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BP Plans to Deploy Subsea Oil Recovery System in 6-8 Days, Weather Permitting

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This will mark the first time such a system will be used at this water depth (5,000 feet / 1,524 m). The system is designed to collect hydrocarbons from the well and pump them to a tanker at the surface, where they will be stored and shipped ashore. The FPSO will process the captured hydrocarbons and separate oil from water and gas.

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Wave Power to Run Desal Plant

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The Seadog is a point absorber wave energy device that uses pressurized hydraulics for power takeoff; the pressurized water drives a turbine. Renew Blue has a lease from the state of Texas to place the facility in 25 feet of water about a mile off the coast from Freeport. Tags: Brief. Source: INRI. Click to enlarge.

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New Generation Audi Q7 SUV Models Feature Lower Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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An innovative DeNOx catalytic converter reduces the remaining nitrogen oxides. Just upstream of it, a pump injects AdBlue into the hot exhaust flow, where this solution decomposes into ammonia, which splits the nitrogen oxides into nitrogen and water. Tags: Brief. It reduces CO 2 emissions by up to 5 g/km (8.05

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Road Test: 2022 Lexus RX 450h F Sport AWD

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In 380 miles of mixed driving through Southern California, Clean Fleet Report achieved an average of 31.2 EV runs solely on electricity for about a half mile and/or only up-to 25 miles per hour. First, that a Lexus is just a Toyota with a higher price tag. (It Safety and Convenience. Movin’ on up. It isn’t!).

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Audis A1 to Launch With Four Engine Options; Energy Recuperation and Stop-Start Standard

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The water in the block is not circulated immediately after the engine is started, enabling the engine to come up to temperature more quickly and shortening the phase of increase frictional resistance due to cold oil. A turbocharger with a water-cooled intercooler pressurizes the 1,390 cc engine with four valves per cylinder.

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BG Group sanctions US$15B coal seam gas to LNG project; first such

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BG Group has approved implementation of the first phase of a US$15-billion project to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG—the first major commercial project to do so. The gas is trapped in coal seams (typically 300-600 meters underground) by water pressure. The water is pumped out, and the natural gas is released from the coal.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

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Follow, Like, Tag, Share… HOW TO ENTER . TAG Tag 3 friends @’name’ 4. If you want to join us and #supportsmall and #buylocal tag us in your stories with the local company you have supported. Gallagher’s Music – Grimsby and Cleethorpes only music store. Instagram .

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