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FEBRUARY 16, 2013
Hydrogen is necessary in the upgrading of oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude, but it is a costly and carbon-intensive part of the process, given current hydrogen production technologies. GHG scenarios for hydrogen production in Alberta. Source: Western Hydrogen. MPa) and 800 – 900 °C. Background.
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AUGUST 15, 2010
Examples of emerging oil sands related technologies and trade-offs. The paper is an examination of how various choices about the scale of the life cycle analysis applied to oil sands (i.e., The source material is neither oil nor tar but bitumen, but is most generally described as an example of ultraheavy oil.”.
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MAY 27, 2009
Projected growth in world carbon dioxide emissions. World carbon dioxide emissions are projected to rise from 29.0 billion metric tons in 2006 to 33.1 In 2006, non-OECD emissions exceeded OECD emissions by 14%. World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. Source: IEO2009. Click to enlarge.
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OCTOBER 17, 2009
World production of fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas—increased 2.9% million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe) per day, according to a Worldwatch Institute analysis. Energy prices reflected this shift: oil peaked at $144 per barrel in July, then fell to $34 per barrel in December. Oil production reached 10.7
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FEBRUARY 3, 2010
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) filed a legal challenge to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) with the US District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division. Earlier post.). It imposes substantial burdens on interstate commerce that are excessive in relation to the claimed local benefits.
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OCTOBER 27, 2011
a Canadian integrated oil company, reported an increase in third quarter crude oil production year-on-year of about 4% due to oil sands production that was 14% higher compared with the same period a year earlier. Conventional oil production slightly declined due to a combination of factors.
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
Western Hydrogen Limited reported first production of hydrogen from its Molten Salt Gasification (MSG) pilot plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. The technology allows the production of high-pressure hydrogen without the need for compression and can use a variety of feedstocks, including renewables. CO + H 2 ) at similar pressures.
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