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APRIL 27, 2012

Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Statoil will postpone the previously planned Corner field development at the Kai Kos Dehseh (KKD) oil sands project in Alberta, Canada, for a minimum of three years, due in part to rising labor and materials costs and market access issues including limited pipeline access. —Statoil Canada country manager Ståle Tungesvik.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Replacement of up to 90% (270 Mt) of the total global consumption of plastics in 2007 with bio-based plastics is ultimately technically possible, according to new study by authors at Utrecht University, commissioned by the associations European Bioplastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE). Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 31, 2011

Flows through the Strait in 2011 were roughly 35 percent of all seaborne traded oil, or almost 20 percent of oil traded worldwide. ”. Chokepoints are narrow channels along widely used global sea routes, some so narrow that restrictions are placed on the size of vessel that can navigate through them. million bbl/d was crude oil.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

Simplified palm oil biofuel lifecycle system diagram. Consequently, neither palm oil-based biofuel qualifies as meeting the minimum 20% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction performance threshold required for renewable fuel under the RFS program. Palm oil lifecycle GHG emissions summary. Palm oil lifecycle GHG emissions summary.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Reference case projections for US energy markets through 2035. EIA added a premium to the capital cost of CO 2 -intensive technologies to reflect current market behavior regarding possible future policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. million barrels per day in 2010.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc, signed a protocol on strategic global cooperation. Cooperation in the downstream oil products business in Russia and Europe, as well as Gazprom participation in Shell upstream projects outside of Russia.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

mb/d, its strongest level since 2007. The increase in demand came as the US continued to sustain world-leading production, which continues to meet virtually all global oil demand growth. Other Highlights from the July 2019 Monthly Statistical Report include: Sustained world-leading crude oil production at a record pace of 12.0

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MAY 2, 2012

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ) ( earlier post ) launched its second three-year effort to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Indeed whilst there has been tremendous policy progress in several major markets, in some places fuel economy is actually getting worse.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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JULY 25, 2009

BP and Irving Oil will not be moving forward at this time with a proposed second refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, as a result of global economic and industry conditions. Iain Conn, chief executive of BP’s refining and marketing business. Irving Oil had conducted initial feasibility work and. barrel per day refinery.

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MAY 5, 2016

The study comes against the backdrop of a more than doubling of global lithium prices over the last 6 months. Similarly, larger fluctuations in the global lithium price (from $0 to $25/kg from a baseline of $7.50 per kg of Li 2 CO 3 ) do not change the cost of lithium-ion cells by more than 10%. —Ciez and Whitacre.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Scania unveiled its new global engine platform that will be used worldwide for all emission standards: Euro 3, Euro 4, Euro 5, EEV and Euro 6. European markets also have access to an extended range of Euro 5 and EEV engines with SCR technology. Seven Euro 3 engines from 250 to 580 hp complete Scania’s global customer offering.

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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.

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MARCH 31, 2014

The C 180 (115 kW) with manual transmission was taken as the base variant of the new C-Class at market launch for the lifecycle analysis; it was compared with the corresponding preceding model. In terms of carbon monoxide (CO) emissions during the operation of the vehicle, a significant improvement was achieved over the 2007 predecessor.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

It does not include emissions from petroleum refineries and oil production. Emissions from transportation sources were relatively constant from 2002 through 2007, declined through 2013, then increased by 9.0 Source: ARB. MMTCO 2 e (6%) from 2013 to 2017. Overview of GHG Emissions from the Transportation Sector.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The research vehicle marks the first time PlantBottle Technology is applied beyond packaging, and affirms a joint commitment by two global consumer icons to develop innovative new products produced from renewable materials. The Ford Fusion Energi research vehicle will be on display later this month at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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MARCH 8, 2013

The sustainable fuel is obtained from used cooking oil. SkyNRG is now the world’s market leader for sustainable kerosene, supplying more than fifteen carriers worldwide and the operating partner in the KLM’s BioFuel program. Flight KL642 is operated by a Boeing 777-200 every Thursday. The flights to New York are the next step.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Gas is still being consumed at rates generally above the 2007-2011 range. Nearly all facilities with the ability to switch from oil to natural gas as a fuel or feedstock made this change before 2011, given the large cost advantage of natural gas. For the same months in 2013, the average Henry Hub price was $3.68/MMBtu,

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Today the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports "Soaring Energy Use Puts Oil Squeeze on Iran." Iran may start rationing gasoline as soon as next month, and its oil exports could dry up in as little as a decade. The stagnation of Iran's oil industry presents a potential crisis for the country and the global oil market.

