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Has Permian Productivity Peaked?

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As Collin Eaton of Fuel Fix notes, companies are drilling wells at a faster pace than contractors can frac them. Fuel Fix notes that they have to rebuild their rig fleets after scrapping so many during the last few years. Moreover, simply drilling the wells is only one part of the equation. oil production will average 9.3 mb/d in 2018.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Second, the IEA report finds that energy-efficiency improvements for the existing fleet should include aerodynamic retrofits to reduce drag as well as low-rolling resistance tires. The rules of data exchange must be multilaterally defined and transparent for everyone, and confidentiality safeguarded.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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US EPA and NHTSA are planning to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Phase 2 standards in the spring of 2015 and a final rule in the spring of 2016. Upon federal adoption of the Phase 2 standards, ARB staff plans to present a proposed California Phase 2 program to the Board, most likely in late 2016 or 2017.

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