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MAY 24, 2022

The results of the trial will help Rio Tinto study ways to reduce its carbon emissions from its marine fleet and inform its future biofuel strategy. The trial is using a bp-manufactured B30 biofuel blend composed of 30% fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) blended with very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO).

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?. A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 per year.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2012

The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and Possible Land Use Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Strong demand for ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) in October, combined with reduced global production, has resulted in lower ULSD inventories in the United States, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). ULSD is the most widely consumed form of distillate fuel oil.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Five states (Texas, North Dakota, California, Alaska, and Oklahoma) and the Gulf of Mexico supplied more than 80%, or 6 million barrels per day, of the crude oil (including lease condensate) produced in the United States in 2013, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Click to enlarge. million barrels per day.

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APRIL 27, 2012

The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. Earlier post.). —Dr.

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APRIL 20, 2013

Crude oil imports from the top five foreign suppliers to the United States—which in 2012 were Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela, and Iraq, in that order—accounted for almost 72% of total US net crude oil imports, the highest proportion since 1997, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Saudi Arabia Oil Iraq Venezuela 262

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APRIL 13, 2011

A new Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) study shows finds that oil from algae grown in outdoor raceway ponds located in the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes could replace 17% of the United States’ imported oil for transportation. Next, the researchers gathered 30 years of meteorological information.

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Oil Water South Carolina Climate 281

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DECEMBER 26, 2009

China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised key economic figures for 2008 following its second national economic census, including gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, energy use growth rate, and rate of reduction in energy use per unit of GDP. The country’s 2008 GDP growth rate has been revised upward from 9.0

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JUNE 19, 2012

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will begin test drilling for oil and natural gas in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Niigata Prefecture in April 2013. METI hopes to discover Japan’s largest reserves of these resources—possibly the size of intermediate oil fields in the Middle East, according to METI.

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Japan Oil 2013 South Korea 239

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects higher-than-average natural gas prices globally as demand remains high this winter in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and inventories remain low. That price will be the highest inflation-adjusted monthly average price since 2008. —EIA Administrator Joe DeCarolis.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% between 2008 and 2035 with much of the increase driven by strong economic growth in the developing nations, especially China and India, according to the reference case in the newly released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011) from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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MARCH 28, 2012

The amount of crude oil the United States imported from its top five foreign suppliers—Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela, and Nigeria—increased slightly during 2011, even though total US crude oil imports fell to their lowest level in 12 years, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Using activated amine (ADIP-X), Quest will capture one-third of the CO 2 emissions from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader, which turns oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude that can be refined into fuel and other products. Shell initiated public consultation in 2008, two years before submitting a regulatory application.

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APRIL 7, 2010

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates in the April 2010 release of its Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook that CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels, which declined by 6.6% However, even with increases in 2010 and 2011, projected CO 2 emissions in 2011 are lower than annual emissions from 1999 through 2008.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe). Sapinhoá is yet another enormous field discovered in the Brazilian pre-salt layer and one of the biggest in the country, consisting of good quality oil reservoirs (30° API). Block BM-S-9. Click to enlarge. The Development Plan report will be submitted to the ANP in February 2012.

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MARCH 27, 2020

MMb/d, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The magnitude of gasoline demand decline will be much greater than the impact of the 2008 recession and could be further protracted depending on how effective social distancing measures are at controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. year over year.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Petrobras announced a new oil discovery the Campos Basin post-salt layer (carbonate reservoirs), with the drilling of well 1-BRSA-713-RJS (1-RJS-661), informally known as Aruanã, in Exploratory Concession BM-C-36 (block C-M-401), which is operated exclusively by Petrobras. The Aruanã discovery in the Campos Basin. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

According to Reuters, oil analyst Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for Oil Price Information Service, expects the. With the Golden State already paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation, California drivers will find it's going to get more costly than ever to fill their tanks.

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2008 California Gas Price 126

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AUGUST 27, 2013

The world’s consumption of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, heating oil, and other petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 In 2009, Asia surpassed North America as the world’s largest petroleum-consuming region as consumption rebounded from its 2008 decline. Between 2008 and 2012, Asia’s consumption increased by 4.4

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MAY 24, 2009

An executive at Sinopec’s institute for economic and technology research predicted that China’s oil demand will increase by up to one third by 2015 as car ownership grows fast from its current low base. By way of comparison, in 2008, the US consumed approximately 967 million tonnes (7.1

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

Oil is a strategic commodity second to none—it underlies the global economy and even the American way of life. Of course, other countries benefit from this fact, with about $900 million flowing out of the US to buy foreign oil every day, and about 40% of that going to OPEC. [ Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix toward renewable fuels, according to the reference case for the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 ( AEO2010 ) released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Renewable Oil 2010 Energy 199

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JANUARY 1, 2010

Venezuela state-owned PDVSA and Italy-based Eni are finalizing a planned 60:40 joint venture to produce heavy crude oil in Junin Block 5 in the Orinoco Oil Belt in Venezuela in 2014. Junin 5 is located in the Orinoco Oil Belt, specifically between Guarico and Anzoategui states. Click to enlarge.

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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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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. It became clear, particularly over the past year, that the market conditions for refining have changed since BP and Irving Oil entered this memorandum of understanding.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Alon expects to provide information on the cost of constructing the new rail facility and the expected crude-by-rail volumes at the time of its third quarter 2014 conference call. Current products include gas oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, and petroleum coke. the routes over which the crude oil will be transported.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Hurricane Irene, currently expected to approach the coast of North Carolina on Saturday, is likely to be the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Ike in 2008. Screen shot of interactive map with Hurricane Irene as of 26 August 2011 at 11AM EST. Click to go to EIA site.

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North Carolina Energy 2008 United States 218

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APRIL 13, 2018

The ICCT team reports that the IMO strategy includes quantitative carbon intensity and GHG reduction targets for the international shipping sector, including: At least a 40% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030 and pursuing efforts towards a 70% reduction by 2050, both compared to 2008 levels.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

s Exploration Plan to drill three exploratory, information-gathering wells in the Chukchi Sea. In 2008, Shell’s subsidiary paid $2.1 billion for leases during Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193. The closest proposed drill site is more than 60 miles to shore and approximately 80 miles from Wainwright, Alaska.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

In October 2011, the refinery yield of distillate fuels (a category that includes diesel fuel and heating oil) reached 29.7%, matching the previous record set in December 2008, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). US refinery yields, October 2011 and October 2011. It reached 7.3%

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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. They are a critical part of global energy security due to the high volume of oil traded through their narrow straits, the agency notes. This represents a decline from 2008, when 1.6

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Egypt Panama 2009 Oil 236

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Total US exports of finished petroleum products have increased more than 60% since 2007 as markets have become more globally integrated, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This trend is driven primarily by finished motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil which are increasingly exported to Latin America.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

The eHorizon system interconnects bikers, offers a shared platform to motorcyclist communities, and allows motorcyclists to share important route information. eHorizon for two-wheelers is based on swarm intelligence, which continuously supplies the digital map in the backend with accurate and up-to-date information.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

The US Department of Energy; the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation; and ConocoPhillips will work together to test technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits on the Alaska North Slope. The tests will provide information to inform potential future extended-duration tests.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Together, Brazil and the United States lead the industrial production of ethanol fuel, accounting together for 89% of the world’s production in 2008. Brazil is the world’s second largest producer of ethanol fuel and the world’s largest exporter.

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Iran Brazil 2008 United States 218

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Gross inputs to US refineries exceeded 17 million barrels per day (b/d) in each of the past four weeks, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)—a level not previously reached since EIA began publishing weekly data in 1990.

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