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Record $86B in 2011 US oil and gas upstream deals, led by unconventional sector with $62B

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United States M&A activity for upstream oil and gas deals set records in 2011 for both deal values and deal counts, according to PLS, Inc., a provider of information, marketing and advisory services for the oil and gas industry. We expect continued strong activity in oil and liquids-rich resource plays in 2012.

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Shell Oil replacing Ryder diesel trucks with with Ryder LNG trucks for operations in Louisiana and Texas

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Shell Oil Company has signed an agreement with Ryder System for 15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) heavy-duty vehicles supporting oil and gas logistics operations in Lafayette, La. facility, which is being engineered to meet the unique compliance requirements for natural gas. and Houston, Texas. service locations.

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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

Baua Electric

The refinery will be in Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa, and is expected to be capable of producing up to 50,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium annually. Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering.

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New Research Alliance to Promote Low-Impact Drilling Technologies

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The Houston Advanced Research Center ( HARC ) and the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University are establishing a collaborative research program to promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling. University of Arkansas. University of Colorado. Utah State University.

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AEP Signs on as Corporate Sponsor of Pickens’ Energy Plan

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American Electric Power has signed on as a corporate sponsor of The Pickens Plan, proposed by oil and gas industry veteran T. Boone Pickens. Extra-high voltage transmission is necessary to transport renewable energy from where it is most viable to the nation’s population centers. Morris, AEP chairman, president and CEO.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

Electric Auto Association

Kate is the President of the newly formed New York Capital District Electric Vehicle Association, City Captain for Schenectady’s National Drive Electric Week, and a member of the New York State Tourism Industry Association’s Sustainability Task Force. Assisted the state of Arkansas in the roll out of the FMAC, AEVIDP, & founded AEVO.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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The US farm sector is capable of producing a diverse complement of feedstocks to make the biofuels industry a truly national effort. An additional 4 billion gallons of advanced biofuels (defined by the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50%) by 2022 is also mandated. Woody biomass, oil seed, grasses, cereal crop residue.

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