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Statoil to begin transporting Bakken crude from North Dakota by rail to overcome limited pipeline capacity; more than 1,000 cars for unit trains

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In September, Statoil will begin transporting by rail Bakken crude from North Dakota to customers in the US East, West and Gulf Coasts, and Canada. Statoil plans to boost its North American production from less than 100,000 barrels oil equivalents per day (boepd) in 2011 to more than 500,000 boepd in 2020. Earlier post.).

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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

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The top and bottom 10 states are presented in the table below. The results are presented in the table below. The states that follow Wyoming with the highest levels of VMT per person are Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, and North Dakota. times greater than the minimum (3,691 million miles in the District of Columbia).

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Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

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The study estimated that the air pollution and greenhouse gas costs of moving a fully loaded 100-car train (unit train) of crude oil from North Dakota to the Gulf Coast are about $150,000 and from North Dakota to the East Coast are $210,000. —Clay et al. 23852 doi: 10.3386/w23852. 23852 doi: 10.3386/w23852.

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NETL says rare earth recovery projects meeting and exceeding expectations

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The REE recovery percentage (the total amount of the REE present in the feedstock) is critical for the economical processing of these elements. The University of North Dakota (bench-scale project) achieved 2% REE concentration at 35% REE recovery using North Dakota lignite coal.

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BEV sales passed new milestone in the U.S. in 2023; state adoption varies

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The figure, as presented in the webcast by Cox Director of Industry Insights Stephanie Valdez Streaty, represents roughly 8 percent of overall automotive sales for the year and a 46 percent increase year over year. States such as West Virginia and North Dakota saw EV adoption rates as low as 1.1 percent and 15.4 percent and 0.7

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USGS to update Bakken Formation oil assessment based on new geological information; potential for greater recovery

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The US Geological Survey will update its 2008 estimate of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas in the US portion of the Bakken Formation, an important domestic petroleum resource located in North Dakota and Montana. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Source: USGS. Click to enlarge.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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tonnes of CO 2 per person), followed by North Dakota (80.4 The report presents a basic analysis of the factors that contribute to a state’s carbon dioxide profile. The state-level carbon dioxide emissions data presented in this paper count emissions based on the location where the energy is consumed as a fuel.

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