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Shell signs new offshore upstream deals with CNOOC and CNPC; China and Gabon

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Shell has also entered an agreement with CNOOC for its participation in two Shell exploration blocks offshore Gabon, West Africa. In Gabon, CNOOC will acquire a 25% participating interest in offshore exploration blocks BC9 and BCD10. Moreover, we are very pleased to have entered the farm-out agreement with CNOOC in Gabon.

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Cobalt and Total announce significant North Platte deepwater Gulf of Mexico discovery

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an independent oil exploration and production company focusing on the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico and offshore Angola and Gabon, announced a significant oil discovery at its North Platte prospect on Garden Banks Block 959 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Cobalt International Energy, Inc., In the Gulf of Mexico, Total also holds a 33.3%

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Sasol embarking on feasibility study on a US gas-to-liquids facility in Louisiana

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Sasol continues to advance upstream oil and gas activities in Mozambique, Nigeria, Gabon, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Canada and South Africa. High temperature iron, for Secunda fuels and chemicals production. Sasol is also exploring GTL opportunities in Uzbekistan. Gas to Liquids Life Cycle Assessment Synthesis Report (2004).

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

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Elsewhere in West Africa, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and Cameroon collectively waste about 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year. It will help slow global warming while also saving scarce natural resources. Making better use of vented and flared gas is a tremendous opportunity.

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