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JUNE 25, 2013

Diluted bitumen has no greater likelihood of accidental pipeline release than other crude oils, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). The NRC committee was not asked to address whether the consequences of a diluted bitumen release differ from those of other crude oils. Earlier post.).

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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, whereas in the EU emissions continued to decrease, by 1.4%

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APRIL 2, 2013

TransCanada Corporation will hold a binding open season to obtain firm commitments from interested parties for a pipeline to transport crude oil from Western Canada to Eastern Canadian markets. The Energy East Pipeline could eliminate Canada’s reliance on higher priced crude oil currently being imported, TransCanada suggests.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Researchers at the University of Calgary are developing ultra-dispersed (UD) nanocatalysts for the in situ upgrading of heavy oil and bitumen from deep reservoirs. One of the challenges of such an approach is the placement of the catalyst deep into the heavy oil plume by transporting a catalyst suspension through the sand medium.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

US biodiesel production in May 2013 reached a record level of 111 million gallons, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Production for the first five months of 2013 was 449 million gallons, an increase of 17 million gallons from the same period in 2012. billion gallons per year. Source: EIA.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Nearly half—48%—of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2019 in the US met the new safety requirements, up from 33% in 2018, according to Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2020 Report released today by the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste fats into a high-quality renewable diesel fuel. The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste feedstocks into Honeywell Green Diesel, a high-quality fuel that is chemically identical to petroleum-based diesel. Ecofining unit.

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MAY 30, 2019

Less coal was used to produce heat and electricity but this was offset by higher industrial and transport emissions, the latter increasing for the fourth consecutive year. In Poland, the increase was mainly due to higher emissions from road transportation. Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) increased by 0.7%

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JULY 25, 2013

The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) to 820 quadrillion Btu. World energy consumption by fuel type, 2010-2040. Source: IEO2013. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The Greenbrier Companies will design a new generation “Tank Car of the Future” for rail transport of hazardous freight, including flammable crude oil and ethanol, that can better withstand the additional demands associated with operating unit trains. This allows the industry to take immediate steps to improve public safety.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Outlook projects that global transportation-related energy demand will increase by close to 30% by 2040. However, oil will continue to play a leading role in the world’s energy mix, the report finds. This is because of growing demand from commercial transportation and the chemical sector. —T.J. Source: ExxonMobil.

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JULY 10, 2013

The increase in US crude oil production has outstripped pipeline capacity, resulting in increasing reliance on railroads to move crude oil to refineries and storage centers. US weekly carloadings of crude oil and petroleum products averaged nearly 13,700 rail tankers during the January-June 2013 period.

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APRIL 14, 2015

The Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US energy imports and exports will come into balance—a first since the 1950s—because of continued oil and natural gas production growth and slow growth in energy demand. Tcf in the High Oil and Gas Resource case.

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APRIL 18, 2014

Researchers at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed and have filed a patent on a new fast pyrolysis process called Tail Gas Reactive Pyrolysis (TGRP), which removes much of the oxygen from bio-oils without the need for added catalysts. The energy content of the oak bio-oil was 33.3%

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MAY 13, 2014

million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2003 to more than 2 million bbl/d in 2013, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This continues a trend of significant growth in China’s transportation sector since the 1990s. China Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Oil Policy'

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

TransCanada and Phoenix will each own 50% of the proposed $3-billion pipeline project that includes both a crude oil and a diluent line to transport volumes approximately 500 kilometers (311 miles) between the oil sands producing area northwest of Fort McMurray and the Edmonton/Heartland region.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Shale oil production generates greenhouse gas emissions at levels similar to conventional crude oil production, according to a pair of new studies released by the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. These are shale formations with low permeability and must be hydraulically fractured to produce oil and gas.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

will implement corn oil separation technology at its Stockton plant, making it the the second Pacific Ethanol plant to utilize the technology. In June 2012, the company announced the implementation of corn oil separation technology at its Magic Valley plant. Pacific Ethanol Inc. lbs/bushel, according to Edeniq.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

According to an analysis by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), planned additions over the next two years to the US crude oil pipeline infrastructure should relieve the bottleneck at Cushing, Oklahoma which has been caused by the oversupply of oil resulting from the growth of crude oil production in the US mid-continent and Canada.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Royal Dutch Shell plc will proceed with its Carmon Creek project in Alberta, Canada, expected to produce up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day. Once the project is up and running the aim is to virtually eliminate the need for freshwater use for steam generation through recycling of water produced with the oil.

