article thumbnail

Sasol embarking on feasibility study on a US gas-to-liquids facility in Louisiana

Green Car Congress

South African energy and chemicals group Sasol today announced that it has chosen the southwestern region of the State of Louisiana as the site for a planned gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility. billion barrels of liquid fuels and chemicals from coal and natural gas. —Gas to Liquids Life Cycle Assessment Synthesis Report.

Louisiana 210
article thumbnail

BP announces significant resource extension of Mad Dog Field in deepwater Gulf Of Mexico; total hydrocarbons estimated at up to 4B barrels of oil equivalent

Green Car Congress

interest, Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Union Oil Company of California, has a 15.6% The facility was designed to process 80,000 barrels of oil and 60 million cubic feet of gas per day. Chevron Corporation announced the Moccasin discovery in the Lower Tertiary play on Keathley Canyon block 736. BP maintains a 60.5%

Mexico 220
article thumbnail

First oil from ultra-deepwater Jack/St. Malo project in US Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

Chevron announced that crude oil and natural gas production has begun at the ultra-deepwater Jack/St. The facility is the largest of its kind in the Gulf of Mexico and has a production capacity of 170,000 barrels of oil and 42 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, with the potential for future expansion. Earlier post.)

Mexico 186
article thumbnail

Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007. Energy Markets in a State of Change. They spend $400 billion/year.”

Financing 150
article thumbnail

DOE releases final report from 6-year national fuel cell vehicle demo; key targets met, with twice the efficiency of today’s gasoline vehicles

Green Car Congress

The Learning Demonstration project began in 2004 when DOE competitively selected four automaker and energy partner teams. Daimler and BP; GM and Shell; Chevron, UTC Power and Hyundai-Kia; and Ford and BP.) —Final Report. Results from version 2.1 kg and distributed electrolysis could lead to $4.90–$5.70/kg.

Gasoline 306