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Chevron fined $329,700 for violations of California’s gasoline regulation; over-oxygenated gasoline in 2010 and 2011

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that Chevron Corp. Chevron supplied gasoline in violation of state regulations at its Montebello and Richmond terminals. million gallons of over-oxygenated fuel that exceeded the standard, a 10% cap by volume for oxygenate. million gallons of over-oxygenated fuel that exceeded the standard, a 10% cap by volume for oxygenate.

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BP approves revamped $9B Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico; down from original $20B cost

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working interest) and co-owners, BHP Billiton (23.9%) and Union Oil Company of California, an affiliate of Chevron USA Inc (15.6%), decided to re-evaluate the Mad Dog Phase 2 project after an initial design—pegged at some $20 billion—proved too complex and costly. In 2013, BP (operator, with 60.5% Earlier post.).

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KiOR signs second offtake agreement for renewable gasoline and diesel blendstocks

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CLE’s purchase of products is contingent on, among other things, satisfaction of product specification criteria and RIN certification of the products as cellulosic biofuels under the US Renewable Fuel Standard. Earlier post.) KiOR expects to begin production at its Columbus facility in the second half of 2012.

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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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The report comes as oil majors like ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell, and other companies, are developing at least a couple dozen oil shale and CTL projects, including 12 CTL facilities projected to produce 170 million barrels of liquid fuels per year at a cost of $2 billion to $7 billion per plant.

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Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

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The study published in ES&T was funded by Chevron Energy Technology Company. Refinery emissions of these substances are governed by environmental regulations and standards that are independent of the refinery crude slate. This framework includes electricity and natural gas used in the production of hydrogen.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

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Automakers and major environmental organizations stood behind the President as he unveiled a new national regime of higher CAFE and greenhouse gas emission standards. Tags: biofuels nissan GM zev mandate cafe standards barack obama battery electric car. It’s far from a slam dunk. But their dreams haven’t yet been sunk.

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Accenture Reports Identifies 12 Disruptive Technologies Most Likely to Transform Supply and Demand of Transport Fuels and Cut Emissions Within Next 10 Years

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Two companies, Amyris and LS9, are planning to break ground on commercial plants in 2011, with production starting by 2013. There are many players, and the oil industry (including Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, Valero and Chevron) is looking at a range of methods to eliminate steps in the process to reduce complexity and cost.