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JUNE 27, 2012

World oil production capacity to 2020 (crude oil and NGLs, excluding biofuels). Oil production capacity is surging in the United States and several other countries at such a fast pace that global oil output capacity could grow by nearly 20% from the current 93 million barrels per day to 110.6

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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. Moored in about 8,000 feet of water, the Perdido regional DVA (direct vertical access) spar is the deepest spar production facility in the world. Perdido produced its first oil and gas on 31 March 2010.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

The US electric power sector burned through a record amount of natural gas in recent weeks, a sign of the shifting power generation mix and also a signal that natural gas supplies could get tighter than many analysts had previously expected. The reduction of 6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) was the first summertime drawdown since 2006.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Russia will increase oil output in East Siberia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said upon arrival in the Yakutian village of Tiksi. According to the Oil and Gas Journal ’s 2008 survey, as cited by the US EIA, Russia has proven oil reserves of 60 billion barrels, most of which are located in Western Siberia.

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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. MSG converts natural gas into hydrogen with a 23% reduction in GHG emissions compared to steam methane reforming. Source: Western Hydrogen.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Rosneft Board of Directors has approved a project plan for the development of the Kharampur gas field in West Siberia. The gas to be produced at Kharampur will be one of the key sources of supplies under the long-term contracts by Rosneft. The production is set to kick off in 2017. Map: Blackbourn. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Maersk Oil and other partners declared the Azul-1 deepwater exploration well, located in Block 23 in the Kwanza Basin, a discovery well. The condition of the well prevented an assessment of flow capacity by a conventional test; this was performed as a mini-Drill Stem Test that enabled the recovery of two good quality oil samples.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A new study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the conversion and degradation of peatland in palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia has determined that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions associated with palm oil grown on peatland.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

BP announced a giant oil discovery at its Tiber Prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM). BP is currently appraising its deepwater GOM 2006 Kaskida discovery, also projected to contain more than 3 billion barrels in place. The well found oil in multiple Lower Tertiary reservoirs. BP advances in drilling depth and reach.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

According to an analysis by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), planned additions over the next two years to the US crude oil pipeline infrastructure should relieve the bottleneck at Cushing, Oklahoma which has been caused by the oversupply of oil resulting from the growth of crude oil production in the US mid-continent and Canada.

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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 20, 2011

Staff has reevaluated the Energy Economy Ratios (EERs) for heavy-duty vehicles burning CNG or liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles and proposes to revise them to reflect updated information. High Carbon-Intensity Crude Oil (HCICO). High Carbon-Intensity Crude Oil (HCICO). Energy Economy Ratios.

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APRIL 6, 2012

Petrobras and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte inaugurated a pilot plant in Extremoz (state of Rio Grande do Norte) for the cultivation of microalgae for biodiesel production. The project has identified approximately 10 species of microalgae capable of growing in oil production water and cultivated in tanks.

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MARCH 23, 2011

Qatar Petroleum and Shell announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar. Pearl GTL will add almost 8% to Shell’s production worldwide, making it the company’s main engine for growth for 2012. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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MAY 22, 2012

Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. Select Properties of WWFC Category 4 Diesel Fuel (2006). The fuel will be used for the first time by the organizers of the Neste Oil Rally in August. Properties. Cetane Number. –. Cetane Index. –. Density @ 15 °C. Sulfur content.

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APRIL 17, 2014

Direct production of end use parts, however, is beginning to grow in industries including aerospace, medical, automotive, consumer products, architecture, and electronics. billion production part segment, the research firm said. Click to enlarge. This $12 billion includes $2.0 billion in formulated materials and $3.2

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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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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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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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MAY 11, 2011

Petrobras has signed an agreement with Jogmec (Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation) with the aim of commencing a technical feasibility study on flexible pipes for oil production in the pre-salt cluster. This study is the second collaboration between the two companies.

