Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 23, 2012
Statoil has made the investment decision to develop the Mariner heavy oil field development in the UK North Sea. The field was discovered in 1981 and Statoil entered the license as operator in 2007 with the aim of finally unlocking the resources. The heavy oil project will require pioneering technology in order to be developed.
Green Car Congress
MAY 3, 2009
has secured an exploration agreement for lands in Wyoming and rights to a separate oil shale resource opportunity in Colorado. Collectively, the agreements will allow the company to test and develop the company’s in situ superheated air gasification process to recover hydrocarbons from oil shale, oil sands and heavy oil.
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. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2009
Houston-based Ingrain , a provider of digital rock physics services to oil and gas companies worldwide, is now using a Carl Zeiss SMT AURIGA CrossBeam workstation to improve the analysis of shale rock’s porosity and permeability in order to more accurately predict the shale’s suitability for the commercial extraction of oil or gas.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2013
Volkswagen first launched the EA888 engine generation in spring 2007 (Gen 1). Additionally, the balance shaft concept has been changed to roller bearings. Other features include a new, lighter turbocharger/cylinder head assembly; the use of lightweight polymers for the oil pan, and use of aluminum for various screws and fasteners.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2013
While natural gas is often cheaper than oil and gives off fewer emissions, developing the resource comes with risks, especially for smaller nations. Analysis has shown that this novel cogeneration concept is technologically viable in Cyprus. Exploration and production activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. Click to enlarge. Background.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. THE GOV NEEDS TO GET THIER HEADS OUT OF THE SAND,THIS IS SO BIG. "You dont get to skip Gen 1," Henderson said.
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