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EIA: US rail traffic reflects increase in crude oil production, decrease in coal use; coal still dominant

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The record increase in US crude oil production during 2012 and the significant decline in coal use for domestic electricity generation were reflected in the movement of those two commodities by rail last year, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Change in number of railcar loads 2011-2012.

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Coal Oil Production 2012

BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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JUNE 13, 2012

in 2011, close to the historical average. Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% Coal’s market share of 30.3% in 2011, broadly in line with the historical average but well below the 5.1% The fossil fuel mix continues to change with oil, the world’s leading fuel at 33.1% was the highest since 1969.

Coal

Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia

Haldor Topsoe and Yanchang form joint venture and build methanol catalyst facility in China

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JULY 29, 2021

The joint venture will secure fast delivery to local customers, who demand high-performance catalysts for energy-efficient methanol production. Together, the two companies will build a production facility in Shaanxi Fupin in China to produce methanol synthesis catalysts.

China

China Building Coal Chinese

China team optimizes catalytic hydrogenation process to convert coal tar to gasoline and diesel

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JUNE 9, 2012

Flow diagram of coal tar hydrogenation process. Researchers in China report the production of gasoline and diesel from coal tar via an optimized catalytic hydrogenation using two serial fixed beds, the first with a hydrofining catalyst of MoNi/?-Al of the world’s total, according to a 2011 market research report; 9.94

Coal

Coal Gasoline Diesel Hydrogen

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

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

Coal

Coal Oil Water Oil Prices

IEA: Global CO2 emissions up by 1.0 Gt (3.2%) in 2011 to record high

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MAY 24, 2012

gigatonnes (Gt) in 2011, according to preliminary estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Coal accounted for 45% of total energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2011, followed by oil (35%) and natural gas (20%). Gt above 2011 levels. Gt above 2011 levels. In 2011, a 6.1% Gt on 2010, or 3.2%.

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2011 Global Emissions CO2

EPA data shows sharp decline in 2013 methane emissions from hydraulically fractured wells: down 73% from 2011

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

In 2013, reported emissions from large industrial facilities were 20 million metric tons higher than the prior year, or 0.6%, driven largely by an increase in coal use for power generation. EPA said it expects to see further methane emission reductions as the agency’s 2012 standards for the oil and gas industry become fully implemented.

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2013 EPA 2011 Emissions

Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

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JULY 20, 2012

CO 2 per capita emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production from the top 5 emitting regions. At 3%, the 2011 increase in global CO 2 emissions is above the past decade’s average annual increase of 2.7%. combined, where emissions increased by 9% and 6% respectively in 2011. Click to enlarge. the United States (16%).

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2011 Emissions CO2 Global

Air Products to provide hydrogen fueling equipment to China Energy Investment Group’s first hydrogen fueling station in China

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MARCH 20, 2018

Air Products signed an agreement with state-owned Shenhua New Energy Co. Air Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen dispenser will be supplied for the project for fueling the hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. New Energy), a subsidiary of China’s energy conglomerate China Energy Investment Group Co.,

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Hydrogen China Fuel Energy

Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

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JULY 22, 2011

The TCEP would integrate coal gasification, combined-cycle power generation, CO 2 capture, and. urea production. In the Permian Basin, approximately one additional barrel of oil can be recovered for each 6,000 cubic feet (6 Mcf) of compressed CO 2 injected into the oil field. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Coal Texas Oil CO2

EIA Energy Outlook 2011 more than doubles estimates of US shale gas resources; higher production at lower prices

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. Shale gas offsets declines in other US supply to meet. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Gas 2011 Price Energy

Transcanada restarts Keystone oil sands pipeline operations

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JUNE 6, 2011

TransCanada Corporation said that its 590,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) capacity Keystone Pipeline system resumed transporting oil sands crude on Sunday, 5 June, after a shutdown 29 May following an above-ground spill at a pump station in Kansas involving less than 10 barrels of oil. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Oil-Sands Oil North Dakota Oklahoma

Linc Energy submits permit for Wyoming underground coal gasification demo facility

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

a permit application and commenced the approval process with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) to build and operate a Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) demonstration plant in its coal tenement lease areas in Wyoming’s. km) of coal within the Wyoming PRB. 20ft (6.1m) coal seam at 2100ft (640m).

