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POET Targets Water Use of 2.33 Gallons per Gallon of Ethanol in Five Years; 22% Reduction

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POET plans to decrease water use in the production of ethanol by 22% over the next five years in the first goal of its sustainability initiative, Ingreenuity. If successful, it will cut the company’s water used per gallon of ethanol from an average of 3 gallons to 2.33, an annual water savings of one billion gallons. Caro (Mich.)

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ExxonMobil brings Kearl oil sands expansion online ahead of schedule; overall capacity doubling to 220K barrels per day

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billion barrels of resource for more than 40 years. PFT technology processes bitumen on-site to remove water and solids and improve bitumen quality. Other environmental innovations include on-site water storage to reduce water use, progressive land and tailings reclamation, and a state-of-the-art waterfowl deterrent system.

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China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

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Nexen has major positions in three of the world’s most significant conventional basins: the UK North Sea, Offshore West Africa and the deep-water Gulf of Mexico. With 300,000 acres shale gas lands in the Horn River, Cordova and Liard basins in northeastern British Columbia, it has enough resources to double Nexen’s proved reserves.

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Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

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Microalgae can grow in waste or sea water and offer vastly superior biomass yields per hectare; furthermore, CO 2 removed from the atmosphere during photosynthetic growth of the plant offsets CO 2 released during fuel combustion. The larger uptake of unconventional resources is reflected in a higher fossil EBR of 1.65

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

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Oil sands comprise clay, sand, water, and bitumen. Dilbit is also processed to remove sand, water, and other impurities. The top four suppliers were Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. Market conditions, noted the EIS, not the operator of the pipeline, would determine the refining locations of the crude oil.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Denis Khramov, Russia’s deputy Minister of Natural Resources, said September 28 at a conference in Russia’s Far East that Rosneft and Gazprom are delaying some offshore drilling by two to three years because of sanctions and low oil prices. In addition, mismanaged confrontation with the U.S.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Nigeria or Algeria cannot do the same for their oil industry. China is keen to improve air and water quality and build ‘national champions’ in industry. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait might, and should be encouraged to do so. —Goldthau et al. —Goldthau et al.

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