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MARCH 29, 2011

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation and IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) have extended their Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the field of pyrolysis oil upgrading with the aim to produce second generation biofuels, announced in June 2010 ( earlier post ) to July 2011. The process is patent pending.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

UK Energy Minister, Charles Hendry MP, unveiled a well-capping device developed by the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) at the SPE Offshore Europe 2011 conference in Aberdeen. Even where there is a high content of hydrogen sulfide present. The OSPRAG well-capping device. Click to enlarge. Dimensions.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Net petroleum imports as a share of total US liquid fuels consumed drop from 49% in 2010 to 38% in 2020 and 36% in 2035 in AEO2012. Under the Reference case, domestic crude oil production is expected to grow by more than 20% over the coming decade; already, domestic crude oil production increased from 5.1

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Statoil has agreed to sell a 40% interest in its oil sands project in Alberta, Canada (Kai Kos Dehseh) to PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) of Thailand. Future development of the oil sands leases will proceed in a stepwise manner. Established in 1985, PTTEP is Thailand’s sole petroleum exploration and production company.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Ford and BASF have teamed up to develop a sustainable, plant-sourced castor oil-based foam product for the 2012 Ford Focus instrument panel. The new castor oil-based foam is significantly more durable than the previously used material, with a 36% better tensile strength (a measure of the foam’s ability to hold its shape over time and use).

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JUNE 24, 2010

Petrobras’s drilling of a seventh well in the Tupi area ( earlier post ) confirmed the light oil potential in the pre-salt reservoirs, located in ultra-deep Santos Basin waters. The well was drilled in a higher structural position than the other wells in Tupi, and proved the discovery of light oil via a cable test. Light crude oil—i.e.,

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AUGUST 25, 2011

The deeper an oil well, the higher the pressure, and the higher the risks associated with tapping oil from wells. The main challenge presented in many of these models is the precise prediction of the pressure profile in addition to liquid/gas volumes and flow rates at various points along the oil well.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix toward renewable fuels, according to the reference case for the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 ( AEO2010 ) released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

Once inside, the decade-plus-old cabin presents itself well. Gauges are clear and easy to read, though may be small for those used to a screen presentation or a more traditional gauge size. Setting the cruise control presents a cool green LED square that slides smoothly from 0 on the speedo to wherever you’ve set it.&

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MARCH 8, 2012

Tillerson said in a presentation at the New York Stock Exchange. Tillerson said that even with significant efficiency gains, ExxonMobil expects global energy demand to increase by 30% by 2040, compared to 2010 levels. A total of 21 major oil and gas projects will begin production between 2012 and 2014.

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MARCH 14, 2010

Tom Megan of Redwood, NY, will compete in the 2010 Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY, in his 1965 Porsche 356SC that runs on bio-diesel. Organizers also expect many other alternate fueled vehicles such as those powered by vegetable oil, as well as by LP and compressed natural gas. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Clathrate hydrate formation and subsequent plugging of deep-sea oil and gas pipelines represent a significant bottleneck for deep-sea oil and gas operations. — Methane hydrates can freeze upon contact with cold water in the deep ocean, are a chronic problem for deep-sea oil and gas wells.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

An alternative method is its primary conversion into bio-oil by fast pyrolysis. Hydrogen produced from bio-oil provides a new route for use of bio-oil. Studies on steam reforming of bio-oil or bio-oil model component showed promising results. Bio-oil was reformed in a fixed-bed reactor.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Canada-based fast pyrolysis company Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation and France-based IFP signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the field of pyrolysis oil upgrading with the aim to produce second-generation hydrocarbon biofuels. The memorandum establishes progress milestones through 2010. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Italy-based oil and gas major Eni and PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela), the state-owned oil and gas corporation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, signed contracts for the creation of two joint ventures (Empresas Mixtas, Mixed Enterprises). billion barrels of oil equivalent). billion of net reserves. Schenk C.J., Klett, T.R.,

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MARCH 29, 2010

Researchers at Japan’s Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), in a project funded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), have successfully developed a method to extract oil from algae using liquefied dimethyl ether (DME) at room temperature in high yield.

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JUNE 5, 2010

EADS will showcase a diesel-electric hybrid helicopter concept and aviation biofuel made from algae at the 2010 ILA Berlin Airshow next week at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport. These include the Blue Edge main rotor blade, which provides a passive reduction in noise levels, using a double-swept shape different from present-day blades.

