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BP closes out 2013 with deepwater finds in Gulf of Mexico and offshore Angola; new activity offshore Brazil

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Earlier in December, Cobalt International Energy announced a significant discovery at its Lontra well in the pre-salt play offshore Angola, in which BP holds a 30% interest. Estimated post-drill resource range for Lontra is 700 million to 1.1+ Click to enlarge. billion barrels of oil equivalent, according to Cobalt.

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BP takes delivery of 6 new LNG tankers

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BP also participates in LNG projects in Australia, UAE, Indonesia, Trinidad and Angola. The newly expanded BP Shipping fleet will deliver LNG volumes to a range of BP customers around the world. The Freeport LNG liquefaction facility is under construction, and the first train is expected to be operational by the end of 2018.

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Cobalt and Total announce significant North Platte deepwater Gulf of Mexico discovery

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an independent oil exploration and production company focusing on the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico and offshore Angola and Gabon, announced a significant oil discovery at its North Platte prospect on Garden Banks Block 959 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Cobalt International Energy, Inc.,

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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. Location of Kaombo. Click to enlarge.

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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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According to a May 2014 report from IHS Energy, 45% of the crude oils consumed in the United States are within the same GHG intensity range as those from the Canadian oil sands. This places oil sands within the same GHG intensity range as 45% of crude oil supplied to US refineries in 2012.).

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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. Angola is focused on diversifying its economy away from depending on oil, gas and diamonds, towards tourism, agriculture and value-added resource development. —Ursula von der Leyen EU President, February 2021.

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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In the summer of 2022, we spent two weeks with Frucci at OSU’s explosives range, which has more than 50 types of unexploded ordnance. The first big test of our technology was in 2022 in Budapest at a Hungarian Explosive Ordnance Disposal test range. Maybe we’ll eventually have separate models for places such as Angola, Iraq, and Laos.

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