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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

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—Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America. BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017.

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BP begins shipping crude oil for US West Coast through transPanama Pipeline

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BP Products North America Inc. has started shipping crude oil bound for the US West Coast through Petroterminal de Panama ( PTP )’s trans-Panama pipeline, marking the start of a seven-year transportation and storage agreement between BP and PTP. Under the terms of the agreement, BP has leased a total of 5.4

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US EIA reminder: Strait of Hormuz world’s most important oil chokepoint; almost 20% of oil traded worldwide

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Panama Canal. The United States is the primary country of origin and destination for all commodities transiting through the Panama Canal, however, it is not a significant route for US petroleum trade. The Panama Canal is an important route connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. An estimated 2.9

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Florida Governor Rick Scott rejects proposed Federal high-speed rail project

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—Governor Scott.

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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Some key regions include China, Singapore, Panama, Brazil and coastlines of Asia, Africa and South America. Ship air pollution effects are greatest in areas where heavily travelled ship routes exist in, and next to, densely populated communities. Reduction in annual PM 2.5 concentrations in 2020 due to low-sulfur fuel standards.

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