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MAY 19, 2011

The US Geological Survey will update its 2008 estimate of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas in the US portion of the Bakken Formation, an important domestic petroleum resource located in North Dakota and Montana. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. The 2008 USGS assessment estimated 3.0 billion barrels.

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MAY 13, 2013

Air Products heralded the successful operation of a US Department of Energy (DOE) demonstration project that will capture approximately one million tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from hydrogen production for use in an enhanced oil recovery project in which DOE anticipates an additional estimated 1.6-3.1

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program collects annual greenhouse gas information from more than 8,000 facilities in the largest emitting industries, including power plants, oil and gas production and refining, iron and steel mills, and landfills.

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MAY 24, 2010

To understand how the use of dispersants impacts the degradation of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a rapid response grant to scientist David Valentine of the University of California at Santa Barbara and colleagues. Some evaporate easily, some do not. Some dissolve in water and some do not.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 9, 2010

Researchers at TU Delft (The Netherlands) and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Spain) have developed a new concept to increase the efficiency of the catalytic cracking of unsaturated vegetable oil to greatly increase the production of gasoline and light olefins (propene and butenes). A paper on their work is published in the journal ChemSusChem.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

While EVs typically carry a higher initial price tag, they’re on average cheaper to fuel and maintain (no oil changes, head gaskets, timing belts, or spark plugs needed). New EV models have been hitting the market every year since 2010. New EV Models Keep Coming.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

A computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness could also be of use to the oil and gas industry, according to researchers at MIT’s Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, who are now using their simulations of material deformation in car crashes to predict how pipes may fracture in offshore drilling accidents.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Value of life-cycle emissions externality damages and oil premium costs from vehicles in 2010 $. A paper presenting the results of the group’s latest year-long study on the lifecycle air emissions and oil displacement benefits of plug-in vehicles was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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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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MARCH 8, 2024

It seems only a couple of months ago I reported on my experience traveling from Cincinnati to Nashville to purchase the 2010 BMW Z4, thus satisfying a used convertible car search that lasted for a year and a half. Apart from the badge, at some point later in the summer the only real problem surfaced: The oil level sensor stopped working.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

New research released by Deloitte and Douglas-Westwood finds that the total cost of decommissioning the more than 260 offshore oil and gas platforms—including the associated wells, manifolds, pipelines and umbilicals—on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) could be in excess of $30 billion over the next 30 years.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Pyrolysis bio-oils are produced by the thermal decomposition of biomass by heating in the absence of oxygen at more than 500 °C; fast pyrolysis of biomass is much less expensive than biomass conversion technologies based on gasification or fermentation processes. Solid arrows: Pyrolysis oil is directly passed over the zeolite catalyst.

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JULY 21, 2011

This discovery could hasten the creation of self-powered microsensors for more accurate and cost-efficient exploration for oil and gas. This is the first research paper to result from a $1 million grant awarded to Koratkar’s group in March 2010 by the Advanced Energy Consortium. 03 millimeters by.015 —Dhiman et al.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

First application is on the 2010 Ford Flex’s third-row interior storage bins. Less than 18 months after the initial presentation was made to Ford’s Biomaterials Group, the wheat straw-reinforced plastic was refined and approved for Flex, which is produced at Ford’s Oakville (Ontario) Assembly Complex. liter V-6 2010 Ford Escape.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

In the new work, they applied that method to the processing of oil seed feedstocks, resulting in a substantial increase in fuel production from this type of biomass. At present, biodiesel is produced by the transesterification of mainly plant-derived oils. Earlier post.) CMF % of total. organic extract. soybean ( Glycine max ).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Organizers also expect many other alternate fueled vehicles such as those powered by vegetable oil, as well as by LP and compressed natural gas. The Doris Bovee Memorial Road Rally is the only official Sports Car Club of America road rally of its kind in the nation.

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APRIL 21, 2022

While Russia holds significant leverage in influencing oil and gas prices, it pales in comparison to China’s position in several strategic industries critical to the energy transition, says report author Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and materials at the Baker Institute. Between 2010 and 2021, worldwide nickel usage grew almost 90%.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

We present dynamometer test results and emission models from fully aged aftertreatment systems installed on heavy-duty on-road engines to offer several compliance paths that are technologically and economically achievable by model year (MY) 2024 without significant changes to today’s engines or aftertreatment.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The amount of methane released into the atmosphere as a result of coal mining is likely approximately 50% higher than previously estimated, according to research presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The research was done by a team at the U.S.

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