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Nacero selects Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for gas-to-gasoline unit; reducing lifecycle carbon footprint up to 50%

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Nacero has licensed Topsoe TIGAS (Topsoe Improved Gasoline Synthesis) technology for its multi-billion USD natural-gas-to-gasoline facility in Penwell, Texas to produce 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline component ready for blending into US commercial grades. The captured CO 2 will be used for enhanced oil recovery.

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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

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US regular retail gasoline prices averaged $2.72 However, a rapid price decline beginning in October led to US average regular gasoline prices ending the year lower than they began for the first time since 2015, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Gulf Coast (Houston). gal at least once in 2018.

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Gulf Racing isobutanol fuels going to Houston Race Track

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Gulf Racing Fuels announced that it has been selected as the Official Fuel of MSR Houston Race Track, a private membership country club race track in Houston, Texas. Lee Oil Co. All fuels are distributed nationally by HYPERFUELS based in Houston, Texas. mile road course, and a 0.7-mile mile go kart facility.

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Average gasoline prices in US up 13% in 2017 from 2016, but lower than in 2015

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US regular retail gasoline prices averaged $2.41 Higher crude oil prices in 2017 contributed to higher gasoline prices. Source: US EIA, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. In 3 of the 10 cities for which EIA collects weekly retail price data, gasoline prices exceeded $3.00/gal gal at some point in the year.

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Hertz is selling EVs, including Teslas, to buy gasoline models

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rental fleet to buy gasoline cars. It also rolled out EV rentals and charging in some unlikely places—such as Houston, America’s Big Oil nerve center. The post Hertz is selling EVs, including Teslas, to buy gasoline models appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. It originally announced plans in Oct.

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Grön Fuels selects Haldor Topsoe technologies for multi-billion-dollar renewable fuels complex in Louisiana

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Unit design and catalyst selection is tailored to the specific demands of a refinery business, resulting in high-grade gasolines, jet fuels and diesels. HydroFlex is Topsoe’s technology for hydrotreating renewable feedstocks. H2bridge fully integrates with HydroFlex.

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Colonial Pipeline halts operations after cyberattack; largest refined products pipeline in US

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Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline in the US, transporting more than 100 million gallons of fuel daily to meet the energy needs of consumers from Houston, Texas to the New York Harbor. Originally founded by nine oil companies in 1962, today Colonial is owned by five entities: CDPQ Colonial Partners, L.P.