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Rosneft and CNPC to form 51:49 JV for upstream projects in East Siberia

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The field’s reserves placed in the State Reserve Register include C1+C2 oil and gas condensate reserves of more than 134 million tonnes and more than 155 billion cubic meters of gas. Srednebotuobinsk is a world class field located close to the Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline.

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DuPont Industrial Biosciences awarded grant for high-efficiency biogas enzyme production

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DuPont Industrial Biosciences has been awarded a grant from the European Commission to demonstrate high-efficiency enzyme production to increase biogas yields as part of the DEMETER project, funded from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program.

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New PSA 1.2-liter 3-cylinder turbo takes International Engine of Year category award

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The PureTech family of engines is fitted on the Peugeot 108, 208, 308, 2008, 3008 and 5008, the Citroën C1, C3, C3 Picasso, C4, C4 Cactus and C4 Picasso, the DS 3 and DS 4 and also the Dongfeng Peugeot 308S and 408. The announcement followed a surge in demand for the Turbo PureTech engine, which equips the car manufacturer’s mid-range models.

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NASA-led analysis characterizes the impact of jet fuel composition on emitted aerosols

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Using data gathered during four different, comprehensive ground tests conducted over the past decade, researchers from NASA and their colleagues have statistically analyzed the impact of jet fuel properties on aerosols emitted by the NASA Douglas DC-8 CFM56-2-C1 engines burning 15 different aviation fuels. —Moore et al. Richard H.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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Clutches are OWC1, C1 and B1. In two-motor EV mode, the task of providing peak torque at low speed for crisp launch is split between the two electric machines; nearly every part of the drive unit is in use to provide maximum output torque and EV acceleration. 1) and external cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). and Davis, R.

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