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MAY 12, 2022

Adjusted for inflation, gas prices were similarly high in 2006, 2008, and for a while after 2011. The price of a gallon of gasoline is surging, putting a strain on drivers’ pocketbooks. While prices at the pump seem extreme, we’ve been here before.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

The world’s consumption of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, heating oil, and other petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 In 2009, Asia surpassed North America as the world’s largest petroleum-consuming region as consumption rebounded from its 2008 decline. Between 2008 and 2012, Asia’s consumption increased by 4.4

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MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Shell Oil Company is now producing oil from what it says is the world’s deepest subsea well at its Perdido Development. From Perdido, Shell accesses the Great White, Tobago, and Silvertip oil and gas fields through subsea wells directly below the facility and from wells up to seven miles away. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

One of those vehicles is a Mercedes-Benz E-Class powered by unblended renewable diesel produced by UOP’s Ecofining process ( earlier post ), using oil from algae provided by Solazyme. UOP launched its Renewable Energy & Chemicals business in late 2006. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Using soybean oil as its primary feedstock, the facility, which opened in 2008, produces 40 million gallons of biodiesel and 30 million pounds of food-grade glycerin annually. Investors in Paseo Biofuels, LLC, the Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) and Cargill announced an expansion to the Paseo biodiesel plant in Kansas City, Mo.

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JULY 25, 2009

BP and Irving Oil will not be moving forward at this time with a proposed second refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, as a result of global economic and industry conditions. It became clear, particularly over the past year, that the market conditions for refining have changed since BP and Irving Oil entered this memorandum of understanding.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The Aemetis plant was built in 2008 to produce biodiesel and refined glycerin using large volumes of lower-cost, non-food by-products from the edible oil industry as feedstock to supply the biofuel, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets. Aemetis was founded in 2006. Aemetis, Inc.,

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MARCH 24, 2009

have launched a joint venture, Envergent Technologies, LLC, to offer technology and equipment to convert second-generation biomass into pyrolysis oil for power generation, heating fuel and for conversion into transportation fuels. Honeywell and Ensyn announced their intention to form the joint venture in September 2008. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

India sugar mills have committed to supplying one billion liters (264 million gallons US) of ethanol to oil marketing companies for blending with gasoline during the next sugar year, starting in October. “In In order to achieve the mandatory five per cent blending programme, oil marketing companies require 860 million litres of ethanol.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. The study, “Estimating US Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008”, found that fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion over the seven-year period, while subsidies for renewable fuels totaled $29 billion. Nuclear was not included in the analysis.

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JUNE 23, 2013

The 540-kilometer (335-mile) Athabasca pipeline has been in in operation since March 1999 and has an annual capacity of up to 570,000 barrels per day of crude oil (depending on crude viscosity) from the Athabasca and Cold Lake regions of Alberta, south to Hardisty, Alberta.

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JULY 4, 2011

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMPC) said it is expanding its clean up operation following a release of an estimated 750–1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana from the company’s Silvertip pipeline. approximately $100 million in upgrades since 2006 and. Earlier post.). upgrade in the fall of 2010.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

vegetable oils and animal fats)—will likely be used to meet a large fraction of the renewable content requirement, the authors note. The study assessed the potential human health implications of the widespread use of biodiesel in Canada compared to those from ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) in 2006 and 2020. —Rouleau et al.

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JULY 23, 2010

2008, 54% in 2006 and 65% in 2005); in 2007, the industry growth rate was. slight decrease compared to 2008 due to the reorganization of the sector, EBB said. 50 000 tonnes between March 2008 and March 2009. than soybean and canola oils, signalling its likely US. Direct Oil Use Consequences) i.e. among others the.

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MAY 9, 2010

The project is a follow-up to an initial test conducted by Manitoba Hydro in which 173,000 liters (45,702 gallons US) of 5% biodiesel were shipped to Brochet, Manitoba, in January 2008, stored for more than a year and then burned successfully in the winter of 2008/2009.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Founded in 2006, Cetane Energy received $1.1 MM from the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico to commercialize algae oil to renewable diesel. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2008 sales of $10.8 Cetane Energy , LLC, has awarded Praxair, Inc.

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DIY Electric Car

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

The True Cause of Recessions: OIL. I was asked to speak about the economic impact of our oil dependency and so I began researching this topic to see if I could draw some insightful conclusions. All of the recessions listed above were caused by oil except the early 2000 recession that was caused by September 11th, 2001.

