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Cairn, ConocoPhillips confirm oil find offshore Senegal

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Cairn, ConocoPhillips and their other joint venture partners confirmed that oil was discovered in the FAN-1 exploration well, located approximately 60 miles (97 km) offshore Senegal, in Northwest Africa. It is the third well in Cairn’s North West Africa program and first in Senegal. The three blocks cover 7,490 km 2.

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FPSO vessel for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project successfully sets sail for project site

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The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has started its journey towards the project site off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal in West Africa. It is the deepest offshore project in Africa to date. million meters of cable.

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Extreme E Ocean X Prix

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myenergi set to bring a spark to Senegal for Ocean X Prix. With just 10 days to go until the Extreme E Ocean X Prix, myenergi, pioneer of the world’s first eco-smart EV charging device , is set to electrify the grid and bring a spark to proceedings in Senegal. Next Event Race 002, Lac Rose, Dakar, Senegal 29th-30th may 2021.

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Audi shows off its new all-electric RS Q E-Tron Dakar racecar

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The rally originally got its name as racers would race from Dakar, Senegal to Paris, France over several weeks. However, the video doesn’t exactly advertise the fact that this car is in fact, a range-extended hybrid. For 2023, the race will be going through the desert of Saudi Arabia. liter turbo engine to charge the battery.

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Extreme E: myenergi Desert X Prix Round Up

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Their result puts them fifth in the Extreme E standings heading into the next event at Lac Rose, Dakar, Senegal, on 29-30 May. For more information about myenergi’s pioneering range of eco-smart technologies, visit www.myenergi.com. Three further events will follow later in the year at locations in Greenland, Brazil and Argentina.

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IISD Releases Five-Part Series of Reports on Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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This paper evaluates the state of information on fossil-fuel subsidies in a cross-section of countries that represent a range of governance systems, fossil-fuel markets and stages of economic growth. Gaining Traction: The importance of transparency in accelerating the reform of fossil-fuel subsidies (Laan, 2010).

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