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ADB approves $240M to help Kazakhstan modernize transport, improve connectivity

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million loan to help Kazakhstan modernize its transport system. Improved transport connectivity will help increase trade links between Kazakhstan and the markets in East Asia, the Caspian Sea region, and further to Europe. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $240.3-million

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Caspian pipeline consortium marks the groundbreaking for $5.4B expansion

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The capacity of the 900-mile (1,500-km) pipeline, which carries crude oil from western Kazakhstan to a dedicated terminal in the Black Sea, will increase to 1.4 Since the start of operations, more than 2 billion barrels of oil (250 million tons) have been transported through the system. Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures L.L.C.:

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Canadian Pacific Selects GE Transportation’s Trip Optimizer; Locomotive Fuel Savings of 6-10% in Testing

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More than 500 train starts and 50,000 revenue miles were accumulated during the test. Pierre Comte, President GE Transportation Intelligent Control Systems. Results measured by CP on intermodal freight of various train lengths have shown a fuel savings ranging from 6% to more than 10% depending on territory.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. World transportation oil demand by mode in the New Policies Scenario.

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GE’s Evolution Series Locomotive Delivers 6% Fuel Advantage Over Competitor

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GE Transportation engaged a nationally recognized independent research laboratory to conduct the Tier 2 locomotive fuel consumption testing. Earlier in May, GE Transportation introduced its newest Evolution Series locomotives, the Model ES44C4. Trains move one ton of freight an average of 436 miles on each gallon of fuel.

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