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MAY 16, 2011

The California data were compared to ship-plume measurements made by NOAA near the Port of Houston, Texas in 2006. The data were gathered during the CalNex 2010 field study organized by ARB and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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APRIL 7, 2010

Going forward, Ford has set a goal to reduce new-vehicle greenhouse gas emissions in the US and Europe by 30% by 2020, compared to a 2006 model year baseline. From 2000 to 2008, Ford cut its global water use by 56%, or 9.5 During the same period, Ford cut energy use at its global facilities by 34% and CO 2 emissions by 44%.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Working with feedstock partners Sustainable Oils, Solazyme and Cargill, Honeywell’s UOP will produce up to 190,000 gallons of fuel for the Navy and 400,000 gallons for the Air Force from sustainable, non-food feedstocks including animal fats, algae and camelina. Natural oils contain oxygen and have a high molecular weight.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Liquid fuel consumption by end-use sector, 2006-2030. The transportation sector is set to experience significant growth, increased dependence on oil and risk of an escalation in greenhouse gasses. In 2008, transportation-related goods and services contributed $1.38 Source: CDP. Click to enlarge. trillion to US GDP (9.5%).

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JUNE 18, 2009

According to the study, Evaluation of Bio-Derived Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (Bio-SPK) , a series of laboratory, ground and flight tests conducted between 2006 and 2009 indicated the Bio-SPK test fuels performed as well as or better than typical petroleum-based Jet A. First, the oils are cleaned using standard oil cleaning procedures.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

g CO 2 /km, the smallest annual decrease since 2006. Oil consumption by the transport sector will need to fall by more than two-thirds to meet the objective of reducing consumption by 70% by 2050 compared with 2008 levels. The 2015 target of 130 g CO 2 /km was already met in 2013, 2 years before the deadline. g CO 2 /km, a 9.2%

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JUNE 22, 2015

liter TSI Twincharger (2014-2006) by 69 points, have already rolled off the production line at the Française de Mécanique plant in Douvrin, France. The oil pump is controlled electronically to provide the optimal amount of lubrication. PSA Peugeot Citroën’s new 1.2-liter liter to 1.4-liter With overall average emissions of 110.3

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AUGUST 3, 2011

In 2006, China decided to meet 15% of its transportation energy needs by 2020 and, following India’s example, focused on Jatropha, with plans to raise it on more than 1 million ha of marginal lands. India encouraged millions of marginal farmers and landless people to plant Jatropha across India, Kant and Wu said.

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APRIL 1, 2009

A combined effort of all three academic partners in the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) will seek to increase the amount of oil that can be extracted from existing wells by using microbes within their geological habitat to help recover residual oil and enhance production.

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APRIL 17, 2010

The drivers comprising the Green Dream Team represent five distinct voices of varying initiatives in a movement that began in 2006. Johnny O’Connell races for Corvette Racing, a team that was the first to announce in 2008 that it would compete using cellulosic E85. Paul Drayson drives and operates Drayson Racing.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 17, 2009

If there was one silver lining to emerge from the global credit crunch it was that many of us were forced to think more economically and reduce our reliance on fuel and oil in an effort to save money. According to Worldwatch Institute analysis, production of fossil fuels – namely oil, coal and natural gas – actually increased by 2.9

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Halophytes can be productive sources of biomass energy; for example, salicornia seed is 32% oil by mass. In addition to the salicornia seed oil that can be converted into fuel, the halophyte yields protein meal, and green tips and biomass (straw) that remains after harvesting. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

During the summer of 2006, Lack and colleagues, aboard the NOAA ship Ronald H. A 2008 study by Lack’s team focused exclusively on soot. Earlier research by one of the study’s co-authors, James Corbett, of the University of Delaware, linked particle pollution to premature deaths among coastal populations.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Thanks to the most aggressive economic strategy of any state in the country, Michigan, the global center of automotive research and development, is positioned to lessen the nation's dependence on foreign oil and become the advanced battery capital of the world. Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Earlier post.).

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JULY 15, 2010

In 2008, the two companies had formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol. Full coverage and discussion on The Oil Drum. Since 2006, BP has announced investments of more than $1.5 Earlier post.). DLA Piper LLP (US) served as legal advisor to BP.

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JUNE 25, 2009

According to statistics compiled by the German Motor Vehicle Registration Authority cited by BMW, the average fuel consumption of all BMW and MINI vehicles registered in Germany in 2008 is 5.9 Both figures are significantly lower than the average of all vehicles registered in Germany in 2008. Aerodynamic Test Center.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Bakken is a prime US unconventional oil play, and is believed to be one of the largest, if not the largest, oil accumulation in the US. The tight oil is extracted in the same way as shale gas, through horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing. In the Bakken formation, the oil is extracted from tight carbonate.

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JANUARY 26, 2006

Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008.

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