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Wyoming Coal Energy Australia

EIA projects world energy use to increase 53% by 2035; oil sands/bitumen and biofuels account for 70% of the increase in unconventional liquid fuels

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% between 2008 and 2035 with much of the increase driven by strong economic growth in the developing nations, especially China and India, according to the reference case in the newly released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011) from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil 2008 Oil Prices

China to be Site of First Commercial Implementation of TRIG Coal Gasifier

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The contract award marks China as the site for the first worldwide commercial implementation of the TRIG technology with the goal of producing low-emission, coal-based electricity. TRIG coal gasification technology was co-developed developed by Southern Company, KBR Inc., (Dongguan TMEP) in Guandong Province, Peoples Republic of China.

Coal

Coal China Commercial Gas-Electric

ConocoPhillips announces sanction of $6B second train for Australia Pacific coal seam gas to LNG project; Sinopec interest to increase

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JULY 4, 2012

million tonnes per annum (MTPA) production train for its Australia Pacific LNG coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Queensland, Australia. Following the start up of the second train, the project has an anticipated peak production net to ConocoPhillips of 100,000-105,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day.

Australia

Australia Coal Gas 2011

BG Group sanctions US$15B coal seam gas to LNG project; first such

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

BG Group has approved implementation of the first phase of a US$15-billion project to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG—the first major commercial project to do so. Total gross discovered coal seam gas reserves and resources presently amount to an estimated 17.3 Those contractors include: Bechtel Oil and Gas, Inc.,

Coal

Coal Gas Australia Water

EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

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JULY 25, 2013

The Brent crude oil spot price averaged $112 per barrel in 2012, and EIA’s July 2013 Short-Term Energy Outlook projects averages of $105 per barrel in 2013 and $100 per barrel in 2014. To satisfy the increase in world liquids demand in the Reference case, liquids production increases by 28.3 Liquid fuels. million barrels per day.

2010

2010 Transportation Fuel Energy

Fuel provisions in the Tax Relief bill

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DECEMBER 18, 2010

The bill extends the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) through 2011 at the current rate of $0.45/gallon The bill also extends through 2011 the existing $0.54/gallon, The bill also extends through 2011 the $0.10/gallon gallon credit for small agri-biodiesel producers through 2011. Refined Coal.

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Tax Tax Credit Fuel Coal

USGS/BOEM study identifies method to differentiate between natural seepage and produced oils in waters off Southern California

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MAY 22, 2012

Resource managers now have a method to determine the source of oil found in the waters off Southern California and differentiate between naturally seeped oils and those produced by offshore oil and gas production.

Oil

Oil California Water Mariner

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

Gasoline section shows results for fuel derived from both conventional oil and oil sands. Expansion bars show the components of fuel production. This allows for greater access to the play and can increase production on a per-well basis. Credit: ACS, Burnham et al. Click to enlarge. However, the environmental impacts (e.g.,

Gas

Gas Coal Emissions Gasoline

KPMG survey finds majority of energy execs see oil over $121/barrel this year; shale expected to have transformative impact, investment in alternatives increasing

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MAY 12, 2011

Energy executives expect continued volatility in the price-per-barrel of oil for the remainder of the year, with 64% predicting crude prices to exceed $121 per barrel. Only 35% think current crude prices are near the high they expect for oil this year, predicting the peak will be between $111 and $120 per barrel.

Oil

Oil Energy Wind 2011

Purdue Team Develops High Pressure, High Temperature Gasifier in Pursuit of More Efficient Synthetic Fuels Production

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a facility aimed at learning the chemical kinetic processes in coal and biomass gasification to improve thermodynamic efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of the technology. We want to show that our system is flexible for using coal and biomass. Earlier post.).

Coal

Coal Fuel Gore Production

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

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AUGUST 22, 2012

In 2011–12 India’s subsidies and under-recoveries for fuel totalled INR1.4 of the GDP for 2011–12, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative ( GSI ). Estimates based on 2009 energy production numbers placed renewable energy subsidies between 1.7¢ trillion (US$27.7

Renewable

Renewable International Fuel Energy

ASTM approves 7th annex to D7566 sustainable jet fuel specification: HC-HEFA

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MAY 14, 2020

In February 2020, ASTM International approved and published the sixth annex to D7566, establishing criteria for the production and use of catalytic hydrothermolysis jet fuel (CHJ), a type of synthetic kerosene. Annex A2: Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (HEFA-SPK) (2011). Earlier post.).

