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JULY 8, 2012

for year 2007. A new black carbon (BC) emissions inventory from China found BC emissions levels in 2007 of 1,957 Gg BC—higher than reported in earlier studies. Asia contributes more than half of global anthropogenic BC emissions and China is the largest emitter, according to the researchers. 2007 were used in this study.

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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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APRIL 5, 2017

Neste has published updated information about all its crude palm oil suppliers on the company’s website. all companies, mills, and estates that supplied Neste with crude palm oil in 2016. All the crude palm oil the company has used has been fully traceable to the oil palm plantation level since 2007, and 100% certified since 2013.

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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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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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JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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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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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Source: PBL.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). In 2013, global CO 2 emissions grew to the new record of 35.3

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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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MAY 19, 2013

The Government of Canada is supporting a three-year project that will result in the construction of a $19-million, demonstration-scale facility in Alberta that will use algae to recycle industrial carbon dioxide emissions from an oil sands facility into commercial products such as biofuels. Algae Algal Fuels Biorefinery Canada Oil sands'

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Under the Reference case, domestic crude oil production is expected to grow by more than 20% over the coming decade; already, domestic crude oil production increased from 5.1 million barrels per day in 2007 to 5.5 Over the next 10 years, continued development of tight oil (e.g., 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 31, 2015

The global biofuels industry averaged 68% in utilization rate from 2005 to 2014, reached a high of 80.9% in 2007, dropped to a low of 56.9% Despite the still apparent softness in capacity utilization, and the on-going softness in fossil fuel prices, global biofuels capacity will continue to grow from 55.1 BGY capacity in 2018.

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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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AUGUST 31, 2011

Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. of all global fuel for road transportation—an increase from 2% in 2009, according to the report. World ethanol and biodiesel production, 1975-2010.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

To be sited at Jie Yang City, Guangdong Province, the Nanhai refinery will be operational in early 2015, with a capacity to process 400,000 barrels of heavy and extra heavy crude oil per day (400 kbd) from the Orinoco Oil Belt. Oil and Gas Journal (OGJ) pegged Venezuela’s 2011 reserves at 211 billion barrels, up from 99.4

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JUNE 4, 2023

Despite extremely low LME nickel exchange inventories, which are currently at the 2007 level and amount to less than 5 days of global use only, the LME nickel contract was down by 30% since the beginning of the year. The forecast for nickel supply in 2023 is almost unchanged at 3.45 The deficit forecast for 2023 was revised to 0.2

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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. —“Global Fuel Economy Initiative Plan of Action 2012-2015. 2012 is therefore a very important year.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Maritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, likely causing more water, air and noise pollution on the open seas, according to a new study quantifying global ship traffic. Ships powered by fossil fuels dump oil, fuel and waste into the water and pump exhaust into the air.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Global CO 2. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. Indexed global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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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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MAY 8, 2010

Brazil’s Petrobras set a new monthly oil production record in April. Separately, Brazil president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched to sea the first oil tanker under the Transpetro Fleet Modernization and Expansion Program (Promef) at the Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS), in the port of Suape, state of Pernambuco. Oil production.

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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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OCTOBER 17, 2013

Ford Motor Company has added its near-dry machining process—Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL)—to six plants globally, a number that will nearly double in the next few years. MQL reduces oil mist generation; biological contamination of coolant; waste water volume; costs for capital equipment; and regulatory permitting.

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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. Irving Oil had conducted initial feasibility work and. informal public consultation in 2006, and began working in January 2007 in.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

A new study released by Global Forest Watch Canada finds that significant amounts of greenhouse gases are emitted through the disturbance and/or removal of biocarbon (trees, shrubs, peats), which overlay Alberta’s oil sands. Peter Lee, lead author of the report and Executive Director of Global Forest Watch Canada. megatonnes.

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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. All inline engines are based on the latest platform introduced in 2007 with technologies to meet Euro 5 and Euro 6 emission requirements, as well as Euro 4 and Euro 3. Emission technology.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to US refineries. This week, the RFA happened to issue two pieces, each touching on the impact of oil sands production.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Suncor is targeting 1 million barrels per day output in 2020, with its growth in the oil sands underpinned by its alliance with Total. Approximately 80% of that production will be from the oil sands. The agreement with Total is an important element of Suncor’s plans to more than double our oil sands production.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

However, the study found that the growth of CO 2 emissions by 2030 would only be 1-5% lower than if subsidies had been maintained, regardless of whether oil prices are low or high. First, these subsidies generally apply only to oil, gas, and electricity. Although the global effect on emissions is low, the impact varies between regions.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 Emissions from coal are now the dominant fossil fuel emission source, surpassing 40 years of oil emission prevalence. Global carbon budget 2008. Le Quéré C et al.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

It is then isolated and purified, while the algal biomass is processed to extract and produce a bio-oil co-product. The algal bio-oil can be used to produce biodiesel, renewable diesel, or other bio-oil-derived products. BioFields’ most recent investment builds atop previous commitments to Algenol that began in 2007.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Although independent reporting on these subsidies has increased, global efforts to move forward with subsidy reform have been hindered by a variety of causes, leaving international pledges unfulfilled. of the GDP for 2011–12, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative ( GSI ).

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JANUARY 29, 2011

The US Energy Information Administration recently updated its brief on world oil transit chokepoints—one of which is Egypt’s Suez Canal. The EIA defines chokepoints as narrow channels along widely used global sea routes, some so narrow that vessel size is restricted. million bbl/d of crude oil in 2007 to 1.1

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APRIL 26, 2012

High prices at the pump—mostly a result of global crude oil prices—and the use of more efficient vehicles both encourage reduced gasoline consumption. less than 2007’s record summer gasoline demand of 9.4 US gasoline consumption is forecast to average almost 8.8

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

The increase in greenhouse gas concentrations is mainly caused by the way in which coal, oil and natural gas are being used and by deforestation. For that reason governments agreed that global warming should be limited to 2 °C at maximum (compared to the preindustrial climate). The most recent was published in 2007.

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