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BP Riser Insertion Tube Reported Working, Some Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Well Being Captured

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The oil was stored on board the Discoverer Enterprise drill ship 5,000 feet above on the water’s surface, and natural gas was burned through a flare system on board the ship. The Enterprise is capable of processing 15,000 barrels of oil per day and storing 139,000 barrels. Panama City, Fla.; Orange Beach, Ala.; Joe, Fla.;

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

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Currently in closed beta test (tested in multiple makes/models/years of cars, as well as city, rural environments, as well as internationally in Panama, Canada, UK and France), with a Q1/2 2013 launch date. unlocks the data stored in a market of 290 million cars in the US and EU alone, growing 30M a year.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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MMTCO 2 e would be emitted per year, largely attributable to electricity use for pump station power, fuel for vehicles and aircraft for maintenance and inspections, and fugitive methane emissions at connections. During operations, approximately 1.44

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