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APRIL 29, 2013

Imperial Oil Limited has begun the initial development of the Kearl oil sands project ( earlier post ), which incorporates technology innovations to enhance environmental performance. Kearl will be the first oil sands mining operation that does not require an upgrader to make a saleable crude oil.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

A team at Penn State University has demonstrated that a previously developed method employing ionic liquids (ILs) together with a nonpolar solvent such as toluene can effect a separation of bitumen from oil sands in the Western US at ambient temperatures (~25 °C), although with greater difficulty than Canadian oil sands.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

The provincial government of Alberta and the federal government of Canada will invest C$865 million (US$822 million) in a large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the Athabasca oil sands. Two injection wells are in the test phase until early 2010. The project will capture and store up to 1.2 billion (US$1.28

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

When it takes up to four million pounds of sand to frack a single well, it’s no wonder that demand is outpacing supply and frack sand producers are becoming the biggest behind-the-scenes beneficiaries of the American oil and gas boom. says the output of wells is up to 30% higher when they are blasted with more sand.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

between 2008 and 2009 due to the global financial crisis, global oil consumption recovered by 3.1% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 87.4 About one third of this growth came from China, which now uses more than 10% of the world’s oil. of total oil consumption in 2010. of total oil consumption in 2010.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Increasing crude processing intensity and energy intensity with worsening oil quality. OQ: Crude feed oil quality. Switching to heavy crude oil and synthetic crude oil derived from oil sands bitumen in refineries could double or triple refinery emissions and add 1.6-3.7 PI: Crude processing intensity.

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

By 2040, hybrids are expected to account for about 35% of the global light-duty vehicle fleet, up from less than 1% in 2010. In 2010, about 75% of the world’s vehicles were in OECD countries. liters per 100 km) in 2010. China will see the largest increase—more than 4 million oil-equivalent barrels per day.

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JUNE 7, 2011

Keystone XL is a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from the US-Canadian border in Montana, through Cushing, Oklahoma, to refineries on the US Gulf Coast. In April 2010, the State Department released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for public comment. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

an independent oil exploration and production company focusing on the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico and offshore Angola and Gabon, announced a significant oil discovery at its North Platte prospect on Garden Banks Block 959 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Cobalt International Energy, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Flowback water treatment is a critical sustainability issue for the oil and gas industry. One to five million gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals are required for the fracking of each well. Using biochar could help oil and gas companies save money and responsibly treat flowback water for reuse.

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AUGUST 18, 2013

HPCSS has been used in oil recovery in Alberta for more than 30 years, AER noted. The heat softens the bitumen and the water dilutes and separates the bitumen from the sand. Oil sands' CNRL is using high pressure cyclic steam stimulation (HPCSS) operations (also called “huff and puff”) at Primrose—i.e.,

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APRIL 25, 2010

to continue to import roughly half of its crude oil supply for the foreseeable future, despite strong growth in renewable biofuels supply. In the case of residual oil, there is also relatively strong potential for near term economic impacts. Demand for liquid fossil fuels will require the US. Unconventional Fossil Energy”.

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s new The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 , released last week, projects that global energy demand in 2040 will be about 30% higher than it was in 2010 as population grows to 9 billion and global GDP doubles. By 2040, heavy duty fuel demand will be up about 60 percent versus 2010. L/100 km) by 2040.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Chevron Corporation announced a new oil discovery at the Moccasin prospect in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. 1 encountered more than 380 feet of net pay in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. Chevron began drilling the Moccasin well in March 2010. The Keathley Canyon Block 736 Well No. billion Jack/St. Malo and the $4.1

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

As the world population increases by the estimated 30% from 2010 to 2040, ExxonMobil sees global GDP rising by about 140%, but energy demand by only about 35% due to greater efficiency. The Outlook for Energy identifies a significant evolution in the trade of oil and other liquids. Click to enlarge. Outlook for Energy.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It is the first well in the North Damietta Offshore concession granted in February 2010 and operated by BP. The wireline logs, fluid samples and pressure data confirmed the presence of gas and condensate in 38m (125 feet) net of Oligocene sands in Salamat. BP production and exploration in Egypt.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., EPA said that its samples were consistent with chemicals identified in earlier EPA results released in 2010 and are generally below established health and safety standards. The natural accumulations of gas and water are in discontinuous (unconnected) sand pockets. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 23, 2012

Statoil has made the investment decision to develop the Mariner heavy oil field development in the UK North Sea. The field is estimated to produce for 30 years, with average production of around 55,000 barrels of oil per day over the plateau period from 2017 to 2020. who will cooperate with UK-based company SNC Lavalin Ltd.on

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JUNE 23, 2016

The impact of rising oil prices on North American light tight oil (LTO) production is said to be a “Catch 22”, the title of Joseph Heller’s popular 1961 novel set in WWII. Too many analysts continue to believe drilling and service has the same problem with rising oil prices. by David Yager for Oilprice.com.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is a process in which large volumes of water, sand and chemicals are injected at high pressures to extract oil and natural gas from underground rock formations. During the past few years, the use of hydraulic fracturing has expanded across much of the country. Earlier post.).

