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EIA 2035 reference case projects drop in US imports of petroleum due to modest economic growth, increased efficiency, growing domestic oil production, and biofuels

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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., quadrillion Btu in 2007, grows from 98.2

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EIA Estimates 2.1% Growth in Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in US in 2010; Still Below 1999-2008 Levels

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Offsetting this projected supply growth in 2010 are further declines in mature fields in Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Norway. US crude oil production averaged 5.32 Projected growth in domestic crude oil production moderates to 200,000 bbl/d in 2010 and 70,000 bbl/d in 2011. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuels Oil.

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Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

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Reducing steam generation requirements and optimizing the generation process reduces the GHG overhead associated with the production of heavier oil. Using thermal recovery processes in heavy oil reservoirs depends largely on. incremental oil recovered; heavy oil carries a lower market price than lighter oils.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy, will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. 1) Nurture My Body (1) OESX (1) OIL ETN (1) OTCBB:PPRW (1) Oasys (1) Ocean Dead Zones (1) PLX Devices (1) PNE3.DE 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA SZ (1) 6753.T

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