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IHS Markit: oil price collapse will change trajectory of North American gas supply
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APRIL 8, 2020
The trajectory of North American gas supply is set to change radically as a result of the fall in oil prices that has occurred due to COVID-19 and the breakdown in production cooperation between OPEC and Russia, according to IHS Markit. —Narmadha Navaneethan, director, North America upstream research, IHS Markit.
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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO
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NOVEMBER 27, 2020
The fuel is produced from materials such as used oil from restaurants and the food industry. The first car freighter was refueled for the first time with this oil in mid-November 2020 and a second ship is due to follow at the beginning of 2021. This way, we reuse waste oil in an environmentally compatible way.
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Shell producing base oil from natural gas for motor oils
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MARCH 8, 2014
Shell announced the production of the first clear base oil—the main component of motor oils—made from natural gas using its gas-to-liquids (GTL) PurePlus Technology. Shell PurePlus Technology is now being used to create motor oils for motorists in the United States. Click to enlarge.
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EY: oil & gas megaproject overruns to cost industry more than $500B
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AUGUST 15, 2014
A new report by EY finds that 64% of multibillion-dollar, technically and operationally demanding oil & gas megaprojects continue to exceed budgets, with 73% missing project schedule deadlines. Source: EY Megaprojects oil and gas report. —Axel Preiss, EY’s Global Oil & Gas Advisory Leader.
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IHS Markit: conventional oil & gas discoveries at lowest levels in 70 years; major rebound unlikely
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OCTOBER 2, 2019
Conventional oil and gas discoveries during the past three years are at the lowest levels in seven decades and a significant rebound is not expected, according to a new report by global business information provider IHS Markit. —Keith King, senior advisor at IHS Markit and a lead author of the IHS Markit E&P trends analysis.
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FEV North America, Inc. opening office in Silicon Valley
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AUGUST 18, 2016
FEV North America, Inc. In addition to serving the connected vehicle community, the office will support a variety of industries that are well established in California, such as oil and gas as well as the transportation and utility industries. Long-time FEV employee John Zelasko will manage the California office.
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Blackstone and Alta Resources partner to invest up to $1B to acquire and develop unconventional oil & gas assets in North America
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APRIL 12, 2011
Alta Resources, LLC and Blackstone Capital Partners, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group have formed Alta Energy Partners which will invest up to $1 billion to acquire and develop unconventional oil and gas assets in North America. Founded in 1999 by Joseph G.
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Ford to offer new 5-cylinder 3.2L diesel in Transit van in North America next year
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DECEMBER 10, 2012
liter Power Stroke diesel will be Ford’s second in North America. The new diesel engine, Ford’s second in North America, has already been applied in the global Ford Ranger truck sold in world markets (3.2 liter Power Stroke is one of several engines that will be available for Transit in North America, including the 3.5-liter
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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped
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NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Yet-to-find (YTF) resources will contribute to around 30% of the total production of natural gas worldwide by 2050, according to Yury Sentyurin, the Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Senturin made his remarks during the 25 th Oil & Gas of Turkmenistan Conference.
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BP to acquire unconventional US onshore assets from BHP for $10.5B; transforming US onshore oil & gas business
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JULY 27, 2018
BP has agreed to acquire a portfolio of world-class unconventional oil and gas assets from BHP. The acquisition will bring BP extensive oil and gas production and resources in the liquids-rich regions of the Permian and Eagle Ford basins in Texas and in the Haynesville gas basin in Texas and Louisiana. billion boe.
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Annual global oil & gas capital expenditure to pass $1-trillion mark in 2012
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AUGUST 23, 2012
Increased activity in the Exploration and Production (E&P) sector will be the primary driver in pushing oil and gas capital expenditure (capex) to $1.039 trillion for 2012, according to the latest report by business intelligence firm GlobalData. North America is expected to witness the highest capex globally, with $254.3
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USGS estimates nearly 39 billion barrels of oil undiscovered and technically recoverable in two Arctic petroleum provinces; 275 trillion feet of gas
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NOVEMBER 28, 2012
The US Arctic Alaska Petroleum Province holds mean estimates of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources of nearly 30 billion barrels of oil, about 179 trillion cubic feet of nonassociated gas, and 40 trillion cubic feet of associated gas, according to a new assessment published by the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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Southern Rock Energy Partners picks Cushing, OK as site for new $5.56B 250 kbpd crude refinery
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MAY 29, 2023
The refinery complex will reduce and eliminate 95% of greenhouse gas emissions while producing approximately 91.25 Cushing is the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” for crude oil with approximately 100 million barrels of storage in the tank farms surrounding the community. The project is expected to have $5.56
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SLB introduces low-carbon alternative for well construction cement that eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO2
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MARCH 7, 2023
The cement-free EcoShield system is a breakthrough that delivers industry-standard zonal isolation capabilities while significantly minimizing impact from upstream oil and gas production. —Jesus Lamas, SLB’s president of Well Construction In well construction, cement is used to fill the space between well casing and the wellbore.
