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Chevron Sanctions Development of Deepwater Jack/St. Malo Project in the Gulf of Mexico; Initial Development Cost of ~$7.5B

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Chevron Corporation has sanctioned development of the Jack/St. The initial development of the Chevron project will require an investment of approximately $7.5 Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron USA Inc., The Jack and St. Click to enlarge. million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

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Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

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The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions. It is hard to overstate the importance of the improvements in battery costs on this analysis.

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US DRIVE releases comprehensive cradle-to-grave analysis of light-duty vehicle GHGs, cost of driving and cost of avoided GHGs

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The study provides a comprehensive lifecycle analysis (LCA), or cradle-to-grave (C2G) analysis, of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways, as well as the levelized cost of driving (LCD) and cost of avoided GHG emissions. Levelized cost of driving (LCD). no scenario analysis.

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Shell launches commercial operation of Quest carbon capture and storage in Alberta oil sands

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Quest was built on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project joint-venture owners Shell Canada Energy (60%), Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Marathon Oil Canada Corporation (20%), and was made possible through strong support from the governments of Alberta and Canada who provided C$865 million in funding.

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Western Lithium Commences Additional Drilling in Nevada to Support Long Term Lithium Carbonate Production

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Western Lithium Corporation has commenced drilling on the Stage II clay lens of its Kings Valley, Nevada lithium property. According to the original Chevron data, the Stage II lens is approximately seven times larger than Stage I lens, so only a portion of the lens will be drilled at this time.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Chevron Natural Gas Carbon Capture Technology Testing Project. Chevron USA. The project will attempt to achieve DOE’s transformational carbon capture performance goal of CO 2 capture with 95 percent CO 2 purity at a cost of $30 per tonne. DOE Funding: $1,499,954; Non-DOE Funding: $375,000; Total: $1,874,954.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. Energy Markets in a State of Change. What is the PTC and why does it matter?

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