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Caspian pipeline consortium marks the groundbreaking for $5.4B expansion

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The capacity of the 900-mile (1,500-km) pipeline, which carries crude oil from western Kazakhstan to a dedicated terminal in the Black Sea, will increase to 1.4 Since the start of operations, more than 2 billion barrels of oil (250 million tons) have been transported through the system. Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company: 15%.

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Zeekr introduced access into Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain

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Up to now, Zeekr has entered Eu markets in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany, and signed commitments with companions in Israel and Kazakhstan. It’s virtue citing that the transportation sector accounts for roughly 60% of worldwide oil intake.

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4,500th GE Evolution Series Locomotive enters service; reductions in fuel consumption and emissions

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GE Transportation’s 4,500 th more fuel efficient Evolution Series Locomotive has entered revenue service. GE’s $4-billion transportation business marked the milestone at Railway Interchange 2011 held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 18-20 Sept. Production is scheduled to start by the third quarter of 2012.

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NASA says “nothing has changed” as US astronaut prepares to ride Russian spacecraft

Teslarati

So far, Russia has terminated commercial Soyuz launch operations at the European Space Agency’s launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, effectively stolen several rockets already purchased by satellite internet company OneWeb, and cut-off sales and support for Russian rocket engines used in two US rockets.

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Groundbreaking in Turkmenistan for major synthetic gasoline plant; first full-scale Haldor Topsøe TIGAS facility

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The plant has been awarded by the national gas company Turkmengas, and Topsøe will be working alongside the Japanese contractor Kawasaki Heavy Industry Ltd. Because the gasoline produced by the GSK-10 catalyst is high octane, it can be used as transportation fuel without further modification. —Bjerne S.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. World transportation oil demand by mode in the New Policies Scenario.

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Chevron announces $32.7B capital and exploratory budget for 2012; LNG and deepwater investments propel a step change

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Another 11% is associated with the company’s downstream businesses that manufacture, transport and sell gasoline, diesel fuel and other refined products, fuel and lubricant additives, and petrochemicals. Kazakhstan/Russia: Caspian Pipeline expansion. Spending of $28.5 China: development of the Chuandongbei natural gas project.

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