Fuel

Fuel Oil Convert Hydrogen

IEA WEO-2012 finds major shift in global energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies potential for transformative shift in global energy efficiency

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The WEO finds that the extraordinary growth in oil and natural gas output in the United States will mean a sea-change in global energy flows. barely rises in OECD countries, although there is a pronounced shift away from oil, coal (and, in some countries, nuclear) towards natural gas and renewables. Oil demand reaches 99.7

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Global 2012 Energy Oil

ExxonMobil Canada acquires Celtic Exploration Ltd. for $2.6B, including liquids-rich Montney Shale acreage

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Current production of the acreage to be acquired is 72 million cubic feet per day of natural gas and 4,000 barrels per day of crude, condensate and natural gas liquids. These assets include acreage in the Inga area in British Columbia, the Grande Cache area in Alberta and interests in oil and gas properties located in Karr, Alberta.

Canada

Canada Oil Gas Coal

Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

China energy end use by sector (Mtce), 1980-2011. Shares of energy end use by sector in China, 1980-2011. They used a lot more coal than they originally admitted to, several hundred million tons more. Another major shift is that China has become a voracious energy importer, especially of coal and liquefied natural gas.

Environment

Environment Energy Coal United States

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). The consumption of oil products increased by 1.7%

2013

2013 Emissions Global CO2

CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

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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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PHEV Oil Emissions Batteries

Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

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MAY 13, 2011

TCX is the company’s new proprietary technology for ethanol production that builds on its acetyl platform and integrates new technologies to produce ethanol using basic hydrocarbon feedstocks—natural gas, coal and pet coke now, with biomass and waste planned for the future. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Future Production Coal Hydrogen

MBD Energy orders large-scale algae extraction system from Origin Oil

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MAY 24, 2011

With this firm new equipment order, OriginOil will approach its forecast of $1 million in booked sales for products and services in 2011. Once the large-scale system is in place, the mobile unit will be deployed at the next power station pilot site, and so on.

Energy

Energy Oil Coal Concept

Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The study used the series production versions launched in 2011, with the assumption of operation for 150,000 km (93,205 miles). Quantifies the production of pollutant ozone (? The EV footprint (Fluence Z.E.)

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel

EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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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. quadrillion Btu in 2011 to 14.0 Domestic oil production will rise to 7.5

Fuel

Fuel Energy Sale 2013

RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

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JUNE 20, 2012

However, the US military can play an important role in promoting stability in major oil producing regions and by helping protect the flow of energy through major transit corridors and on the high seas, the reports suggest. Earlier post.).

Price

Price Oil-Sands Turkey Fuel

ZEEP to purchase Eastman TXE gasification project in Texas; Coke to H2 and CO2

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JANUARY 21, 2011

TXE is engaged in developing a gasification facility in Beaumont, Texas that will convert petroleum coke, an oil refining waste product, into hydrogen and pipeline quality carbon dioxide. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2011. The terms of the agreement are not being disclosed at this time.

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CO2 Purchase Texas Waste

Dynamic Fuels receives EPA Part 79 registration for renewable gasoline blendstock

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AUGUST 17, 2012

At its design basis production rate of 75 million gallons per year, Dynamic Fuels’ Geismar Plant should produce approximately 7.5 This designation enables Dynamic Fuels, a joint-venture of Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corporation, to generate 1.5 million gallons of renewable gasoline blendstock, or 11.25 million Advanced Biofuel RINS, per year.

Gasoline

Gasoline EPA Renewable Parts

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

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APRIL 18, 2013

The global energy supply became 6% cleaner from 1971 to 1990,in response to the oil shocks of the 1970s. The IEA said that this reflects the continued domination of fossil fuels—particularly coal—in the energy mix and the slow uptake of other, lower-carbon supply technologies. million, up 43% from 2011. tCO 2 /toe).

Carbon

Carbon Supplies Global Transportation

Blackham announces Scaddan CTL project could produce 15,000 barrels per day of Fischer-Tropsch diesel and naphtha

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Australian resource company Blackham Resources Limited announced that Phase II of the Preliminary Process Study (PPS) for its Scaddan coal-to-liquids (CTL) project has confirmed the technical feasibility of the production of 15,000 barrels per day of Fischer-Tropsch diesel and naphtha, or 6.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per year.

