Gas, Nigeria, Oil and Water

China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2012

CNOOC Limited—China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world—is acquiring all of the Common Shares of Canada-based energy company Nexen Inc. billion cash. The price represents a premium of.

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Shell delivers more Brazil deep-water production from Parque das Conchas; 3rd phase of project

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2016

Shell and its joint venture announced the start of oil production from the third phase of the deep-water Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development in Brazil’s Campos Basin. The development is the first of its kind based fully on subsea oil and gas separation and subsea pumping.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2017

OPEC exports have come under pressure this week from technical threats to oil fields, with Saudi Arabia’s Manifa problems grabbing the headlines. At present, the main issue being reported on is that there has been corrosion of the water injection system, which is used to keep pressure in the reservoir.

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Shell’s Cardamom development starts production; second major 2014 start-up in deep-water Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Production is now underway from the Cardamom development, the second major deep-water facility Shell has brought online in the US Gulf of Mexico this year, following the start-up of Mars B in February. Oil from the Cardamom subsea development (100% Shell) is piped through Shell’s Auger platform. —Marvin Odum.

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ExxonMobil brings Kearl oil sands expansion online ahead of schedule; overall capacity doubling to 220K barrels per day

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2015

Exxon Mobil has started production at its Kearl oil sands expansion project in Alberta, Canada ahead of schedule; the expansion is expected to double overall capacity to 220,000 barrels of bitumen a day, with the expansion itself ultimately expected to reach 110,000 barrels per day. Kearl will access approximately 4.6 Earlier post.).

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INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

Japan-based INPEX Corporation and its joint venture partner Total have made the final investment decision (FID) for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia, representing an investment of US$34 billion dollars. Total Gas & Power Limited, the gas trading subsidiary of Total, will also purchase 0.9

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. The proposed Project is not likely to impact the amount of crude oil produced from the oil sands. Source: FEIS, Appendix V.

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Petrobras Announces New Discovery in the Deepwater Caratinga Field; Production Up 3.2% in April

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

Petrobras announced the discovery of two new light oil accumulations (29° API) in reservoirs in the post- and pre-salt layer in deep Campos Basin waters. The recoverable volumes are estimated at about 105 million barrels of oil equivalent there. The exclusive oil production in domestic fields was 2,032,620 barrels per day, 2.9%

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Putin has highlighted on various occasions the contribution Russia’s mineral wealth, in particular oil and natural gas, must make for Russia to be able to sustain economic growth, promote industrial development, catch up with the developed economies, and modernize Russia’s military and military industry. percent of GDP in 2014.

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Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2011

However, biodiesel from advanced biomass has an inherent environmental advantage of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction that can be realized once every step of the production chain is fully optimized and decarbonized, the researchers said. Currently, algae-derived-biodiesel is up to 2.5 tons/ha/year). They noted that an EBR of 1.2

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Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2016

The impact of rising oil prices on North American light tight oil (LTO) production is said to be a “Catch 22”, the title of Joseph Heller’s popular 1961 novel set in WWII. Too many analysts continue to believe drilling and service has the same problem with rising oil prices. by David Yager for Oilprice.com.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

He also contributed to algorithms enabling autonomous undersea vehicles to inspect offshore oil and gas platforms after hurricanes so that divers don’t have to. Indago flies above structures engulfed in flames and maps out the hot zones, on which K-Max then drops flame retardant or water. They didn’t remain mysterious for long.

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IHS Markit identifies 5 billion barrels of oil equivalent in short-cycle opportunities outside North America

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2018

New energy research from business information provider IHS Markit has identified more than five billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) in numerous smaller, previously bypassed, or underperforming reservoirs outside North America that offer oil and gas operators a shorter-cycle path to production than new, frontier projects in undeveloped areas.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2019

Nigeria or Algeria cannot do the same for their oil industry. Petro-states are compensated to transition smoothly to a sustainable economy, avoiding a last-ditch attempt to flood the world with cheap oil and gas. Some national oil companies go bankrupt and others consolidate into a handful of global energy giants.

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Eni reports important new discovery offshore Congo

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The exploration well, Nene Marine 3, was drilled in a water depth of 28 meters (92 feet) and encountered a significant wet gas and light oil accumulation in the pre-salt clastic sequence, outlining a significant extension to the west of the reservoir and its hydraulic continuity. billion barrels of oil equivalent in place.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

In fact, our high levels of renewable energy mean the benefits from reducing EV emissions are greater than in most other countries and in some cases would produce 80% fewer greenhouse gas emissions. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. EV MYTH THREE: The world will run out of lithium.

Environment

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

In fact, our high levels of renewable energy mean the benefits from reducing EV emissions are greater than in most other countries and in some cases would produce 80% fewer greenhouse gas emissions. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. EV MYTH THREE: The world will run out of lithium.

Environment

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EV Driven

China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

Shell delivers more Brazil deep-water production from Parque das Conchas; 3rd phase of project

The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

Shell’s Cardamom development starts production; second major 2014 start-up in deep-water Gulf of Mexico

ExxonMobil brings Kearl oil sands expansion online ahead of schedule; overall capacity doubling to 220K barrels per day

INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

Petrobras Announces New Discovery in the Deepwater Caratinga Field; Production Up 3.2% in April

Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

IHS Markit identifies 5 billion barrels of oil equivalent in short-cycle opportunities outside North America

Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

Eni reports important new discovery offshore Congo

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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