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Kinder Morgan to purchase El Paso for approximately $38B to form largest natural gas pipeline network and largest midstream energy enterprise in North America

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KMI) and El Paso Corporation on Sunday announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines.

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Electric vehicles are inflation relief

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Airlines , public transit , and regular commuters are feeling the strain of rising fuel costs, which have increased dramatically since August 2021. In fact, EV sales have doubled in the past year , while, correlational or not, average fuel prices have jumped from an average of $2.94/gallon gallon in April 2021 to $4.21/gallon

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Sunoco Idles Eagle Point Refinery; Will Evaluate Feasibility of Using it to Produce Alternative Fuels in the Future

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Sunoco owns and operates four refineries, including Eagle Point, with a combined crude oil processing capacity of 825,000 barrels per day. Sunoco purchased the Eagle Point Refinery in January 2004 from El Paso Corporation. Sunoco, Inc. The acquisition increased Sunoco’s total refinery processing capacity by 20%.

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UTEP Awarded Nearly $1.3M for 4 DOE Projects On Engine and Turbine Efficiency and CO2 Capture

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The Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded The University of Texas at El Paso grants totaling nearly $1.3 Choudhuri, director of UTEP’s Combustion and Propulsion Research Laboratory, will lead research on oxyfuel combustion—the combustion of gaseous fuels with nearly pure oxygen instead of air. Ramana, Ph.D.,

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

These include voyage planning, fueling (charging), cargo operations, and task management, among other activities. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. His Texas roots honed his arguments supporting EV industry expansion.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

These include voyage planning, fueling (charging), cargo operations, and task management, among other activities. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. His Texas roots honed his arguments supporting EV industry expansion.