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US EIA: US crude oil production fell by 8% in 2020, the largest annual decrease on record

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MARCH 10, 2021

US crude oil production averaged 11.3 The production decline resulted from reduced drilling activity related to low oil prices in 2020. The production decline resulted from reduced drilling activity related to low oil prices in 2020. In January 2020, US crude oil production reached a peak of 12.8 million b/d. million b/d.

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Quantum Energy and Bilfinger Westcon partner to develop multiple refineries in the North Dakota-Montana Bakken formation

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Bilfinger Westcon is currently constructing a diesel refinery project in Dickinson, North Dakota expected to be completed around the end of this year. The design plan includes the capturing the CO 2 released form the facilities for use in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) throughout the Bakken. —Andrew J. Kacic, Quantum CEO.

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EIA forecasts Bakken oil production will top 1M barrels per day next month; >10% of US oil production

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The latest monthly update of estimated crude oil production in the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana shows total wellhead output topping 1 million barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) next month. The update appears in the most recent issue of the US Energy Information Administration’s Drilling Productivity Report (DPR).

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EIA: 5 states and the Gulf of Mexico produce more than 80% of US crude oil; shales drive the growth

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MARCH 31, 2014

Five states (Texas, North Dakota, California, Alaska, and Oklahoma) and the Gulf of Mexico supplied more than 80%, or 6 million barrels per day, of the crude oil (including lease condensate) produced in the United States in 2013, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Click to enlarge.

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Commentary: Could falling oil prices spark a financial crisis?

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

The oil and gas boom in the United States was made possible by the extensive credit afforded to drillers. As is the nature of the junk-bond market, lots of money flowed to companies with much riskier drilling prospects than, say, the oil majors. The situation will compound itself if oil prices stay low.

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Details on how Enbridge will expand capacity of Alberta Clipper oil sands crude pipeline without US review

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AUGUST 23, 2014

million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. The Enbridge Mainline system is the largest conduit of oil into the United States. Enbridge transports 53% of US-bound Canadian production, a figure that accounts for approximately 15% of total US crude oil imports. Earlier post.). miles (2.4

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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. Earlier post.) The tar sands are estimated (e.g.,

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Harvard Kennedy School researcher forecasts sharp increase in world oil production capacity and risk of price collapse

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JUNE 27, 2012

World oil production capacity to 2020 (crude oil and NGLs, excluding biofuels). Oil production capacity is surging in the United States and several other countries at such a fast pace that global oil output capacity could grow by nearly 20% from the current 93 million barrels per day to 110.6

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Record $86B in 2011 US oil and gas upstream deals, led by unconventional sector with $62B

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JANUARY 16, 2012

United States M&A activity for upstream oil and gas deals set records in 2011 for both deal values and deal counts, according to PLS, Inc., a provider of information, marketing and advisory services for the oil and gas industry. We expect continued strong activity in oil and liquids-rich resource plays in 2012.

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US DOT issues advance notice of proposed rulemaking on improving safety of oil and hazmat rail tank cars

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Rail safety is a national priority, and I encourage everyone to participate and be part of the solution. The area is one of the largest contiguous deposits of oil and natural gas in the United States, found in North Dakota and Montana, where energy production has doubled in the past three years.

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DOE-Sponsored Field Test Demonstrates Viability of Simultaneous CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs

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JUNE 30, 2010

A field test conducted by a US Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners has demonstrated that using carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method dubbed “huff-and-puff” can help assess the carbon sequestration potential of geologic formations while tapping US oil resources.

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The unique role some Tribal nations are taking in the EV transition

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APRIL 24, 2024

It is here where members of the Sioux Nation began what was to rapidly grow into a historic demonstration against the Dakota Access (oil) Pipeline—challenging the notion that the fossil fuel industry could have its way on and near Tribal lands. Standing Rock. million in funding for the UMITEVCCN.

