Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Natural gas production in North Dakota has more than doubled since 2005, largely due to associated natural gas from the growing oil production in the Bakken shale formation. North Dakota gas production: marketed, not marketed, and percentage not marketed. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. (It

North Dakota 246

North Dakota Gas Market 2005 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

North Dakota-based Red Trail Energy (RTE), which since 2007 has operated an ethanol production facility with annual production of about 60 million gallons per year, is proposing sequestration of CO 2 produced from starch fermentation to lower the overall carbon intensity of the fuel for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

North Dakota 210

North Dakota Carbon South Dakota Montana 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2018

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasts that US crude oil production will average 10.7 This national increase is almost entirely driven by tight oil. Lower wellhead prices in the region are contributing to slower growth in Permian crude oil production in 2019 compared with 2018.

2019 236

2019 Oil Production 2018 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that the air pollution and greenhouse gas costs of shipping crude by rail are nearly twice as large as those for oil pipelines. Air pollution and greenhouse gas damages for transportation by railroad and pipelines to the gulf coast. Clay et al.

Pollution 230

Pollution North Dakota Cost Of Oil 230

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2014

Bakken crude is similar to other North American light, sweet crudes and does not pose a greater risk to transport by rail than other transportation fuels, according to a study recently completed by Turner, Mason & Company for the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC). F, which is within normal range; and.

North Dakota 199

North Dakota Light Transportation South Dakota 199

Green Car Congress

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. This will vary based on the type of product transported.

Oil-Sands 339

Oil-Sands Oil Canada United States 339

Green Car Congress

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.,

Oil-Sands 218

Oil-Sands Oil North Dakota Oklahoma 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2013

The increase in US crude oil production has outstripped pipeline capacity, resulting in increasing reliance on railroads to move crude oil to refineries and storage centers. US weekly carloadings of crude oil and petroleum products averaged nearly 13,700 rail tankers during the January-June 2013 period.

Oil 199

Oil North Dakota Production 2013 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Monday afternoon, a CSX oil train (109 cars, two locomotives, carrying Bakken crude from North Dakota) derailed in West Virginia, resulting in a fire, with an as yet unspecified number of cars rupturing and exploding. Earl Ray Tomblin issued a State of Emergency for Kanawha and Fayette counties following the derailment.

West Virginia 150

West Virginia Oil North Dakota Virginia 150

Green Car Congress

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.

Oil 150

Oil Gas Emissions Davis 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

of the construction of the Sandpiper Project, which will become part of Enbridge Energy Partners’ North Dakota System when it is completed. The Sandpiper Project is the next phase of crude oil pipeline expansion that will provide a transportation corridor from Beaver Lodge, N.D. MPC will fund 37.5% to Superior, Wis.

North Dakota 210

North Dakota Oil Store Ohio 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is seeking public comment to further enhance the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail tank cars, including the DOT 111 tank car, a type of non-pressure tank car commonly used in North America.

Oil 220

Oil North Dakota Montana Cars 220

Green Car Congress

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 Source: Maugeri 2012.

Oil 261

Oil Oil-Sands Price Production 261

Plug in America

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.

Wyoming 91

Wyoming America Minnesota South Dakota 91

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a safety alert to notify the general public, emergency responders and shippers and carriers that recent derailments and resulting fires indicate that the type of crude oil being transported from the Bakken region may be more flammable than traditional heavy crude oil.

North Dakota 225

North Dakota Oil Alabama Transportation 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2012

The states of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opposing enforcement of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). This regulation directly threatens $1.3

Nebraska 199

Nebraska California South Dakota North Dakota 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2009

The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to US refineries. This week, the RFA happened to issue two pieces, each touching on the impact of oil sands production.

Oil-Sands 220

Oil-Sands Oil Wisconsin United States 220

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2013

Now, I know there’s been, for example, a lot of controversy surrounding the proposal to build a pipeline, the Keystone pipeline, that would carry oil from Canadian tar sands down to refineries in the Gulf. Oliver said that 20% of the crude transported by Keystone was of lighter grades coming from North Dakota, Montana and Saskatchewan.

Obama 199

Obama North Dakota Oil-Sands Canada 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The microrefinery will have a capacity of 10,000 barrels a day and will process local crudes and condensates into fuel oil, diesel and jet fuel. A small refinery in North Dakota, announced earlier this year, is under construction. The location where we are in Utah, there are no rail lines for producers to send their crude out.

