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APRIL 27, 2012

Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions. Earlier post.).

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JULY 17, 2011

Industry, government and organizational leaders last week in Washington, DC launched a national initiative aimed at increasing the supply of domestic oil produced through enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide (CO 2 -EOR). —Eileen Claussen, President of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

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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DECEMBER 4, 2013

For the first eleven months of 2013, natural gas consumption in the electric power sector was below 2012 levels because of relatively higher natural gas prices compared with coal prices, and cooler summer weather compared with 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Global CO 2. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. Indexed global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, and Airborne Oil & Gas B.V., a leading, global supplier of spoolable thermoplastic composite pipe systems for deepwater offshore operations, signed a strategic supply agreement for the development and supply of composite materials for these pipe systems.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). In 2013, global CO 2 emissions grew to the new record of 35.3

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JUNE 27, 2012

World oil production capacity to 2020 (crude oil and NGLs, excluding biofuels). Source: Maugeri 2012. Oil production capacity is surging in the United States and several other countries at such a fast pace that global oil output capacity could grow by nearly 20% from the current 93 million barrels per day to 110.6

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Separately, Solazyme and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, a leading global agricultural processor, signed strategic collaboration, manufacturing and market development agreements in which Solazyme and ADM will produce Solazyme’s tailored algal oils in ADM’s advanced fermentation plant at Clinton, Iowa. Solazyme, Inc., Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the regulatory authority for international shipping, decided to implement a global sulfur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) (5,000 ppm) on fuel oil starting 1 January 2020 during its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting for its 70 th session in London.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

If You’re a Free Range Oil Producer. Despite low oil prices, Saudi Arabia is maintaining its investment in its oil industry. as the drop in oil prices over the last year has put a strain on the nation’s finances.". Saudi Aramco Chairman Khalid Al-Falih indicated in March that Saudi Aramco would not cut investment.

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JANUARY 6, 2012

Credit: ACS, Brandt 2012. Brandt considers factors affecting energy consumption and GHG emissions from oil sands extraction, and then uses publicly available data to analyze the assumptions made in the LCA models to better understand the causes of variability in emissions estimates. —Brandt 2012. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

France-based Total is the first oil supermajor aggressively to enter new areas of business including solar plus storage and distributed generation, notes Lux Research in a new report : “Superpower Darwinism: What Big Oil Can and Cannot Do About Total’s Billion-Dollar Battery Move.”. Asia challenges loom for battery acquirers.

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JUNE 19, 2012

At last month’s World Renewable Energy Forum 2012 in Denver, Colorado, researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory presented papers on two different approaches to upgrade pyrolysis oils to hydrocarbon fuels or fuel intermediates. In short, bio-oil needs to be upgraded to produce a fungible liquid transportation fuel.

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JULY 2, 2014

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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OCTOBER 6, 2013

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022 projects that global ethanol production will increase 67% over the next ten years, with biodiesel increasing even faster but from a smaller base. Global ethanol production has fallen in calendar year 2012 for the first time since 2000, due to declines in the United States and in Brazil.

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MARCH 16, 2019

As global demand for distillate fuel oil has increased and sulfur content regulations have become more stringent, refineries have needed to use more hydrogen. Between 2012 and 2017, consumption of hydrogen sourced from merchant suppliers increased from about 1,750 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to 2,200 MMcf/d, a 25% increase.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

GE Oil & Gas announced the development of a Micro LNG integrated plant that meets the small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) requirements of powering remote industrial and residential locations and fueling motor vehicles. The product introduction was among the opening day highlights of the 2012 GE Oil & Gas Annual Meeting in Florence.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

The global biofuels industry averaged 68% in utilization rate from 2005 to 2014, reached a high of 80.9% in 2012, and climbed slightly back to 60.4% Despite the still apparent softness in capacity utilization, and the on-going softness in fossil fuel prices, global biofuels capacity will continue to grow from 55.1

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Oil palm supplies more than 30% of world vegetable oil production. The study, published as an open access paper in the journal Nature Climate Change , shows that deforestation for the development of oil palm plantations in Indonesian Borneo is becoming a globally significant source of carbon dioxide emissions.