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JUNE 1, 2016

The kraft process converts wood into wood pulp for paper production. This makes black liquor the fifth most important fuel in the world, next to coal, oil, natural gas, and gasoline. The esterified lignin residue is then coprocessed with light gas oil in a continous hydrotreater to produce a green diesel.

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APRIL 17, 2009

The Japan-GTL consortium, formed in 2006 to commercialize a lower-cost gas-to-liquids GTL) process for the production of synthetic fuels and chemicals that does not require first removing carbon dioxide from the feedstock, has completed construction of its demonstration plant which will produce 500 barrels (about 80 kiloliters) per day.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Using CO 2 injection for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)—an established commercial practice that currently annually consumes some 50 million metric tons of CO 2 (the majority from natural accumulations)—has also been identified as a method of sequestering CO 2 captured from industrial sources, such as power plants. CO 2 flooding for oil recovery.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is offering additional opportunities for energy companies to conduct oil shale research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects on public lands in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The minimum quantity of commercial production to be eligible for conversion is 10,000 bbl/day. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Cradle-to-Gate (farmer-to-product) pathways for soybeans. An updated life cycle assessment (LCA) of soybean production and products commissioned by the United Soybean Board found multiple energy and environmental benefits of current US soybean farming and processing. kilograms per 1,000 kilograms of oil produced to 2.96

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MARCH 29, 2012

INPEX Corporation, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd, and Chiyoda Corporation established the Nippon GTL Technology Research Association in October 2006 and conducted the project in cooperation with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

The development will utilize a dry tree Extended Tension Leg Platform with an on-board drilling rig and have production capacity of 75,000 barrels of oil and 25 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. First oil is anticipated in 2014. Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron USA Inc.,

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Freewire products currently offer Level 2 charging at 7.5 BP says it is committed to supporting the transition to a lower carbon economy through focusing on reducing its own operational emissions, improving its products to enable customers to lower their emissions and creating low carbon businesses. kW or DC fast charging at 50 kW.

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JULY 4, 2013

Summary of levelized production cost estimates of fuel (LCOF) for the examined plant designs. The horizontal red lines show the comparable price of gasoline (before tax, refining margin 0.3 $/gal, exchange rate: 1 € = 1.326 $) with crude oil prices 100 $/bbl and 150 $/bbl. —depending on the end-product and process conditions.

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MAY 24, 2012

Coal accounted for 45% of total energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2011, followed by oil (35%) and natural gas (20%). US emissions have now fallen by 430 Mt (7.7%) since 2006, the largest reduction of all countries or regions. Global CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel combustion reached a record high of 31.6 Gt on 2010, or 3.2%.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. Domestic oil production will rise to 7.5 Overall findings. than in AEO2012.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

billion went to traditional sources—such as coal and oil—and $2.3 billion went to carbon capture and storage, which is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. billion) and the Credit for Production of Nonconventional Fuels ($14.1 More than half the subsidies for renewables—$16.8

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NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Canada can succeed economically while meeting targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to an economic modelling study commissioned by the Pembina Institute and the David Suzuki Foundation. Reduction of “fugitive” emissions from the oil and gas industry and from landfills. in vehicles and buildings).

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JULY 5, 2022

Shoppers are seeing more and more empty shelves, as stores around the world struggle to keep products stocked. The product-unavailability rate increased from 5 percent to 15 percent during the past three years, according to the Consumer Brands Association. Employees counted each product and recorded the information on a platform.

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DECEMBER 3, 2006

Almost every American who drives (and for better or worse that's most of us), must pay oil companies for the privilege. But it's not enough to sell a product and make the biggest profits in the history of the world. Today's NYTimes has a big story about one way oil and gas companies continue to steal from us.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Brown macroalgae exhibit several features of an ideal feedstock that can complement the increased global demand on energy and food production. Large-scale cultivation of brown macroalgae is already being practiced in several countries, yielding over 70 million metric tons per year in 2006. While the engineering of the E.

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