) using less energy than would be required to remove the same heavy ends in a coker at an on-site upgrader, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Energy needs are further reduced through the installation of energy-saving cogeneration facilities.

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Pensana plans $125M rare earth separation facility in England

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The Saltend plant would purify rare earth sulfates, which would be imported from the company’s Longonjo mine in Angola. China installed 58GW of wind capacity in 2020, exceeding the total capacity installed worldwide in the previous year. —Ursula von der Leyen EU President, February 2021.

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Total and partners launch $16B ultra-deep Kaombo project offshore Angola

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Total and its joint venture partners have made the final investment decision to develop the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola. Associated gas will be exported to the onshore Angola LNG plant. France-based Total has been present in Angola since 1953. Most of this production comes from blocks 17, 0 and 14.

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Total installs first subsea gas/liquid separation in 800 meters of water in Angolan deep offshore for heavy oil

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Begun in December 2007, development of the Pazflor oil field 150 kilometers (93 miles) offshore Angola is one of the biggest projects currently operated by Total. A number of technological challenges—including subsea gas/liquid separation, a first—are being met to bring the field on stream. Pazflor SSU. Click to enlarge.

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