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    Cosmo Energy refinery operations, Japan.
    Energy Transition

    Cosmo Energy taps Chiyoda for Chiba refinery CCS project study

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    Cosmo Oil has let a contract to Chiyoda to evaluate the potential for implementing infrastructure designed to separate and capture CO2 emissions from the operator’s refinery in...

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