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China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

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CNOOC Limited—China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world—is acquiring all of the Common Shares of Canada-based energy company Nexen Inc. It is the second-largest oil producer in the UK North Sea.

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Petrobras’ June oil production in Brazil up 1.7% exceeding 2M bpd; gas production reaches record

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Petrobras’s June oil production in Brazil averaged 2,008 thousand barrels/day (bpd), up 1.7% The company’s oil and natural gas production in Brazil in the same month was 2,426 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), indicating a 1.6% from May’s production of 1,975 thousand bpd. rise from May (2,387 thousand boed).

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Dept. of Interior proposes more stringent regulations for offshore oil and gas well equipment

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Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of the Interior has proposed new regulations that include more stringent design requirements and operational procedures for critical well control equipment used in offshore oil and gas operations. Third-party verification. Safe drilling practices.

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Fastcharge consortium presents prototype for 450 kW charging station; Porsche research vehicle charges at 400 kW

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Both the high-performance electronics for the charging connections and the communication interface to the electric vehicles were integrated into the system. The cooling liquid is an environmentally friendly water-glycol mixture used, making the cooling circuit can be made semi-open. 450 kW, the second gives up to 175 kW.

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AECOM awarded contract to build Faraday Future’s $1B N American EV manufacturing plant

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Structural glass, a water feature and dark sky-compliant outdoor lighting fixtures will welcome visitors and thousands of production workers by connecting the plant with the landscape. The project will also feature extended life-cycle materials that require less maintenance.

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ZF presents EVbeat concept vehicle with prototype of new 800-volt electric drive; compact, lightweight and efficient

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For cooling, ZF allows oil to flow directly around the copper rods exactly at the point where most heat is generated during operation. This is pre-filled and hermetically sealed and is therefore maintenance-free. Essential for this is the electric motor with a new cooling concept and a new winding technology.

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NTNU study finds ships’ and spare parts’ contribution to offshore wind power lifecycle impacts has been underestimated

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Components: WT = wind turbine; Fnd = foundation; EC = electrical connections, including substation; Inst = installation; IOo = input-output, other; Mnt = Maintenance, excluding replacement parts; RP = replacement parts; EOL = end-of-life. Maintenance reports of operating wind farms have traditionally not been made public.

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