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BP announces giant oil discovery in the gulf of Mexico
BP has announced this week a giant oil discovery at its Tiber Prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
The well, located in Keathley Canyon block 102, approximately 250 miles (400 kilometres) south east of Houston, is in 4,132 feet (1,259 metres) of water. The Tiber well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 35,055 feet (10,685 metres) making it one of the deepest wells ever drilled by the oil and gas industry. The well found oil in multiple Lower Tertiary reservoirs. Appraisal will be required to determine the size and commerciality of the discovery.
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Copenhagen: Automakers reaffirm their commitment to sustainable mobility
As world focus turns to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December, European automakers re-affirm their commitment to sustainable mobility at the heart of their business strategies. The industry will continue to drive forward in a spirit of collaboration and openness, carrying the message that a vibrant automotive sector will help drive innovation in support of the low-carbon economy of tomorrow. In the last twenty years, CO2 emissions from cars and commercial vehicles have come down dramatically. Data from car sales reveal a drop of almost 20% since 1998; similar improvements in ... |
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- WWF welcomes fading of Europe’s incandescent glow
WWF welcomes the ban on inefficient incandescent light bulbs, coming into effect in the EU from 1 September, but it says that equally energy wasting light ...
- Fuel tax increase is right, but green alternatives to driving needed
Commenting on this week`s 2p rise in fuel duty, Friends of the Earth`s transport campaigner David Powell said:
`Increasing fuel tax is the right thing ...
- GBP 16m for local community flood protection
Local communities across England will benefit from £16 million funding to help them tackle surface water flooding, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced ...
- RETech export initiative presents its range of services at Entsorga-Enteco 2009
ogether with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, the German Federal Environment Agency will be staging ...
- USGBC tackles building performance head on
The U.S. Green Building Council has stepped up its commitment to improved building performance with the launch of the Building Performance Initiative. ...
- ABB to provide network management solution for National Grid in US
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will implement its Network ManagerTM SCADA/EMS (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Energy ...
- Cutting China`s carbon to cost US$438bn per year, says study
The cost of measures designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions in China may reach $438bn (£271bn) annually within 20 years, according to a study by People`s ...
- ENVIRON acquires Brazilian consultancy ARQUIPÉLAGO
Stephen T. Washburn, CEO of ENVIRON Holdings, Inc. (ENVIRON), and Ralf Lattouf, Founder and President of ARQUIPÉLAGO Engenharia Ambiental Ltda. (Arquipélago), ...
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