Alaska Comparison Energy Oil 
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OCTOBER 16, 2015
Shale oil production generates greenhouse gas emissions at levels similar to conventional crude oil production, according to a pair of new studies released by the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. These are shale formations with low permeability and must be hydraulically fractured to produce oil and gas.
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AUGUST 31, 2012
Watson announced that Shell will be allowed to move forward with certain limited preparatory activities on the seafloor for drilling in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska; these activities are limited to non-oil-bearing zones of the seabed. comparisons with the geology of the currently producing. —James Watson. Not to scale.
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APRIL 14, 2014
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a funding opportunity announcement for up to $20 million ( DE-FOA-0001023 ) for applications for selection and award in FY 2014 that focus on the (1) methane hydrate reservoir-response field experiments in Alaska; and (2) field programs for marine gas hydrate characterization.
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OCTOBER 6, 2009
Halophytes can be productive sources of biomass energy; for example, salicornia seed is 32% oil by mass. Jennifer Holmgren, general manager of UOP Renewable Energy & Chemicals. Global Seawater Inc. Sustainable biofuel development is a key component of aviation’s strategy for lowering carbon emissions.
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JUNE 18, 2010
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded an agreement to the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center (UNDEERC) to extend a study that will enhance the understanding of factors affecting oil production from the Bakken and Three Forks-Sanish formations within the Williston Basin.
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MAY 1, 2011
The resulting methanol would be blended with crude and transported via the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to Valdez, where it would be extracted from the oil and processed via Methanol-to-Gasoline technology into gasoline. NRC comparison of F-T and MTG. Methanol-to-gasoline process flow diagram. Source: EMRE. Click to enlarge.
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MAY 29, 2009
Map of the assessment units (AUs) of the CARA is color-coded for mean estimated undiscovered oil. The US Geological Survey (USGS) has completed a geologically-based assessment of the oil and gas resource potential of the Arctic, the Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal (CARA). Black lines indicate AU boundaries. Source: USGS CARA.
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