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Oxford Catalysts sues CompactGTL for patent infringement on small-scale GTL

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Oxford Catalysts says that its patents are high profile, having been cited more than 3,000 times in other patents, including those of: Air Liquide; Air Products; Chevron; ConocoPhillips; ExxonMobil; Linde; Marathon; Praxair; Shell; Texaco; Total / Fina; Uhde; and UOP. —Laura Silva, Director of Legal and IP of Oxford Catalysts Group.

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SAE High Octane Fuels Symposium: Is a new high-octane fuel a pragmatic pathway for higher engine efficiency in the US? (part 2)

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James Uihlein, Fuels Technology Advisor, Chevron Corporation, noted that the new Federal CAFE rulemaking did not identify any new fuel requirements. We are all going to need to work together to develop a clear executable implementation plan. And I didn’t even cover how we are going to do this at retail. —Coleman Jones.

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USCAR helps to develop charging-readiness tools for plug-in & electric vehicles through US DRIVE

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The tools, which were announced by DOE as part of its Clean Cities Initiative, are available online, making them accessible to consumers, installers, governments and businesses. USCAR is a partner in US DRIVE, which stands for United States Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle efficiency and Energy sustainability.

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

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These legal ambiguities are the latest impediment – alongside technical challenges and sagging commodity prices – to America’s plans to produce more of its own lithium and wean the country off foreign supplies, according to interviews with regulators from seven U.S.

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It’s 2010 – Are YOU Ready for The Greenius Decade?

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And since I am indeed The Greenius and I have legally laid claim to this decade, preempting all others, I can confidently lay this on you and you can take comfort knowing I’m on the case and will not let you down. It seems like only yesterday that I was out picking up trash in Old Town Torrance, but it was in fact in January of 2009.

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Hey, Torrance City Council! Was That $80,000 Check You Took From Exxon A Bribe? Hush Money? Or Did You Just Sell Your Soul?

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TORRANCE EXXON REFINERY RANKS #6 IN CALIFORNIA, EL SEGUNDO CHEVRON REFINERY IS #4. Maybe the incompetent representatives and staff here in Torrance whose salaries my tax dollars pay for don’t have a clue what’s coming next for Exxon and their future around these parts, but I do.