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ExxonMobil seeking to boost growth, continue work on lower-emissions technologies including biofuels and carbon capture

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ExxonMobil expects to increase annual earnings potential by more than 140% and double potential annual cash flow from operations by 2025 from 2017 adjusted earnings, assuming a 2017 oil price of $60 per barrel adjusted for inflation and based on 2017 margins. In Brazil, the company has acquired 2.3

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RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

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However, the US military can play an important role in promoting stability in major oil producing regions and by helping protect the flow of energy through major transit corridors and on the high seas, the reports suggest. Alternative liquid fuels do not offer DoD a way to appreciably reduce fuel costs. —Bartis 2012.

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ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production

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Consistent with SEC requirements, ExxonMobil reports reserves based on the average of the applicable market price prevailing on the first day of each calendar month during the year. This was the largest addition to the resource base since the acquisition of XTO Energy in 2010. ExxonMobil added 9.8

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GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring

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Depending on region, these may include power generation; gas re-injection (for enhanced oil recovery, gathering and processing); pipeline development and distributed energy solutions. Elsewhere in West Africa, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and Cameroon collectively waste about 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year.

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Wanted: Electric MINI test drivers

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Accounting for current development and manufacturing costs, the monthly lease fee for a MINI E would normally be priced at £550 per month. Fully re-charging the battery using off-peak electricity at current prices will cost around £1.50. The MINI E driver also pays for the electricity used.

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Transport Ministers endorse 2009 MPG Marathon in Coventry

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Both Ministers have sent letters of support for the annual two-day driving experiment, now in its 7th year, which is set to prove that motorists can save hundreds of pounds per year on their fuel bills irrespective of volatile pump prices. The event, which is supported by Act on CO2 and the Energy Saving Trust, will take place over two days.

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