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Chevron to acquire Anadarko in $33B deal; shale and tight, deepwater, LNG

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Chevron Corporation entered into a definitive agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko in a stock and cash transaction valued at $33 billion, or $65 per share. This transaction builds strength on strength for Chevron. in cash for each Anadarko share.

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

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Cost assessments represent a final cost/price to the consumer, excluding taxes on the final product (e.g., fuel sales tax) and/or credits (e.g., This C2G GHG assessment includes both fuel and vehicle production life cycles. vehicle subsidies).

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Shell completes divestment of oil sand interests in Canada; retains Scotford refinery and plants

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Separately and under the second agreement, Shell and Canadian Natural have completed the joint acquisition and now own equally Marathon Oil Canada Corporation, which holds a 20% interest in AOSP, from an affiliate of Marathon Oil Corporation for $1.25 billion each. billion of which $1.1 billion was taken in Q1, 2017 with a further $0.4

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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. Is tax equity dead? Within the US electric power sector the biggest question was whether the Production Tax Credits (PTC) were going to be extended beyond 2008.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

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The federal consumer tax credit awaits major automaker cars that can claim them. The National Hydrogen Association (members include Chevron, GM, Shell, Toyota, Honda, CARB and UC Davis), the California Hydrogen Business Council, and the US Fuel Cell Council are not happy with Chu’s cuts. Will we get our money’s worth?

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

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lithium operation – a small mine operated by Albemarle – has taxed minerals for more than 100 years, but at a rate based on each facility’s revenue. California, which has giant lithium reserves in its Salton Sea region east of Los Angeles, last year imposed a flat-rate tax for each metric ton of lithium.

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MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

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Market-based incentives should be implemented to support the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) LDV requirements. BP, Chevron, Concawe, the Department of Energy U.S.-China The CAFE standard targets for LDVs leading up to the 2025 models need to be clarified as the often-quoted average number of 54.5

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