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MAY 26, 2010

Hardy Oil and Gas plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets predominantly in India, has temporarily suspended drilling on the KGV-D3-W1 exploration well due to unresolved mechanical issues associated with the blow out preventer (BOP) of the Transocean Deepwater Expedition drilling rig. “In

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JANUARY 1, 2014

BP also confirmed the recently-announced Pitu oil discovery in the frontier deepwater of the Potiguar basin off Brazil’s equatorial margin, announced by Petrobras. The well, which penetrated multiple Paleogene-aged reservoir sands, was drilled to a total depth of 29,221 feet (8,907 meters). Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 2, 2013

In contrast to arguments that peak conventional oil production is imminent due to physical resource scarcity, a team from Stanford University and UC Santa Cruz has examined the alternative possibility of reduced oil use due to improved efficiency and oil substitution. 2010, to above 140 $/bbl in constant 2010 dollars).

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Between 2010 to 2030 the contribution to energy growth of renewables (solar, wind, geothermal and biofuels) is seen to increase from 5% to 18%. Natural gas is projected to be the fastest growing fossil fuel, and coal and oil are likely to lose market share as all fossil fuels experience lower growth rates. Coal will increase by 1.2%

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MAY 2, 2010

Readily available reserves of oil and gas are sufficient to take atmospheric CO 2 to at least 400 ppm. Oil and gas are such convenient fuels, and the world has developed such a strong dependence on them, that it is very likely that the large readily available pools of these fuels will be exploited. Kharecha et al. Kharecha, Charles F.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

In 2010, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) also filed a legal challenge to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) with the US District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division, echoing the complaints of the ethanol groups.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Hydraulic fracturing is a process that drills vertical and horizontal cracks underground that help withdraw gas, or oil, from coalbeds, shale and other geological formations. There are concerns that hydraulic fracturing may impact ground water and surface water quality in ways that threaten human health and the environment.

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MAY 27, 2010

These forces could snap offshore oil pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and other hurricane-prone areas, the study suggests. The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) region provides nearly 30% of the United States oil supply and 20% of its natural gas. Major oil leaks from damaged pipelines could have irreversible impacts to the ocean environment.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

G&G data and information are used to identify sand and gravel resources suitable for coastal protection and restoration; site renewable energy installations; and locate oil and gas resources. The PEIS also evaluates reasonably foreseeable environmental effects in adjacent state waters.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) released the first comprehensive report on the status of Alberta’s species in the Athabasca Oil Sands Area (AOSA). It also contains the Athabasca oil sands deposit, which represents 77% of Canada’s proven oil reserves and supports a growing energy extraction sector. “

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The carbon intensity (CI) of Alberta oil sands production has significantly decreased over the last 40 years, according to a new study by a team from Stanford University published as an open access paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

a Canadian integrated oil company, reported an increase in third quarter crude oil production year-on-year of about 4% due to oil sands production that was 14% higher compared with the same period a year earlier. Conventional oil production slightly declined due to a combination of factors. Cenovus Energy Inc.,

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JULY 10, 2015

A team at the University of Calgary (Canada) has compared the energy intensities and lifecycle GHG emissions of unconventional oils (oil sands and oil shale) alongside shale gas, coal, lignite, wood and conventional oil and gas. This is not the same as crude oil occurring naturally in shales, as in the Bakken.

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MAY 4, 2017

The unit represents a further development of a solution IAV presented in 2010. On demand, the hydraulic module with an integrated electric oil pump provides the pressure and volumetric flow required for the circuits that split off downstream of the main control valve for lubrication and cooling as well as actuation.

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MARCH 13, 2012

Researchers at the University of Alberta (Canada) have quantified the transformation of the boreal landscape by open-pit oil sands mining in Alberta, Canada to evaluate its effect on carbon storage and sequestration. t of CO 2 lost, as much as 7-y worth of mining and upgrading emissions at 2010 production levels.

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JUNE 5, 2011

Canadian oil sands & conventional production. Oil sands growth will drive Canadian crude oil production to about 4.7 million bpd in 2010—a 67% increase— according to the latest forecast from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). million barrels per day (actual) in 2010 up to 3.7

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MARCH 17, 2012

An analysis of the US refining sector, based on linear programming (LP) modeling, finds that refining plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to a modest increase in refinery CO 2 emissions (ranging between 5.4% to 9.3%) from a 2010 baseline, depending upon the supply scenario.

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