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Eni in two-year contract to supply renewable diesel to Spinelli Group

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HVOlution is a biofuel produced from waste raw materials, vegetable residue and oils produced from crops that not in competition with the food chain. They are supplied to Eni through a network of agri-hubs currently being developed by the company in several African countries.

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Volkswagen introducing new APP550 electric drive unit with greater performance and efficiency; available in vehicles end of year

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Because the available space has not changed, we were compelled to develop a new drive that achieves significant improvements in performance and efficiency in spite of being subject to the same constraints. The new drive has an energy-saving cooling system that operates without an electrically driven oil pump.

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Neste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1M tons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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Neste will supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1,000,000 tons (approximately 1.26 The Air France-KLM Group (AF-KLM) and Neste expanded their existing cooperation with this new strategic partnership for the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to the Group.

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Audi and KIT working on recycling for automotive plastics via pyrolysis oil

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We want to establish smart circular systems in our supply chains and make efficient use of resources. These plastic components are processed into pyrolysis oil by chemical recycling. The quality of this oil corresponds to that of petroleum products, and materials made from it are equally high-grade as new ones.

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IHS Markit: 10 MMb/d of oil production cuts coming

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IHS Markit Crude Oil Markets service expects up to 10 MMb/d of world oil production will be cut or shut-in from April to June 2020 as oil storage fills up and output from financially strapped companies begins to fall. If oil cannot be sold or stored, it cannot be produced. Something has to give. And it will. And it will.

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Neste introduces co-processed marine fuel in partnership with Nordic Marine Oil; up to 80% GHG emission reduction

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Together with its partner Nordic Marine Oil, Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine 0.1 Nordic Marine Oil specializes in the supply of bunker fuels and lubricating oil to the shipping industry. Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia, a solution helping the maritime sector to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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How crude-oil prices influence gasoline prices

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Gasoline is one of the products refined from crude oil. Thus, the price of crude oil should have a strong influence on the price of gasoline. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that in the United States from 2008 to 2017, crude oil represented only 61% of the retail price of gasoline. for a 10-day lag.