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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

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. In oil fields such as Whiting’s, the injected CO 2 mixes with the oil that is left behind in the primary oil-well production and the secondary water-injection stage.

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Accelergy Begins Production of Synthetic Jet Fuel from Coal and Biomass; USAF to Evaluate for 100% Synthetic Fuel Use

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MARCH 24, 2010

Accelergy Corporation has begun production of a synthetic fuel from coal and biomass, to be evaluated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the industry benchmark for 100% synthetic jet fuel. Camelina oil. Production from this facility will commence in the 3 rd quarter of this year. Groenewold, Director of the EERC.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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JUNE 24, 2010

In 2009, the United States produced 10.75 The expectation for 2010 is for the United States will produce approximately 12.0 As a result, the United States will soon have the installed capacity to produce up to the 15.0 Region States Feedstocks Potential production capacity Land use. billion gallons.

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Six refineries in $425M settlement with EPA and DOJ over emissions violations

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JULY 19, 2016

The settlement, a consent decree lodged in US District Court for the Western District of Texas, includes provisions that resolves ongoing Clean Air Act violations at refineries in Kenai, Alaska; Martinez, California; Kapolei, Hawaii; Mandan, North Dakota; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Anacortes, Washington. Of the $10.45-million

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Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Bakken is a prime US unconventional oil play, and is believed to be one of the largest, if not the largest, oil accumulation in the US. The tight oil is extracted in the same way as shale gas, through horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing. In the Bakken formation, the oil is extracted from tight carbonate.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Incremental well-to-wheels GHG emissions from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared to Well-to-Wheels GHG Emissions from Displacing Reference Crudes Click to enlarge. The document is posted on State’s Keystone project site , which it has run since the beginning of the Keystone XL Presidential permit process in 2008. million bpd in 2010 to 6.5

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Opinion: Busting The “Canadian Bakken” Myth

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JUNE 12, 2015

The financial pages of Canadian newspapers have been full of headlines lately announcing the potential of two large shale oil fields in the Northwest Territories said to contain enough oil to rival the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana. billion barrels. enthused the Financial Post.

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USGS boosts assessment of recoverable natural gas in Marcellus Shale by 42x from 2002; now 84 trillion cubic feet

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Technically recoverable oil and gas resources are those quantities of oil and gas producible using currently available technology and industry practices, regardless of economic or accessibility considerations. billion barrels of natural gas liquids. The estimate of undiscovered natural gas ranges from 43.0 Coleman, J.L., Milici, R.C.,

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US EIA: US crude oil production fell by 8% in 2020, the largest annual decrease on record

Quantum Energy and Bilfinger Westcon partner to develop multiple refineries in the North Dakota-Montana Bakken formation

EIA forecasts Bakken oil production will top 1M barrels per day next month; >10% of US oil production

EIA: 5 states and the Gulf of Mexico produce more than 80% of US crude oil; shales drive the growth

Commentary: Could falling oil prices spark a financial crisis?

Details on how Enbridge will expand capacity of Alberta Clipper oil sands crude pipeline without US review

Transcanada restarts Keystone oil sands pipeline operations

Harvard Kennedy School researcher forecasts sharp increase in world oil production capacity and risk of price collapse

Record $86B in 2011 US oil and gas upstream deals, led by unconventional sector with $62B

US DOT issues advance notice of proposed rulemaking on improving safety of oil and hazmat rail tank cars

DOE-Sponsored Field Test Demonstrates Viability of Simultaneous CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs

The unique role some Tribal nations are taking in the EV transition

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

Accelergy Begins Production of Synthetic Jet Fuel from Coal and Biomass; USAF to Evaluate for 100% Synthetic Fuel Use

USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

Six refineries in $425M settlement with EPA and DOJ over emissions violations

Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

Opinion: Busting The “Canadian Bakken” Myth

USGS boosts assessment of recoverable natural gas in Marcellus Shale by 42x from 2002; now 84 trillion cubic feet

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