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Maersk Drilling awarded contract extension to drill world record well in Angola; 2.25-mile water depth

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The current world record is 3,400 m, set by Maersk Voyager’s sister drillship Maersk Venturer when it drilled the Raya-1 well for TotalEnergies offshore Uruguay in 2016. The Ondjaba-1 well will be drilled at a new world record water depth of 3,628 m (2.25

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

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Now we are accelerating Direct Air Capture technology that enables efficient and low-cost CO 2 capture—the future of CO 2 recycling. The company plans, builds and operates eFuels plants in Chile, Uruguay, the US and Australia. We have proven carbon-neutral eFuels are a real solution to help decarbonize transportation.

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Pike forecasts 26.4% CAGR for electric-drive buses to 2018; hybrid, battery-electric and fuel cell

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The Latin American market will be driven largely by uptake in Brazil, but other countries will also spur adoption, notably Uruguay which recently indicated it. The Africa/Middle East countries will see very little uptake due to the high cost of electric buses and infrastructure, the report finds. grants to offset the price premium.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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Other companies that have signed up with the Gujarat government include Nexzu Mobility, which has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to develop what it claims is India’s first-ever Smart EV Park at a cost of over Rs 5,000 crore over the next ten years.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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. … We will work together to overcome strategic, political, and technical barriers, accelerate the production of zero emission vehicles and increase economies of scale, to make the transition faster, lower cost, and easier for everyone.