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OCTOBER 1, 2012

The cost associated with replacing a barrel of produced oil has risen from $6 per barrel in 1998 to $27 per barrel in 2011, according to Lux Research—an increase of 350%. Unconventional oil will be a key area of focus for producers. will be in the oil sands. Cost to replace each barrel of oil produced.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Beaudreau announced that Interior will offer more than 40 million acres for oil and gas exploration and development in the Gulf of Mexico in March lease sales. million acres, located from three to 230 nautical miles offshore Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, in water depths ranging from 9 to more than 11,115 feet (3 to 3,400 meters).

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APRIL 24, 2015

Even as financial commentators on CNBC are starting to come around to the idea of a bottom in oil prices, the key question for US oil producers remains one of timing. How long will the oil price slump last? Is this a relatively short term event like 2008, or a longer term slump like the one in the mid 1980’s?

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

one of the world leaders in algae-based “Green Crude” oil production, and Phillips 66, an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, have entered a strategic joint development agreement aimed at taking production of algae crude oil a significant step toward commercialization. San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Increasing crude processing intensity and energy intensity with worsening oil quality. OQ: Crude feed oil quality. Observations are annual weighted averages for districts 1 (yellow), 2 (blue), 3 (orange), and 5 (black) in 1999-2008. PI: Crude processing intensity. EI: Refinery energy intensity. Credit: ACS, Karras et al.

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APRIL 13, 2011

A new Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) study shows finds that oil from algae grown in outdoor raceway ponds located in the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes could replace 17% of the United States’ imported oil for transportation. That’s 17% of the petroleum that the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. You’ll also be finished forever with things like oil changes, tune ups, new air filters and the other maintenance that isn’t necessary with electric cars. Concluding that climate change will have wide-ranging impacts on U.S.

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APRIL 1, 2010

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian Oil Corp. IOCL) under which the two companies would collaborate on research and development for a range of biofuels technologies and projects in India. In 2008, Honeywell’s UOP formed the joint venture Envergent Technologies LLC with Ensyn Corp.

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MARCH 1, 2009

The government of Jordan has concluded negotiations with Shell for the in-situ production of oil from oil shale. In December, the Natural Resources Authority (NRA) forwarded to the Cabinet the commercial deal it initially signed with the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company to tap the Kingdom’ss vast amounts of oil shale.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Pressures and temperatures outside these ranges are referred to as “Ultra-HPHT”, which represents the absolute limits of current technology. HPHT issues are not new; Schlumberger’s quarterly publication Oilfield Review examined HPHT issues in 1998 and again in 2008. F (149-204 ?C).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Celeroton AG, a leading manufacturer of ultra-high-speed electrical drive systems with speeds up to 1 million rpm, has launched its first turbo compressors with gas bearings—unique in their weight and performance, being wear- and oil-free, and obtaining the highest levels of energy efficiency. GB and CT-17-1000.GB,

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JANUARY 12, 2010

RTP rapidly heats biomass at ambient pressure to generate high yields of pourable, liquid pyrolysis oil. The pyrolysis oil—essentially a bio crude oil—will then be upgraded to green transport fuels using technology developed by UOP working with DOE, the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Lab and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

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APRIL 24, 2009

million tons of methane in the atmosphere at the end of December 2008. This increase is despite the global economic downturn, with its decrease in a wide range of activities that depend on fossil fuel use. Methane levels rose in 2008 for the second consecutive year after a 10-year lull. Researchers measured an additional 16.2

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Petrobras announced a new oil discovery the Campos Basin post-salt layer (carbonate reservoirs), with the drilling of well 1-BRSA-713-RJS (1-RJS-661), informally known as Aruanã, in Exploratory Concession BM-C-36 (block C-M-401), which is operated exclusively by Petrobras. The Aruanã discovery in the Campos Basin. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 5, 2009

Theoretical maximum yield as a function of latitude for different cell oil contents. Algal oil can be used as a biofuel feedstock. Limits for the practical cases examined in their report ranged from 4,900 to 6,500 gal·ac -1 ·yr -1 (46,300-60,500 L·ha -1 ·yr -1 ) of unrefined oil. The practical range remained the same.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Suncor is targeting 1 million barrels per day output in 2020, with its growth in the oil sands underpinned by its alliance with Total. Approximately 80% of that production will be from the oil sands. The agreement with Total is an important element of Suncor’s plans to more than double our oil sands production.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Already in 2008, the company was the first volume production supplier in Europe to bring out an electric motor for a premium mild hybrid. ZF electric motors cover a broad range of applications from mild hybrids and plug-in hybrids to purely electric drive systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

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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. In 2008, UOP formed the joint venture Envergent Technologies LLC with Ensyn Corp. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

US crude oil production for October averaged 5.36 percent from last October’s delivery surge that followed hurricane-related supply interruptions of September 2008. Distillate deliveries’ year-to-year declines, which had been moderating in recent months, returned to the double-digit range in October, with an 11.4%

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MAY 21, 2010

Statoil (then Norsk Hydro) acquired 50% in the discovery in 2005, and the remaining 50% and its operatorship in 2008. The divestment of a 40% share of Peregrino will reduce Statoil’s equity production guiding for 2012 by 40,000 boepd to a range of 2,060 000 – 2,160 000 boepd.

