Resource, Venezuela and Water

PDVSA signs $4B loan agreement with China Development Bank for expansion of heavy oil production in Orinoco

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2013

Venezuela’s PDVSA signed a $4.0-billion, Venezuela will also receive two other loans from China: one for $1.5 China and Venezuela are developing Orinoco blocks Junin 1, 4 and 8; Boyaca 4 and MP3. The US Geological Survey estimated the recoverable oil resources of the Orinoco Oil Belt Assessment Unit. Schenk C.J.,

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Venezuela Oil China Production

Eni announces first production from the Junin-5 giant heavy oil field in Venezuela

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2013

Separately, Eni reported its ninth oil discovery in deepwater offshore Angola, in Block 15/06, increasing the resource base of the West Hub project. The well was drilled at a water depth of 976 meters and reached a total depth of 4,107 meters.

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Angola Venezuela Oil Oil-Sands

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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JANUARY 7, 2018

Commenting on the Ranger-1 discovery, Guyana Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said that: This is a most historic discovery for Guyana. The well was safely drilled to 21,161 feet (6,450 meters) depth in 8,973 feet (2,735 meters) of water. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd.

Guyana

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Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. The US heavy oil resource approaches 100 billion. Data: California DOGGR.

Chevron

Chevron Oil Oil-Sands Production

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Guyana

New catalytic system for conversion of CO2 to methanol shows much higher activity than others now in use

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Scanning tunneling microscope image of a cerium-oxide and copper catalyst (CeO x -Cu) used in the transformation of CO 2 and H 2 to methanol (CH 3 OH) and water. The Instituto de Tecnologia Venezolana para el Petroleo supported part of the work carried out at the Central University of Venezuela. Source: BNL. Click to enlarge.

Conversion

Conversion Venezuela CO2 Spain

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2015

Unconventional oil production received a boost recently especially in North and South America with the significant increases in production from oil sands in Canada, tight oil and oil shale in the US, and growth projections of extra heavy oil in Venezuela. … How does this relate to the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil Energy Fuel

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

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

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.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Emissions Oil Oklahoma

Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

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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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Similar mismatches in supply and demand contributed to massive cascading blackouts in August 2003 in the northeastern United States and Canada, in July 2012 in India , and in March 2019 in Venezuela. The brown line shows the uncoordinated load from 1,000 electric water heaters for reference. kilowatt-hours.

Power Grid

Power Grid Grid Power Powered

Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2016

The following chart shows the figures for the past 19 months since it peaked in October of 2014 at 1,609 and hit the lowest level in years at only 316 in late May, merely 20% of the high water number. This view was supported by the news June 9 reporting LTO pioneer Continental Resources Inc. production declines.

Oil Prices

Oil Prices Oil Price Oil-Sands

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea.

Environment

Environment Electric Vehicles New Zealand Vehicles

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea.

Environment

Environment Electric Vehicles New Zealand Vehicles

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PDVSA signs $4B loan agreement with China Development Bank for expansion of heavy oil production in Orinoco

Eni announces first production from the Junin-5 giant heavy oil field in Venezuela

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

New catalytic system for conversion of CO2 to methanol shows much higher activity than others now in use

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

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

Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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