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Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil

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Exxon Mobil Corporation is acquiring XTO Energy Inc. Its properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Louisiana and Montana. The new organization will be located in Fort Worth, Texas, in XTO’s current offices.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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The use of natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions six to 11 percent, according to the US Department of Energy. The 12 new CNG stations will be built by TruStar Energy in Amarillo, Texas; Chattanooga, Tenn.; El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; Columbia, S.C.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Trinidad, Colo.,

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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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CNRS-AIST JRL] Wing’s progress can be charted along the increasingly dense environments in which we’ve been able to operate: from rural farms to lightly populated suburbs to more dense suburbs to large metropolitan areas like Brisbane, Australia; Helsinki, Finland; and the Dallas Fort Worth metro area in Texas.