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Douglas-Westwood: decline in oil prices may impact development of subsea processing

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In the Douglas-Westwood Monday note , Andy Jenkins from the energy research group’s London office observes that the decline in oil prices may impact deepwater production and in particular a key future enabler: subsea processing (SSP).

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Study finds government and vehicle manufacturers need to introduce long-term incentives and prices cuts to create sustainable market for ultra-low emission vans

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Using government oil price projections, pure electric vans will still have a 10% cost of ownership premium over diesel in 2030. A 64 kW hydrogen fuel cell (suitable for use in a panel van) decreases in cost from £52,000 (US$82,000) in 2011 to £4,800 (US$7,600) in 2020, a reduction of more than 90%.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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from its reliance on imported oil. Oil prices are going to go up. Policy (Update2) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Alan Ohnsman April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. , the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. drivers, may also developplug-in electric models as U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos.

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