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SpaceX to launch Starlink services in Papua New Guinea

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SpaceX is bringing Starlink internet services to Papua New Guinea (PNG). “This is a positive impact [on] our sector and our New Year’s gift to Papua New Guinea,” declared Minister Masiu. . The post SpaceX to launch Starlink services in Papua New Guinea appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Agreements reached on trans-Guinean infrastructure in milestone for Simandou iron ore project

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Rio Tinto and the Simfer joint venture (Simfer) reached an important milestone by concluding key agreements with the Republic of Guinea (West Africa) and Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) on the trans-Guinean infrastructure for the world class Simandou iron ore project. Aerial view of Simandou project.

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ExxonMobil ships first LNG cargo from $19B PNG LNG project ahead of schedule; serving China and Japan

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Construction of PNG LNG in Papua New Guinea began in 2010, and took more than 190 million work hours to complete. The PNG LNG project is an integrated development that includes gas production and processing facilities in the Southern Highlands, Hela, Western, Gulf and Central provinces of Papua New Guinea.

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ExxonMobil evaluating significant near-term capital and operating expense reductions; COVID-19

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The company is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and has adjusted work arrangements to ensure a healthy work environment and support communities where it operates. For 2020, the company anticipated an investment level of up to $33 billion, depending on the progress of individual projects. million net acres.

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BMW Group Plant Landshut light metal foundry recertified by Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI)

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The auditing criteria require evidence of material stewardship, such as a holistic lifecycle analysis for the company’s own products and a comprehensive recycling strategy, as well as compliance with standards for transparency, overall management and corporate integrity.

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ExxonMobil seeking to boost growth, continue work on lower-emissions technologies including biofuels and carbon capture

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In Brazil, the company has acquired 2.3 In Brazil, the company has acquired 2.3 In Papua New Guinea, the company is planning a three-train liquefied natural gas expansion as it continues to explore for gas in the country’s Highlands region. billion barrels of discovered recoverable resource. —Darren Woods.

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GM expected to outline spending cuts on self-driving unit Cruise

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Since the accident, the company has slowly been whittling back certain planned operations , including production plans and the mere scope of what cities the startup will operate in. The automaker has spent billions of dollars on the startup self-driving company, last year spending $2.1 ” What are your thoughts?

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