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PetroChina and INEOS complete transaction to form trading and refining JVs related to refining operations in Scotland and France

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PetroChina Company Limited and INEOS Group completed the deal to form trading and refining Joint Ventures between PetroChina International (London) Company Limited, and INEOS Investments (Jersey) Limited on 1 July. The Grangemouth refinery is located on the Firth of Forth with direct access to crude oil and gas from the North Sea.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland. Shell plc, London, England. Aramco Americas. ID-Technologies is a Swiss engineering company specialized in energy technologies.

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PetroChina offers INEOS $1B for a 50% share in its European refining business; two joint ventures result

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PetroChina International (London) Co. The Grangemouth refinery is located on the Firth of Forth with direct access to crude oil and gas from the North Sea. The Grangemouth refinery processes around 210,000 barrels of crude oil per day and provides fuel to Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.

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Volta Trucks reveals purpose-built full-electric large commercial vehicle for inner city freight distribution: Volta Zero

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This panoramic view of the surroundings through a glasshouse-style cab is designed to deliver a Transport for London five-star Direct Vision Standard rating for optimum visibility and the reduction of blind spots. The driver of a Volta Zero has a wide 220-degrees of direct vision around the vehicle.

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Electric cars back on track?

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Oil has passed $120 a barrel. Even stories that got much wrong, such as The Independent of London, England, here , concluded "the electric car is probably the [alternative] with the greatest potential." nk of Norway has begun producing cars again, and sales are slated to begin soon in Scandinavia, Switzerland and France.