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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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Cyprus offshore hydrocarbon exploration blocks. The study is a part of of a larger report that will further take into account the changing dynamics of the regional and global gas markets, giving a comprehensive view of the implications for the long-term development of natural gas in Cyprus and other like nations. Paltsev et al.

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ARB fines 12 ocean-going shippers $476,750 for violating low-sulfur fuel regulation

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Cyprus) c/o XT Shipping Group - $68,000 Vessel name: Blue Diamond. All were fined for either failing to switch to cleaner fuel within 24 nautical miles of the California coast, or for switching fuels in an untimely manner: Univan Maritime Ltd. Hong Kong) - $78,250 Vessel name: Maersk Wolfsburg. Firon Shipping Inc. Bockstiegel GmbH & Co.

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Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share

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With the exception of Cyprus, all EU markets saw declines in demand for gasoline cars during the three-month period, including the four major markets. Gasoline car sales posted an even stronger drop (-24.3%), going from more than 1.7 million units last year to 1.3 million units in the third quarter of 2020.

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Noble Energy makes another natural gas find offshore Israel; total gross mean Levant gas resources now estimated at 38 Tcf

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The Ensco 5006 rig drilled the Karish well and will relocate to Cyprus where it is scheduled to spud an appraisal well at the Cyprus A discovery next month. Noble Energy is the operator of the Alon C license with a 47.06% interest. Co-owners are Avner Oil and Delek Drilling each with a 26.47% interest.

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EU passenger car registrations drop 16.6% in October

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New car registrations in the EU27 (data for Cyprus and Malta unavailable) decreased to 1,027,036 units in October, marking a 16.6% contraction compared to October 2009. Ten months into the year, demand for new cars has decreased by 5.5%, totaling 11,279,542 new vehicles registered. in France, to -20.0% in Germany, -22.2% in the UK, -28.8%

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Electric vehicle charging solutions: Could transportable stations be the answer?

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British Forces Cyprus has awarded Beam Global a £820,000 contract to provide electric vehicle charging solutions. Learn more here. The post Electric vehicle charging solutions: Could transportable stations be the answer? appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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