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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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Chevron USA kicked off a road trip across the US Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. In February 2022, a team from Argonne National Lab published a report “Carbon Intensities of Refining Products in Petroleum Refineries with Co-Processed Biofeedstocks”.

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bp starts oil production at Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico; first new platform since 2008

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bp has successfully started oil production at its Argos offshore platform, strengthening bp’s position as a leading producer in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. bp now operates five production platforms in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Argos, Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika and Thunder Horse. Earlier post.) working interest.

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Chevron, Gevo to pursue sustainable aviation fuel investment; inedible corn feedstock

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USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Gevo have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to invest jointly in building and operating one or more new facilities that would?process The new facilities would also produce proteins and corn oil. The new facilities would also produce proteins and corn oil.

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Chevron makes equity investment in Novvi and its high-performance renewable base oil technology

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Chevron Products Company, a division of Chevron USA, and Novvi LLC announced that Chevron has made an equity investment in Novvi LLC (a joint venture of Amyris, Inc.; Chevron is a leading manufacturer of premium base oils and one of the world’s largest suppliers of finished lubricants.

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Viridos raises $25M in Series A for algae-based jet and diesel fuel

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The Series A was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and joined by Chevron USA. The funding will be used for R&D to further increase algae oil productivity to reach commercially deployable levels. SAF and RD made from Viridos algae oil are expected to have a 70% reduced carbon footprint.

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Chevron introduces new category of heavy-duty motor oil for severe duty applications; improved fuel economy

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Chevron Products Company, a Chevron USA Inc. division, maker of the Delo brand of heavy duty engine oils, lubricants and coolants, unveiled a new category of heavy duty motor oil designed to address the growth of severe duty applications in on- and off-highway markets.

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Chevron Technology Ventures launches world’s largest solar enhanced-oil-recovery project

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Chevron Technology Ventures, a division of Chevron USA Inc. that identifies, evaluates and demonstrates emerging technologies, launched a demonstration project to test the viability of using solar energy to produce oil. The resulting steam is injected into oil reservoirs to increase oil production.

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