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JULY 29, 2021

Shaanxi Yangchang Petroleum, an energy & chemical giant in China, is engaged in efficient development, comprehensive utilization and deep conversion of petroleum, natural gas, coal, and other resources, ranking 265 among the Fortune Global Top 500. The year of 1907 saw the foundation of the first oil well in mainland China by Yanchang.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Lignin already has a variety of industrial uses because of its chemical characteristics, energy content and its abundance; yet its potential as a marine diesel fuel is a relatively uncharted area, says Peter Normark Sørensen, with Mærsk Oil Trading, the Mærsk Group’s oil buying arm. Progression Industry. Earlier post.).

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JULY 2, 2010

Despite the continued economic crisis, global emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, have remained constant in 2009 as strong increases in CO 2 emissions from fast-growing developing countries such as China and India, have completely nullified CO 2 emission reductions in the industrialized world. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Estimated consumption subsidies, industrial and developing countries, fossil fuels and renewables. Although independent reporting on these subsidies has increased, global efforts to move forward with subsidy reform have been hindered by a variety of causes, leaving international pledges unfulfilled. Source: Worldwatch. trillion (US$27.7

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

GE intends to make an offer for 100% of Wellstream Holdings PLC, a leading engineer and manufacturer of high-quality flexible pipeline products for oil and gas transportation in the sub-sea production industry. —Claudi Santiago, President and CEO, GE Oil & Gas. billion ($1.3

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 in 2014 as a result of industrial overcapacity and weakness in the real estate sector. North America continues to be an impetus to global light vehicle demand levels. million, an increase of 2.4% North America. million units. Europe; Russia influences.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

The fuel will be used by Qantas’ aircraft operating from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Australia and follows the Qantas Group’s successful domestic biofuel trial flights in 2012. The fuel consists of 50% renewable jet fuel produced from non-food plant oils, blended with 50% traditional jet fuel. —Gareth Evans. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize—and a big boost for both supermajors and smaller players making big waves in the heart of new discovery areas. Earlier post.]. million.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

I had no other choice once I did The Math and saw what things add up to – and how little time we have left before the global temperature goes past the Game Over limit of 2°C. But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books. Like the issue of oil drilling in Hermosa Beach.

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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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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Source: US NOAA and the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership. The Russian government has ordered oil companies to take steps to. We really do need to take quick and decisive action, and no objections from the [oil] production companies should be. recapture rate by 2012. by Jack Rosebro. It is estimated.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Cumulative capital investment in biorefinery infrastructure by generation, world markets, 2012–2022. Pike Research forecasts that biorefineries globally will attract $170 billion in new capital investment between 2012 and 2022, reaching 81 billion gallons per year (BGY) of installed capacity. —“Industrial Biorefineries”.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Ford Motor Company is extending its global electric vehicles plan to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges to be introduced in that market by 2013. Focus Electric will be introduced in the US and Canada in 2011, followed by Europe in 2012. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 8, 2013

The sustainable fuel is obtained from used cooking oil. KLM says that the initiative demonstrates that sustainable biofuel in the airline industry is here to stay. In June 2012, KLM’s longest biofuel flight to that date travelled from Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro. Kennedy Airport to Schiphol using a blend of sustainable biofuel.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Sea shipping accounts for 2-3% of global CO 2 emissions, a proportion that is set to increase as global trade continues to grow at a sluggish but steady pace. As such, this industry has an urgent need to reduce its environmental impact. Around 80% of the goods you use every day are delivered to you by sea.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

a Tier 1 supplier of brake and control systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, launched a new electrically controlled power steering pump for the electric bus market. SORL Auto Parts, Inc.,

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JANUARY 1, 2011

DB has lowered its advanced lithium-ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. ” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region.

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