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US demand for petroleum, gasoline rose in January; highest January deliveries since 2008

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Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer gasoline demand, rose 1.4% million barrels per day, the highest January demand since 2007. However, North Dakota year over year production continued to decline for the fifth consecutive month from record high levels. Gasoline production averaged nearly 9.5

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API: March US Gasoline Demand and Production Set Records

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US refineries produced more gasoline in March 2009—at 9.3 March gasoline deliveries (a measure of demand) were higher—at 9.2 The highest amount of gasoline ever delivered was 9.6 million barrels per day in July 2007. The highest amount of gasoline ever delivered was 9.6 million barrels per day in July 2007.

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US petroleum demand drops 5.7% in January on heating oil decline

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Gasoline deliveries slipped 0.2% Consumer demand for gasoline has not recovered from 2007 highs. A number of factors arguably have contributed to this in recent years, including more fuel-efficient cars, higher gasoline prices and demographic changes in the driving-age population—in addition to a sluggish economy.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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The GridWise smart-grid trial in the Seattle area in 2007 found that consumers lowered their energy use by 10 percent and utilities were able to shave their peak demand by 15 percent. Where did you pull up that "wind potential of North Dakota" BS from? Suddenly you have all cars being powered by wind power from North Dakota.

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