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IHS Markit: global oil demand still growing in the short term despite increasing focus on EVs
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APRIL 23, 2018
Short-term oil demand is still growing strong and will continue to do so through the end of 2020 despite the market’s increasing focus on electric vehicles and the forecasted future plateau in oil demand, according to new analysis from IHS Markit, a global business information provider. Source: IHS Markit 2018. —Spencer Welch.
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276 GAC Bunker Fuels partners with REV LNG and REV LNG Marine to bring reliable LNG bunkering services to North America
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OCTOBER 11, 2016
GAC Bunker Fuels (GBFL), the GAC Group’s bunker trading and brokerage arm, has entered a strategic partnership with REV LNG and REV LNG Marine to deliver LNG bunkering services to ship owners and operators trading in North America.
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SAF company DG Fuels closes investments with two Japanese companies
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JULY 29, 2023
The Louisiana SAF facility will be the template for multiple other such facilities to be built across North America, Europe and Asia. DGF replaces the coal gasification used by others with biomass gasification and natural gas reforming. DGF currently expects that FID on its proposed US$4.2-billion,
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ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production
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FEBRUARY 9, 2018
billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2017, replacing 183% of production. billion oil-equivalent barrels at year-end 2017. During 2017, proved additions at Upper Zakum in Abu Dhabi totaled more than 800 million barrels of crude oil. Exxon Mobil Corporation added 2.7 Resource Base.
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Navigant forecasts global natural gas fleet of 34.9M by 2020
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JUNE 20, 2013
Cumulative natural gas vehicles in use by segment, world markets: 2013-2020. In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that the number of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on roads worldwide will reach 34.9 North America is the fastest growing region with 17% CAGR anticipated. Forecasts Natural Gas' Click to enlarge.
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IHS Markit: US oil producers to halt 1.75 MMb/d per day of production; Canada to cut 0.5 MMb/d
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MAY 22, 2020
Due to the collapse in oil prices, IHS Markit expects US producers are in the process of curtailing about 1.75 The oil market fear that characterized March and the extreme price pressure that producers felt in April have galvanized producers across North America into unprecedented action. However, nearly 1.4
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186 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
Shell and its affiliates will build two additional small-scale natural gas liquefaction units to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America. Shell is also working to use natural gas as a fuel in its own operations. Earlier post.) Gulf Coast.
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Ford to offer 1L EcoBoost in 2014 Fiesta in North America
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NOVEMBER 19, 2012
A computer-controlled variable oil pump. A timing belt-in-oil for the primary cam drive system produces less noise (being sealed), and is maintenance-free. The exhaust gas is cooler, and the integrated head and exhaust manifold reduces weight. A crankshaft offset by 8mm reduces friction by 3-5% on the power stroke.
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236 USGS new estimates of global undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil and natural gas, excluding US
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APRIL 18, 2012
USGS is the only provider of publicly available estimates of undiscovered technically recoverable oil and gas resources of the world. These new estimates are for conventional oil and gas resources only. Geological Survey (USGS) released today. The US imported approximately 11.4
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218 Kinder Morgan to purchase El Paso for approximately $38B to form largest natural gas pipeline network and largest midstream energy enterprise in North America
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OCTOBER 17, 2011
(KMI) and El Paso Corporation on Sunday announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines.
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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth
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AUGUST 7, 2020
After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. Low-carbon gas.
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Nuseed, bp partner to accelerate market adoption of Nuseed Carinata as a sustainable low-carbon biofuel feedstock
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FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Nuseed and BP Products North America Inc., have entered into a long-term strategic offtake and market development agreement that will see bp, or its affiliates, purchase Nuseed Carinata oil to process or sell into growing markets for the production of sustainable biofuels. million barrels a year in 2022.
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170 Navigant forecasts LD natural gas vehicles to account for 2.8% of global vehicle parc by 2024
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that light-duty natural gas vehicle (LD NGV) sales will grow 119% between 2014 and 2024, culminating in 42.1 Navigant forecasts only 56,251 LD NGV sales in 2014 in North America. Forecasts Natural Gas' Cumulative light-duty NGV sales by segment. Source: Navigant.
