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Chevron approves next major Tengiz expansion project in Kazakhstan

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Chevron Corporation announced that its 50% owned affiliate, Tengizchevroil (TCO), will proceed with the development of its Future Growth and Wellhead Pressure Management Project (FGP-WPMP), which will increase crude oil production at the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan by about 260,000 barrels per day. billion, which includes $27.1

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UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

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The transformative technology will make the inspection process far safer and more cost effective, while also protecting subsea environments from disaster. Corrosion is responsible for most small leaks, but the impacts can still be devastating to the environment. When larger spills happen, pipelines are often the culprit.

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@MayorOfLA Is Ready! Garcetti Comes Out Gunning For Gas – Scattergood, Haynes & Harbor Power Plants To Stop Shoving Pollution Down Citizens Throats, Calls For Shutdown Of Aliso Canyon. #MerchantsOfDoubt In Fossil Fuel Industry Argue For More Climate Destruction

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Green groups like Communities For A Better Environment, Food & Water Watch and Sierra Club had worked for this critical win for many year and it was beautiful to be there to see their leaders gobsmacked by the great news. Playa Del Rey’s other big customer is Chevron.

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Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

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Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Source: Chevron. Here, Chevron has reduced its steam:oil ratio (i.e.,

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South Bay Parents Welcome Mexican Drug Cartel Funding For Local Schools’ DARE Program

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We have to thank our colleagues at Chevron and Exxon for setting the successful model for this kind of community support in the South Bay. ” Filed under: carbon producers , climate change , environment , fossil fuels , green education , greenwashing , sea-level rise , solar power , Yes We Can!

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Hey Exxon! Hey Chevron! My Friends At the EPA Are Declaring What You Do Dangerous & You Will Pay. Pack Up Losers, It’s Time For You to Go!

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Yeah, I’m talking to you Exxon/Mobil mercenaries who work at the Torrance refinery and you amoral assassins who get your blood money from the Chevron refinery in El Segundo. I said it before to you, Exxon and I’m saying it to you now, Chevron. How do you like me now South Bay spewers of greenhouse gases?

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In aftermath of Chevron fire, California to tighten regulations on oil refineries

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DIR, Cal OES, and CalEPA have collaborated to ensure that the two regulations are aligned. The proposed regulations incorporate advanced principles of safer engineering and management, as well as attention to the human and organizational elements of safety.

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