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JANUARY 1, 2010

Venezuela state-owned PDVSA and Italy-based Eni are finalizing a planned 60:40 joint venture to produce heavy crude oil in Junin Block 5 in the Orinoco Oil Belt in Venezuela in 2014. Junin 5 is located in the Orinoco Oil Belt, specifically between Guarico and Anzoategui states. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 2, 2013

The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would primarily transport crude oil from the WCSB and Bakken regions.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

A study by researchers in Canada and the US shows that oil sands development is a greater source of polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC) contamination to the Athabasca River and its tributaries than previously realized. Bitumen production in the Alberta oil sands has increased rapidly, rising from 482,000 to 1.3 Kelly et al.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The partnership will see BP taking a 30% stake in 23 oil and gas production sharing contracts that Reliance operates in India, including the producing KG D6 block, and the formation of a 50:50 joint venture between the two companies for the sourcing and marketing of gas in India. Click to enlarge. These currently produce about 1.8

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Pacific Ethanol, Stockton LLC has entered into an agreement to install Edeniq’s Cellunators to boost ethanol yields and OilPlus corn oil extraction process to increase corn oil recovery at the company’s Stockton, California ethanol plant. Earlier post.). In June, Edeniq received a $3.9

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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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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Mugu Sea Range—which is used as a weapons range. Mugu Sea Range. The OGV Fuel Regulation was adopted by the ARB in 2008 and implementation began on 1 July 2009. It requires OGVs to use less polluting marine distillate fuels instead of heavy fuel oil within a designated area along the California coastline.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

The Biorefinery Assistance Program was created through the 2008 Farm Bill and is administered by USDA Rural Development. Guarantee percentages range from 90% on loans of $0-125 million (under certain conditions) to 60% if the loan amount is $200 million up to and including $250 million. Other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Novozymes and Cargill have collaborated on the project since 2008 and will continue their work to commercialize bio-based 3-HP and derivatives. Acrylic acid is a high-volume chemical that feeds into a broad range of products. Presently, acrylic acid is produced by the oxidation of propylene derived from the refining of crude oil.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

The rolling four-week average of US gross refinery inputs has been above the previous five-year range (2010-14) every week so far this year. The record high gross inputs reflect both higher refinery capacity and higher utilization rates.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

Presently, acrylic acid is produced by the oxidation of propylene derived from the refining of crude oil. Novozymes and Cargill have collaborated on renewable acrylic acid technology since 2008. Acrylic acid is a high-volume chemical that feeds into a broad range of products.

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MARCH 12, 2012

The report groups the efforts into five main categories: increasing energy independence through increased domestic production of oil and natural gas; building a 21 st century transportation sector; investing in clean energy, including renewables and nuclear; building more livable communities; and innovating for the next generation.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Honeywell’s UOP process technology produces Green Jet Fuel from natural oils and wastes. Honeywell’s UOP is developing and licensing a range of processes to produce green fuels from natural feedstocks. According to ASA, the Mexican aviation sector expects biofuels to account for 1% of the fuel used in Mexico by 2015 and 15% by 2020.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Eaton has a wide range of expertise in other markets that use free-standing electrical charging, including truck-stop electrification, ports, marinas, recreational vehicles, government, and major public-sector infrastructure. The revenue of fiscal year 2008, ended March 2009, was $438 million.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In the paper, Nataliya Malyshkina and Deb Niemeier point out that the peak of oil production is estimated to occur approximately between 2010 and 2030, and note that all those dates are considerably earlier than their estimate of the time until renewable replacement technologies are viable in the market (around 2140).

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MARCH 6, 2012

trillion cubic feet of gas, or more than three times the consumption in 2008. The major oil companies, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) are actively building pipelines and natural gas facilities to increase the use of natural gas.

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DECEMBER 9, 2012

PRELIM uses a more comprehensive range of crude oil quality and refinery configurations than used in earlier models and can quantify energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with detail and transparency the better to inform policy analysis, the duo suggests. Click to enlarge. By 2010 this fraction had increased to 15%.

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