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Oxford Catalysts to supply 1,000 bpd commercial GTL plant

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with a commercial, 1,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) plant to be located at its Karns City, Pennsylvania facility. Calumet intends to provide the majority, if not all of the funding for this project, and to start production in the second half of 2014.

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US offshore oil and gas leasing plan for 2017-2022 focuses on Gulf of Mexico, excludes Arctic

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Release of the Proposed Final Program, along with the accompanying Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, is one of the final steps in a multi-year process that was initiated in June 2014 to develop a final offshore leasing program for 2017-2022. Areas off the Atlantic coast are not included in this program.

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The $32-Trillion Push To Disrupt The Entire Oil Industry

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Global oil and gas companies are increasingly facing an uphill battle as global warming policies are taking their toll. Most analysts and market watchers are focusing on peak oil demand scenarios, but the reality could be much darker. by Cyril Widdershoven for Oilprice.com.

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ICCT updates US airline fuel efficiency rankings; Alaska stays on top, American on bottom

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The report, which covers US airlines in domestic operations in 2014, highlights a continuing gap in the carbon intensity of US carriers, and comes as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) meets in Montreal to debate proposals that will serve as the basis for future US regulation. from 2013 to 2014. Earlier post.)

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ADB approves $240M to help Kazakhstan modernize transport, improve connectivity

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It will also establish fast transportation links connecting Astana and Aktobe with the major oil and mineral–rich city of Atyrau, and the country’s only international commercial seaport in Aktau.

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Forecast: Algae-Based Biofuels Production to Reach 61M Gallons per Year by 2020

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The first commercial-scale facilities with a potential production capacity of 1 million gallons will likely come online in the 2014 to 2016 window, Pike forecasts, although construction delays, a lack of capital, and lingering investment risk could potentially obstruct growth. Algae’s ultimate threat is over-hype.

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Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

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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.