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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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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 tonnes.

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IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

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to hold warming to 2 °C as outlined in the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (ETP) 2 °C Scenario (2DS). The global energy supply became 6% cleaner from 1971 to 1990,in response to the oil shocks of the 1970s. In 1990 the underlying carbon intensity of supply was 57.1 tCO 2 /TJ (2.39 tCO 2 /TJ (2.37

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Air Products to increase supply of H2 to Marathon’s Garyville, La. refinery by 25 MMscf/day

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Air Products will increase the supply of hydrogen to Marathon Petroleum Company LP, a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO), at Marathon’s Garyville, La. In all, Air Products will increase the current level of supply by approximately 25 million standard cubic feet (MMscf) (around 60,000 kg) per day.

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Air Products to Build Michigan Hydrogen Plant to Supply Marathon’s Detroit Heavy Oil Upgrade Project

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for Marathon Petroleum Company LLC, a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation. The steam methane reformer will have a hydrogen production capacity of more than 50 million standard cubic feet per day and is projected to be completed in the second quarter of 2012. Alex Masetti, vice president - North America Tonnage Gases at Air Products.

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Air Products to supply hydrogen and other gases for Bharat Petroleum Kochi refinery expansion project; company’s first H2 production in India

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The new facilities will supply industrial gases to BPCL’s Kochi Refinery, which is currently undergoing a $2.6-billion A phased onstream for the products supplied to BPCL’s Kochi Refinery targets late 2015 for the initial supply of gases. billion on their 2012 financial statements. owned by the Indian government.

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ExxonMobil to invest >$1B in Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oil into diesel, other products

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plans to invest more than $1 billion to install a new delayed coker unit at its Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oils into transportation fuels products such as marine gasoil and diesel fuel. The investment addresses an industry shortfall in capability to convert fuel oil to products such as diesel.

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Air Products Creating Largest Hydrogen Pipeline Supply Network; 1B Cubic Feet Per Day

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Air Products plans to construct a new 180-mile long pipeline connecting its existing Louisiana and Texas hydrogen pipeline systems, creating the world’s largest hydrogen plant and pipeline supply network. Hydrogen is widely used in petroleum refining processes to remove impurities found in crude oil such as sulfur, olefins and aromatics.

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