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244 Biofuels Power to build small-scale gas-to-liquids plant in Houston
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AUGUST 6, 2014
to build a small-scale gas-to-liquid demonstration facility in Houston. The purpose of the GTL Pilot Plant is to commercially demonstrate converting stranded natural gas resources to synthetic crude oil. BFLS originally intended to develop biofuel-fired power projects. The company is switching its focus to GTL.
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247 India’s ONGC and ConocoPhillips sign MoU for shale gas, deepwater cooperation
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APRIL 3, 2012
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, India and ConocoPhillips have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in exploration and development of shale resources in India, North America and elsewhere.
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Schaeffler presents Efficient Future Mobility North America concept vehicle; cost-effective reductions in fuel consumption
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JANUARY 14, 2013
Technologies and contributions to reduced fuel consumption in Efficient Future Mobility North America. Schaeffler presented a new concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The Schaeffler demonstration vehicle was developed in North America. Click to enlarge.
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231 Lexus NX compact utility arrives in North America
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JULY 7, 2014
Lexus has introduced the new Lexus NX compact utility, first unveiled in Beijing ( earlier post ) to North America. To minimize turbo lag, the four-into-two exhaust manifold system pairs cylinders according to their expansion or compression stroke to reduce pumping losses and eliminate exhaust gas interference. Click to enlarge.
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Tesla says its standard tech can save police departments over $4,000
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FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The automaker made the statement from its North America account on X , in a repost from the Eanes Independent School District (EISD) recommending that its police department purchase nine Tesla vehicles. Many cities across the U.S.
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Itochu joins with KKR to buy US oil and gas firm Samson; eyeing exporting shale LNG to Japan by 2015
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NOVEMBER 23, 2011
has partnered with KKR to buy most of privately-owned US oil and gas firm Samson Investment Co. aiming to start exporting liquefied natural gas to Japan as early as 2015. The company will initially sell shale gas in North America with an eye toward eventually exporting it to Japan and other parts of Asia.
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Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology
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JUNE 14, 2021
The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co., —Bob Carter, Executive Vice President, Sales, Toyota Motor North America. TTSI) and Southern Counties Express (SCE).
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Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035
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APRIL 11, 2023
Today, more than 4,300 kilometers already exists for hydrogen transportation with more than 90% located in Europe and North America, the company notes. Europe, with its extensive gas grid, is well placed to make the jump. Switching infrastructure from gas to hydrogen is possible and cost effective.
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ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies
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MAY 8, 2017
A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025.
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283 JOGMEC, Mitsubishi and Encana partner on research into unconventional gas development in Canada
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APRIL 3, 2013
JOGMEC (Japan Oil Gas and Metals National Corporation); Cutbank Dawson Gas Resources Ltd. JOGMEC, CDGR and Encana will conduct integrated core analysis, geomechanical and seismic studies by using data from the CRP unconventional gas asset.
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225 Navigant forecasts global annual natural gas vehicle sales to reach 3.9M in 2025, up 62.5% from 2015
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DECEMBER 28, 2015
In its new Natural Gas Vehicles report, Navigant Research forecasts that global annual NGV sales—light-, medium- and heavy-duty—will grow 62.5% Various regional factors affect the markets for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), Navigant observes. million vehicles in 2015 to 3.9 million in 2025. million, accounting for 2.6%
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Daimler Truck and TotalEnergies partner to develop hydrogen ecosystem for transportation in Europe
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NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Daimler Truck has the ambition to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“from tank to wheel”) in Europe, North America and Japan by 2039. The company is focused on both CO 2 -neutral technologies: batteries and hydrogen fuel-cells.
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NOAA study finds little evidence for large increases in total US methane emissions over the past decade
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MAY 12, 2019
A study by a team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory has found that methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in the United States may not be rising as quickly as had been feared. Trends in CH 4 , C 3 H 8 and C 2 H 6 enhancements (‘?’) Sweeney, C.,
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255 Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for renewable jet and diesel production plant; Axens technology
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JUNE 17, 2021
The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Worley is providing engineering to implement the Axens North America renewable jet and diesel technology at the Riverbank site. Aemetis, Inc.
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Neste to acquire Mahoney Environmental to strengthen its growth strategy and position in renewable raw material sourcing
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MARCH 11, 2020
Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, has agreed to acquire 100% of Mahoney Environmental (Mahoney), a collector and recycler of used cooking oil in the United States, and its affiliated entities. — Peter Vanacker, President and CEO of Neste.
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243 Opinion: Consumers winning with low oil prices, for now
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MARCH 13, 2015
Lest we be too quick to forget whence we came, America is now 9-months into lower gasoline prices, which started their swoon the week of June 30, 2015 from a lofty national average just under $3.70, tumbling almost every subsequent week before bottoming and bouncing from $2.02 the end of January, according to gasbuddy.com.
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