Utah 230

Utah Building North Dakota Houston 230

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2009

The EERC technologies convert crop oils to renewable fuels that are essentially indistinguishable from their petroleum-derived counterparts (“drop-in” fuels) and may be commingled directly with refinery production and transported to consumers through the existing pipeline system. Earlier post.) Diesel Fuel.

North Dakota 150

North Dakota Renewable Fuel Oil 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2012

Shipper interest remains strong, according to TransCanada, with Keystone XL currently having firm, long-term contracts in place to transport in excess of 500,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) crude oil to existing US Gulf Coast refineries. Keystone XL has an initial capacity of 830,000 bbl/d.

Nebraska 210

Nebraska Montana South Dakota North Dakota 210

Green Car Congress

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. More than 3,000 miles of CO 2 -dedicated pipeline currently transports and distributes geologic CO 2 throughout the Permian Basin. Earlier post.). urea production.

Coal 186

Coal Texas Oil CO2 186

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Inflation is also translating into higher prices for investments, commodities, and particularly transportation. Many are turning to alternative transportation methods, such as biking and walking, in order to save money. There’s no oil to change, no filters to replace, and no spark plugs or wires to worry about.

El Paso 84

El Paso Electric Vehicles Vehicles South Dakota 84

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The reactor will then be transported to the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota for integration with upstream and downstream processing equipment, before proceeding into testing next summer. Earlier post.)

Energy 218

Energy North Dakota North Carolina Arizona 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

The two projects selected—an existing power plant in North Dakota and a new facility in California—will incorporate advanced technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The selection of the two projects is part of the third round of the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI).

Coal 150

Coal Hydrogen Power Powered 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

Thermal cracking is a well-known pathway for transforming crop oils (i.e., triacylglyceride oils, TGs) into chemicals that can be used as replacements for petroleum transportation fuels. Cyclic hydrocarbons are important for fuel components, chemicals, and polymer precursors. general, the presence of 5?20 be of interest.

North Dakota 210

North Dakota Oil Hydrogen Polymer 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

BNSF Railway (BNSF) has increased capacity in 2012 to enable the railroad to haul one million barrels of oil per day out of the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. One million barrels of oil per day would represent about 16-17 unit trains of 100 tanker cars each (60,000 barrels per train). Earlier post.).

North Dakota 231

North Dakota Oil Montana Transportation 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Soybean oil, Energy cane, Biomass Sorghum, Perennial grasses, Woody biomass.

Renewable 210

Renewable Standards Fuel Rhode Island 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

Much of the US’ new abundant domestic oil and gas supply is being produced from unconventional resources—particularly light sweet crude oil from the Bakken shale in North Dakota, as well as the Eagle Ford and Permian Basins in Texas. This rapid growth has also created challenges in moving crude oil to market.

Oil 150

Oil Transportation North Dakota Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

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. Domestic production of crude oil has increased significantly, from approximately 5.5 million bpd in 2010 to 6.5 million bpd in 2012 and 7.5 million bpd by mid-2013. million bpd.

Oil-Sands 220

Oil-Sands Nebraska Oil Montana 220

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

Hydrogen 150

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

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.

Oil 199

Oil Norway North Dakota Austin 199

Green Car Congress

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.

Oil-Sands 150

Oil-Sands Oil North Dakota Oil Prices 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

A diathermic oil loop acts as heat carrier between turbine exhaust and the working fluid cyclopentane; the working fluid vaporizes and expands in the turbo expander which, coupled with the power generator, produces electricity. The Alliance Pipeline transports approximately 1.6 The fluid vapor then condenses, closing the loop.

Waste 255

Waste North Dakota Gas-Electric Iowa 255

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Wyoming wants to phase out sales of EVs by 2035 to “ensure the stability” of the oil & gas industry According to Alternative Fuels Data Center statistics, Wyoming has 81 EV charging station locations, more than only Alaska (57), North Dakota (78), and South Dakota (73).

Wyoming 84

Wyoming South Dakota North Dakota Alaska 84

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

The existing Keystone Pipeline is a 3,460-kilometer (2,150-mile) pipeline that transports crude oil from the oil sands in Alberta to markets in the American Midwest at Wood River and Patoka in Illinois, and at Cushing, Oklahoma. The approximate cost is US$2.3 Cross-border Project.

Nebraska 218

Nebraska Montana Oil-Sands Oklahoma 218

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

We need to utilize everything in out power to reduce our dependence on foreign oil including using our own natural resources. Create cheap clean energy, new badly needed green jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Where did you pull up that "wind potential of North Dakota" BS from? Look at the T.

Wind 34

Wind Grid Green Electric Cars 34