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Occidental to acquire direct air capture technology company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B

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Occidental announced that a wholly owned subsidiary— 1PointFive —has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding equity of Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) Occidental has been working with Carbon Engineering on direct air capture (DAC) deployment since 2019. Earlier post.)

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Air Canada to conduct biofuel flight from Toronto to Mexico City

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Flight AC991 from Toronto to Mexico City is expected to generate at least 40% fewer emissions by using jet fuel derived from recycled cooking oil and through other fuel-saving measures, making it the most environmentally-friendly flight ever flown by Air Canada.

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Port of Corpus Christi, Howard announce to convert Javelina refinery services facility to blue hydrogen production

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The Port of Corpus Christi says that it is uniquely suited to become the nation’s premier carbon capture and sequestration management hub based on the high density of industrial CO 2 emitters, a robust network of existing pipeline infrastructure, and the Port Authority’s ownership of lands leading to state waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

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A320 to make Mexicos first Jatropha-based bio-fuel flight; Spanish Government, Iberia, and Airbus launch bio-fuel initiative

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Interjet and Airbus are scheduled to conduct the first Jatropha-based bio-fuel flight in Mexico today using an Airbus A320 aircraft. The aim of the demonstration flight and the project is to speed up the commercialization of aviation bio-fuel in Mexico. The Jatropha bio-fuel has been processed by Honeywell’s UOP.

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EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

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annual increase in fuel economy from 2012 to 2040 as a result of GHG emission and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and engines. quadrillion Btu in 2040 in AEO2014 , reflecting the impacts of increased foreign trade on international shipping and higher incomes on recreational boating. Tcf in 2012 to 3.1

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Wärtsilä to power two more LNG-fueled offshore support vessels in Gulf of Mexico

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Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to deliver an integrated propulsion system for two additional LNG offshore support vessels (OSV) to Harvey Gulf International Marine. The Wärtsilä 34DF engine can be run on natural gas, light fuel oil (LFO), or heavy fuel oil (HFO). —Harvey Gulf CEO Shane J.

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MIT automotive crash model could forecast oil and gas pipe fractures; Deepwater Horizon case study

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A computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness could also be of use to the oil and gas industry, according to researchers at MIT’s Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, who are now using their simulations of material deformation in car crashes to predict how pipes may fracture in offshore drilling accidents.

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