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Chevron doubles $pending in $earch of new oil in Africa

Chevron, one of the largest oil companies in the world, will double the amount of money it spends in search of more oil. Over the next five years, Chevron will spend about $20 billion in Africa alone, which is thirty percent more than it spent in the previous five years. Peter Robertson, vice chairman of Chevron, says of oil, "The world is saying it needs it." That's a hard point to argue against these days. Despite the fact that much of the world is concerned with global climate change and the need to find alternatives to petroleum, oil is ... Read more →

Dutch Kia buyers can offset their vehicles through African jatropha biodiesel Sebastian Blanco

Let's set this story up by placing the players on a map. First, Kia, which is a South Korean automobile company. Secong, Mali, which is a country in Africa. Third, Kia Netherlands, which sells the ...

Guinea Bissau's excess military staff will grow crops, produce ethanol Sebastian Blanco

I'm pretty sure this is AutoblogGreen's first story about Guinea Bissau, the small west African country. An official in that country's Defense Ministry said last week that Guinea Bissau Armed Forces ...

Zero Rally Africa gears up for 2009 Sebastian Blanco

Not a heck of a lot of information is available yet on the Zero Rally Africa, but since there's about 14 months to go before the thing kicks off, this isn't really a problem. What we do know about the ...

Human and Animal Powered Vehicles bring solar power to Africa Jeremy Korzeniewski

Donkey-drawn carriages are apparently popular forms of transportation in many countries in Africa. A company known as Water and Wheel has added a new techno-twist to this old concept: solar cells. ...


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