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JULY 29, 2015

Bio-based feedstocks from fats, plant oils and waste residues are converted to renewable diesel using advanced refining technologies. —Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president, global engineering and sustainability. Accurate, verified disclosure of global greenhouse gas emissions data per recognized standards.

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APRIL 14, 2015

The Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US energy imports and exports will come into balance—a first since the 1950s—because of continued oil and natural gas production growth and slow growth in energy demand. Tcf in the High Oil and Gas Resource case.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

In a new study, KPMG International has identified 10 “megaforces” that will significantly affect corporate growth globally over the next two decades. The report was released on the opening day of KPMG’s global “Business Perspective on Sustainable Growth: Preparing for Rio+20” summit occurring this week in New York.

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JULY 17, 2009

D1 Oils plc will acquire BP’s 50% interest in D1-BP Fuel Crops Limited, its joint venture with BP for the planting of jatropha curcas. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

AEO2013 offers a number of other key findings, including: Crude oil production , especially from tight oil plays, rises sharply over the next decade. Domestic oil production will rise to 7.5 Biofuels grow at a slower rate due to lower crude oil prices and. The share was 29% in 2007.). Overall findings.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Private equity fund Pacific Road has agreed to acquire 10% of underground coal gasification (UCG) company Carbon Energy Limited from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO in an off-market trade. Pacific Road Capital is a private equity manager which invests in the global mining industry. interest in the Company on 30 June 2008.

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DECEMBER 31, 2011

The final consideration in the strict scrutiny analysis is whether California has established that the goal of reducing global warming cannot be adequately served by nondiscriminatory alternatives. Third ruling: LCFS discriminates against out-of-state and foreign crude oil while giving an economic advantage to California crude oil.

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JUNE 16, 2016

With prices set to double by 2018, we’ve seen the bottom of the uranium market, and the negative sentiment that has followed this resource around despite strong fundamentals, is starting to change. The market has been skewed by negative sentiments that ignore the supply and demand fundamentals,” says Paul D.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Ongoing market and strategic analysis. QABP will be structured so that it can be expanded to include additional projects, technologies, investments and partnerships globally. Qatar Petroleum is a state-owned corporation responsible for all phases of the oil and gas industry in Qatar.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Global GHG mitigation potential from aviation and marine transportation. Aviation and marine transportation combined are responsible for approximately 5% of total GHG emissions in the United States and 3% globally and are among the fastest growing modes in the transportation sector. Source: McCollum et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 26, 2010

The use of compressed or liquefied natural gas as a fuel for vehicles could help to displace oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but to a limited extent because of the high cost of converting vehicles to use these fuels. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

For example, harmonizing the California LCFS with programs that do not fully consider ILUC could make it difficult to achieve real GHG emissions on a global scale, and programs lacking sustainability provisions could promote environmental damage. —Low Carbon Fuel Standard 2011 Program Review Report. Earlier post.). British Columbia.

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MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Production of renewable fuels has been growing rapidly in recent years, while at the same time, advances in vehicle fuel economy and other economic factors have pushed gasoline consumption far lower than what was expected when Congress passed the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2007. Refiners will continue to resist the competition from biofuels.

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APRIL 5, 2011

These three leading international energy markets illustrate how progress is being made in other major energy-intensive nations, but they are not alone. Globally, more than 100 nations have established renewable energy targets. The market would focus, consolidate and find some very innovative ways to produce low-cost clean energy.

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JULY 22, 2009

He identified three major themes in 2009 for renewable energy: “ Energy markets are undergoing their most fundamental changes since the 1930s; cap and trade is the most complex issue outside of health care; and schisms exist within the energy community that will grow stronger over time. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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