Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Increasing crude processing intensity and energy intensity with worsening oil quality. OQ: Crude feed oil quality. Observations are annual weighted averages for districts 1 (yellow), 2 (blue), 3 (orange), and 5 (black) in 1999-2008. PI: Crude processing intensity. EI: Refinery energy intensity. Credit: ACS, Karras et al.

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Oil Oil-Sands Emissions Hydrogen 287

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2015

In a new, comprehensive study, a team from Argonne National Laboratory, Stanford University and UC Davis ITS has estimated the well-to-wheels (WTW) GHG emissions of US production of gasoline and diesel sourced from Canadian oil sands. g CO 2 e/MJ for US conventional crude oil recovery. This range can be compared to ∼4.4

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Oil-Sands Oil Gasoline Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Additions to ExxonMobil’s proved reserves in 2008 totaled 1.5 billion oil-equivalent barrels—the bulk of it from Canadian oil sands—replacing 103% of production. Reserves additions from the Kearl Phase 1 oil sands project in Canada totaled 1.1 billion oil-equivalent barrels.

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2008 Oil-Sands Angola Production 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Methane hydrate—natural gas trapped in an ice-like cage of water molecules—occurs in both terrestrial and marine environments. Prior programs in Alaska have explored gas hydrate reservoir potential and alternative production strategies, and additional testing programs are in development. Click to enlarge.

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Mexico Austin Oil-Sands Mariner 294

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The Alberta government has successfully negotiated contracts for two projects that will advance the upgrading and refining of oil sands bitumen to diesel fuel. billion barrels of oil from conventional reservoirs throughout the province, potentially generating up to $25 billion in additional provincial royalties and taxes.

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Oil-Sands Carbon Oil 2009 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The well results confirm a significant resource extension for the Mad Dog Field complex, which includes the existing field, in production since 2005, and appraisal drilling of the Mad Dog South field in 2008 and 2009. interest, Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Union Oil Company of California, has a 15.6%

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Mexico Oil Oil-Sands Chevron 220

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

to support the demonstration of its Bitumen Extraction Solvent Technology (BEST), a low-temperature, primary, in-situ technology to produce the bitumen in oil sands reserves using a pure, condensing solvent. Other members of the consortium are oil sands producer Suncor Energy Inc. Canada is awarding C$10M (US$10.5

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Oil-Sands Canada Water Oil 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Comparison of GHGenius, JACOBS, TIAX, and the new PRELIM gasoline greenhouse gas (GHG) estimates using base case estimates and variations from the scenario analysis. Between 2008 and 2015, it is estimated that more than $15 billion will be spent to add processing capacity specifically for heavy crude blends in US refineries.

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Oil-Sands Emissions Oil Hydrogen 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy signed an agreement to pursue development of coal-to-gas and coal-to-hydrogen projects in the United States and around the world with carbon capture and storage (CCS) that would achieve near-zero carbon emissions, while increasing the production of stranded oil via enhanced oil recovery.

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Coal Carbon Gas Energy 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, says it strongly disagrees with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) preliminary conclusions on fracking in its draft report related to the groundwater study in the Pavillion natural gas field of Wyoming. Earlier post.)

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EPA Wyoming Oil-Sands Water 210

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APRIL 3, 2013

The survey found that two-thirds of Americans (66%) favor building the pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada’s oil sands region through the Midwest to refineries in Texas. From 2006 through 2008, more than four-in-ten viewed global warming as a very serious problem. Click to enlarge. Keystone XL.

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Oil-Sands 2006 2009 Global 294

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2009

In addition to having the largest oil sands resource position in Canada, the merged company will have the following characteristics: A resource base with approximately 7.5 Current crude oil and natural gas production of approximately 680,000 boe per day (boe/d). 2008 Upstream Operating Statistics. Total (boe/d).

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Canada Oil-Sands Energy Oil 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

Backed by a $25-million US Department of Energy (DOE) award, the Honeywell UOP Integrated Biorefinery will utilize rapid thermal processing (RTP) technology ( earlier post ) to convert biomass into a pourable, liquid bio-oil (pyrolysis oil). approx 75 wt%) of liquid bio-oil from residual forestry or agricultural biomass.

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Hawaii Gasoline Oil-Sands Diesel 225

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MARCH 18, 2009

Swan Hills Synfuels expects the project to demonstrate the ability to manufacture synthetic gas from Alberta’s coal resources, with the future potential of utilizing the coal seams for carbon capture and storage. The deep formations could also store carbon dioxide after the coal is turned into gas. Start-up is planned for 2012.

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Coal Australia Oil-Sands Vietnam 150

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JANUARY 20, 2015

The biomass is rapidly heated, and the resulting gases are immediately converted into hydrocarbons by a proprietary, reusable, sand-like zeolite catalyst. The company was founded in 2008; its R&D and corporate headquarters are located in Pearl River, New York. Biomass Biorefinery'

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2019 Industry Industrial Production 150

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MAY 27, 2009

The IEO2009 reference case does not include specific policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions. World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. billion metric tons in 2006 to 33.1

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

The process also uses less than half the water per gallon than required for the production of gasoline from conventional crude, and about one-third to one-quarter of the water per gallon required for the production of gasoline from oil sands oil, Bolson said. On average, approximately 3.0 Earlier post.).

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Commercial Oil-Sands Water Gasoline 150

Plug In Partners

APRIL 2, 2008

Water Supply, Researcher Says By Jennifer Bogo Popular Mechanics March 7, 2008 "A 30-mile commute in a gasoline-powered car would require the withdrawal of 18.9 Water consumption per MWH for a new natural gas plant is around 250 gallons per MWH. That is 879 million gallons of crude oil per year. Here is the story and the claims.

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Water PHEV Saudi Arabia Oil-Sands 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 45

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MARCH 2, 2013

The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would primarily transport crude oil from the WCSB and Bakken regions.

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Climate Change Oil-Sands Nebraska Climate 250

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% The best we can hope for is that we are not a drag on the pack.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. If you’re feeling the impact of today’s $5 a gallon gas and rising food prices and worried about the dropping equity in your home then wait till you see what’s coming in your immediate future. ” “What!? I understand.

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2008 Climate Change Climate Oil-Sands 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 » See also: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More » Get Gas 2.0 Sign Up for the Green Options Newsletter Follow us on Twitter Subscribe via email Resources Write for Gas 2.0

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Gas-Electric Standards Plug Gas 66

Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I originally wrote and published this piece in June of 2008 under the title “The Cat Is On The Roof – This Joke is at YOUR Expense…&#. Today, on this very special Blog Action Day Creative Greenius, I take you back to June of 2008 and ask you: What the hell have YOU been doing for the past 12 months? I understand.

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Climate Change Climate 2008 Carbon 186

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. It is 12 years later. The management at GM are liars.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Find investors, resumes, and free research Get Cleantech Blog in your email Enter your email address: Subscribe in a reader Join us on Linked In Follow us on Twitter Join us on Facebook GHGBlog.com - The Greenhouse Gas Blog Loading. Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion?

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