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Diesel Coal 2011 Oil

Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

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MAY 17, 2023

But the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has the country rethinking its reliance on atomic energy. A major breakthrough in hydrogen production would allow the nation to become energy independent for the first time in modern history. Presently, the vast majority of hydrogen is produced using coal or natural gas as feedstocks.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Power Powered Japan

Syntroleum/Tyson JV synthetic fuel plant produced 5.4M gallons in July; 87% of design capacity

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AUGUST 10, 2011

million liters) of drop-in synthetic fuel in July, a production level representing 87% of the plant’s design capacity. The Geismar Plant was designed to produce 75 million gallons per year and the plant has demonstrated production rates of 120% of its design basis. million gallons (20.4 —Gary Roth, CEO. Financials.

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Design Fuel 2011 Renewable

Oxford Catalysts raises £21M to accelerate commercialization of synthetic fuels technology

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

The Oxford Catalysts Group has raised £21 million (US$34 million) before expenses from the conditional placing of 26,250,000 new shares, which will be used to accelerate its ongoing transition from a research and development organization to a commercial product company.

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Commercial Fuel Waste Austria

Obama blueprint for a US economy “built to last” includes “all-of-the-above” energy strategy; call for 80% of US electricity from clean sources by 2035

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Echoing the “all-in” energy strategy recommended by the 2011 year-end report from the President’s Jobs Council ( earlier post ), the President called for an “ all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy. But with only 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves, oil isn’t enough.

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Obama Clean Cleaning All-Electric

Shell to build LNG units in Gulf Coast and Great Lakes regions; two additional LNG for transport corridors in North America

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MARCH 5, 2013

Pending final regulatory permitting, these two new liquefaction units are expected to begin operations and production in about three years. This decision follows an investment decision in 2011 on a similar corridor in Alberta, Canada. A profound shift in the transportation sector sees global demand for oil peaking in about 2035.

North America

North America Transportation America Building

EIA: US rail traffic reflects increase in crude oil production, decrease in coal use; coal still dominant

BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

Haldor Topsoe and Yanchang form joint venture and build methanol catalyst facility in China

China team optimizes catalytic hydrogenation process to convert coal tar to gasoline and diesel

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

IEA: Global CO2 emissions up by 1.0 Gt (3.2%) in 2011 to record high

EPA data shows sharp decline in 2013 methane emissions from hydraulically fractured wells: down 73% from 2011

Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

Air Products to provide hydrogen fueling equipment to China Energy Investment Group’s first hydrogen fueling station in China

Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

EIA Energy Outlook 2011 more than doubles estimates of US shale gas resources; higher production at lower prices

Transcanada restarts Keystone oil sands pipeline operations

Linc Energy submits permit for Wyoming underground coal gasification demo facility

EIA projects world energy use to increase 53% by 2035; oil sands/bitumen and biofuels account for 70% of the increase in unconventional liquid fuels

China to be Site of First Commercial Implementation of TRIG Coal Gasifier

ConocoPhillips announces sanction of $6B second train for Australia Pacific coal seam gas to LNG project; Sinopec interest to increase

BG Group sanctions US$15B coal seam gas to LNG project; first such

EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

Fuel provisions in the Tax Relief bill

USGS/BOEM study identifies method to differentiate between natural seepage and produced oils in waters off Southern California

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

KPMG survey finds majority of energy execs see oil over $121/barrel this year; shale expected to have transformative impact, investment in alternatives increasing

Purdue Team Develops High Pressure, High Temperature Gasifier in Pursuit of More Efficient Synthetic Fuels Production

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

ASTM approves 7th annex to D7566 sustainable jet fuel specification: HC-HEFA

IEA WEO-2012 finds major shift in global energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies potential for transformative shift in global energy efficiency

ExxonMobil Canada acquires Celtic Exploration Ltd. for $2.6B, including liquids-rich Montney Shale acreage

Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

MBD Energy orders large-scale algae extraction system from Origin Oil

Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

ZEEP to purchase Eastman TXE gasification project in Texas; Coke to H2 and CO2

Dynamic Fuels receives EPA Part 79 registration for renewable gasoline blendstock

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

Blackham announces Scaddan CTL project could produce 15,000 barrels per day of Fischer-Tropsch diesel and naphtha

Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

Syntroleum/Tyson JV synthetic fuel plant produced 5.4M gallons in July; 87% of design capacity

Oxford Catalysts raises £21M to accelerate commercialization of synthetic fuels technology

Obama blueprint for a US economy “built to last” includes “all-of-the-above” energy strategy; call for 80% of US electricity from clean sources by 2035

Shell to build LNG units in Gulf Coast and Great Lakes regions; two additional LNG for transport corridors in North America

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