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Canada and Alberta introduce joint plan for improved environmental monitoring in the oil sands

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Proposed oil sands monitoring by 2015. The Government of Canada and Government of Alberta unveiled “The Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring” in a partnership to improve environmental monitoring in the oil sands region with a program that will sample more sites for more substances more frequently.

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

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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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ESP artificial lift company ZiLift secures £4M capital investment led by GE-NRG Energy-ConocoPhillips JV

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Oil and gas services company Schlumberger defines artificial lift as any system that adds energy to the fluid column in a wellbore with the objective of initiating and improving production from the well. Artificial-lift systems use a range of operating principles, including rod pumping, gas lift and electric submersible pumps.

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IAV says new version of modular electric drive can boost range 5-10% vs system with fixed transmission ratio

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Although solutions of this type are relatively simple in terms of structure, they can be challenged to meet the full range of use cases, IAV says. Solutions with a fixed transmission ratio also come with efficiency drawbacks; IAV says that its solution increases traveling range by five to ten percent.

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Mercedes-AMG 2L, turbo four-cylinder pushes out up to 421 hp, 500 Nm

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The peak torque of 500 N·m (480 N·m for the basic version) is available in a range of 5000-5250 rpm (4750-5000 rpm in the basic version). The engine developers were also able to realize a dynamically increasing torque curve in the lower engine speed range, thereby improving agility. 180-degree rotation. Turbocharger.

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Toyota Tsusho strategic equity investor in bio-BTX company Anellotech

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Dried and ground biomass is rapidly heated, and the resulting gases are immediately converted into hydrocarbons by a proprietary, reusable, sand-like zeolite catalyst. The TCat-8 unit has been installed at host South Hampton Resources’ Silsbee, Texas location.

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Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

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In contrast to arguments that peak conventional oil production is imminent due to physical resource scarcity, a team from Stanford University and UC Santa Cruz has examined the alternative possibility of reduced oil use due to improved efficiency and oil substitution. 2010, to above 140 $/bbl in constant 2010 dollars).

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