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OCTOBER 19, 2013

Plot of cumulative steam-to-oil ratio (cSOR) vs. ratio of energy produced in form of chemical energy contained in bitumen if combusted to energy injected in form of steam (75% efficient steam generation). From Gates and Larter (2013). One of the key challenges in producing bitumen and heavy oil is their high, variable viscosity.

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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 21, 2013

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced a planned 2013 capital commitment program of approximately $4.1 Earlier in January, BNSF CEO Matt Rose said the railway’s crude-oil shipments would rise by 40% this year, helping to blunt a decline in coal cargo. billion, approximately a $450-million increase over its 2012 capital spend of $3.6

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

President Obama’s FY 2013 budget seeks $650.8 million for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (and includes a $6 million rescission of prior year funds); $14.9 The FY 2013 budget request for the Carbon Capture & Storage and Power Systems program is $275.9 The FY 2013 budget requests $95.5 The request includes $420.6

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JANUARY 28, 2015

China’s apparent oil demand in December rose 5.3% China’s apparent oil demand in 2014 rose 3% from a year before to an average of 10.1 million b/d, which was higher than the 2% year-over-year growth seen in 2013. China’s apparent oil demand in 2014 rose 3% from a year before to an average of 10.1 from 2013 to 172.72

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

The large decline in LDV energy consumption in AEO2014 shrinks the LDV modal share of total transportation energy consumption from 60% in 2012 to 47% in 2040. quadrillion Btu in AEO2013, and represents the largest growth among all transportation modes. Transportation energy consumption is considerably lower in AEO2014 (25.5

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

will undertake an expansion of its Athabasca Pipeline to accommodate recent shipping commitments by the Christina Lake oil sands project operated by Cenovus. The Athabasca Pipeline transports crude oil from various oil sands projects to the mainline hub at Hardisty, Alberta. Enbridge Inc.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The President’s Budget for FY 2013 provides $27.2 Total outlays for FY 2013 are estimated to be $34,963 billion, compared to the estimated $40,561 billion in outlays for FY 2012. R&D on storage, transportation, and disposal of. gas and oil production from hydraulic fracturing. increase above the 2012 enacted.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. While diesel and oil-based power is still uneconomic at $60/barrel, the pressure to switch is reduced.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted six new applications for pathways for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), two of which are from Neste Oil for renewable diesel (RD) produced at its plant in Singapore from (a) North American tallow and (b) Southeast Asian fish oil. Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

A comprehensive environmental field study to gather information on air contaminants in the Wood Buffalo region in northeast Alberta, Canada (home to major oil sands projects) will occur from 12 August to mid-September 2013. Evaluate high-resolution air quality models for use in the oil sands region. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

savings expected to be made by the rest of transport in Europe through to 2030, according to a new study by consultant CE Delft, commissioned by environmental NGO Transport & Environment. Even this 43 Mtoe cut is less than half of what will be required from land transport under the EU’s proposed 2030 Effort Sharing Regulation.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Air Products is a world-leading industrial gas company that produces and transports hydrogen and other essential industrial gases to many customer facilities in Louisiana, across the US Gulf Coast and around the world. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Air Products Chairman, President, and CEO Seifi Ghasemi announced a $4.5-billion

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

one of the world leaders in algae-based “Green Crude” oil production, and Phillips 66, an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, have entered a strategic joint development agreement aimed at taking production of algae crude oil a significant step toward commercialization. San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc.,

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

Neste Oil has joined the ITAKA (Initiative Towards Sustainable Kerosene for Aviation) project, which is being funded by the EU to support the commercialization and use of renewable aviation fuel comprising hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids in Europe. Neste Oil will produce a total of 4,000 tons (roughly 1.3

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MAY 15, 2015

Canada will continue to take cooperative action with its continental trading partners, particularly the United States, in integrated sectors of the economy, including energy and transportation. In 2013, Canada's GHG emissions were 3.1% Canada already has 79% non-emitting electricity generation. over the same time period.

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JULY 24, 2013

Transport Canada announced an emergency directive pursuant to section 33 of the Railway Safety Act to increase rail safety. Although the cause of the accident in Lac-Mégantic remains unknown at this time, the agency said, it is moving forward to build upon the safety advisories received last week from the Transportation Safety Board.

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