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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. thousand in 2017.

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APRIL 15, 2017

shale has thrown in another unknown in the mix of factors driving the price of oil. This year, shale output forecasts combine with OPEC’s production cuts, geopolitical factors, and unexpected outages to further complicate supply/demand and oil price forecasts by Wall Street’s major investment banks. In recent years, U.S. shale output.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States, AEO2013 and AEO2014, 1995-2040 (quadrillion Btu). LDV energy consumption declines in AEO2014 Reference case from 16.0 Delivered energy demand for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) in AEO2014 increases from 5.3 HDV energy demand is tempered somewhat by an average 0.5%

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AUGUST 1, 2013

million barrel per day (bbl/d) Energy East Pipeline project based on binding, long-term contracts received from producers and refiners. The Energy East Pipeline will have a capacity of approximately 1.1 million bbl/d and is anticipated to be in service by late-2017 for deliveries in Québec and 2018 for deliveries to New Brunswick.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This includes investment in a New Energy Plant, which is due for completion in late 2023 and will supply energy to all site operations. Additional contributions to driving down emissions will come from further investments in energy reduction and optimization, along with electrification of key equipment.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

A number of factors are pushing Saudi Arabia to raise its crude-oil production capacity, but the wide range of potential outcomes suggests that such an increase is a risky strategy for the kingdom and the global environment, according to a new article by an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. m b/d thresh- old.

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AUGUST 13, 2017

Michigan State University researchers are experimenting with harvesting seed oil to make biofuels. In a recent study published in the journal The Plant Cell , the researchers show that the chloroplast, where plant photosynthesis occurs, also participates in new ways to provide seed oil precursors. They also store a lot of energy.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3% This was slower than the 1.7% of total transport final demand.

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MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

Two diametrically opposed views dominate the current debate about where the oil price is heading. On the other hand, however, there is the view that the price of oil is set to explode, primarily due to underinvestment in the upkeep of brownfields , development of greenfields , and exploration for new resources. We will explain.

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MARCH 2, 2018

Crude palm oil is one of the more than ten renewable raw materials that Neste uses to produce a range of renewable products, including renewable diesel. Palm oil represents approximately 20% of Neste’s renewable raw material usage annually. The field work was conducted by Meo Carbon Solutions. Schematic of a belt filter press.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Diamond Green Diesel is owned by Valero Energy Corp. The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste fats into a high-quality renewable diesel fuel. In 2017, it announced an expansion of that capacity to 18,000 bpd. Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, La., and Darling Ingredients Inc.,

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The results of a new analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) show that, when combined with a trend toward higher methane leakage and combustion slip, there is no climate benefit from using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel—regardless of the engine technology. First, it contains very little sulfur.

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JUNE 23, 2022

He also continued his calls for the oil industry to increase refinery capacity to increase production. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of 13 June 2022, the average price of US regular gasoline was $5.006 per gallon, up $1.937 from a year ago. That figure is down from 141 refineries in 2017, with 4 idle.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Global oil discoveries fell to a record low in 2016 as companies continued to cut spending and conventional oil projects sanctioned were at the lowest level in more than 70 years, according to the International Energy Agency, which warned that both trends could continue this year. Oil discoveries declined to 2.4

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In its International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2050. IEO2019 contains energy consumption projections for 16 regions of the world. —Linda Capuano, EIA Administrator.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approved the field development plan put forward by Statoil and its co-venturers for the Mariner heavy oil field. Statoil expects to start production from Mariner in 2017, and the field is expected to produce for 30 years. North Sea oil and gas is a vital asset.

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DECEMBER 23, 2012

Statoil has made the investment decision to develop the Mariner heavy oil field development in the UK North Sea. —Lars Christian Bacher, executive vice president for Development and Production International in Statoil. Both formations yield heavy oil— bordering on extra-heavy oil—of around 12 to 14 degrees API.

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MARCH 24, 2016

Oil prices have climbed by about 50 percent from their February lows, topping $40 per barrel. US oil production has steadily lost ground over the past two quarters, with production falling more than a half million barrels per day since hitting a peak at nearly 9.7 That has sparked a renewed sense of optimism among oil traders.

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MARCH 16, 2019

Petroleum refineries in the US Gulf Coast increasingly rely on merchant suppliers, rather than their own production, to provide the hydrogen used to reduce the sulfur content of fuel, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Merchant suppliers accounted for more than 85% of hydrogen consumed by refineries in 2017.

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JUNE 2, 2022

The Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook outlines two scenarios for the uptake of electric transport to 2050, and examines impacts on demand for batteries, materials, oil, electricity, infrastructure and emissions. million barrels of oil demand per day. —Aleksandra O’Donovan, head of electric vehicles at BloombergNEF.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The global energy map is changing significantly, according to the 2012 edition of the Internal Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook ( WEO-2012 ). The IEA said these changes will recast expectations about the role of different countries, regions and fuels in the global energy system over the coming decades.

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JULY 7, 2020

Rheinmetall Automotive AG, part of technology group Rheinmetall AG, has received a major order from an international OEM for electrical vacuum pumps. The electrical vacuum pump has been developed by Pierburg in Germany, where production started in 2017 for another order of the same customer.

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MARCH 13, 2018

Eleven international oil & gas, energy, science & technology and automotive companies from Asia, North America and Europe have joined the Hydrogen Council. The newcomers almost double Council membership one year on from its launch. trillion each year and providing 30 million jobs by mid-century.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

One casualty of the oil price downturn could be the megaproject. For years, as conventional oil reserves depleted and became increasingly hard to find, oil companies ventured into far-flung locales to find new sources of production. The collapse of oil prices, however, could kill off the megaproject.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Pipelines and barges have accommodated major portions of the growth in domestic energy liquids and gases, and they have done so without major new safety problems and within the basic framework of their longstanding regulatory and safety assurance systems.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

Alcoa recently completed the acquisition of RTI International Metals, Inc., a provider of titanium and specialty metal products and services for the aerospace, defense, energy and medical device markets. The merger was announced 9 March. This transaction positions Alcoa to capitalize on strong growth in the commercial aerospace sector.

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

November 27, oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. per barrel oil in 2015 and 2016 respectively, while the October projections are based $51.62 by Dalan McEndree for Oilprice.com. — Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. and $65.65 respectively.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

US refineries are running at record levels in response to robust domestic and international demand for motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: US Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. million b/d. million b/d.

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APRIL 16, 2014

British Airways and its partner Solena Fuels announced that the UK GreenSky facility to convert landfill waste into jet fuel ( earlier post ) will be built in Thames Enterprise Park, part of the site of the former Coryton oil refinery in Thurrock, Essex. The site has excellent transport links and existing fuel storage facilities.

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JULY 15, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $6 million to two projects to help develop next generation biofuels that will help drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. DOE is targeting the production of cost-competitive drop-in biofuels at $3 per gallon by 2017.

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MAY 26, 2022

Papers from BMW and Hydrogen Energy Research Lab show that sufficiently lean hydrogen combustion in properly designed combustion chamber results in close to zero NO x. Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. ID-Technologies is a Swiss engineering company specialized in energy technologies.

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APRIL 11, 2017

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US crude oil production, which averaged an estimated 8.9 million b/d in 2017 and 9.9 For summer 2017, EIA forecasts motor gasoline consumption to average 9.5 million b/d in 2018. million b/d this summer.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

If the proposed broad 20% border-adjustment tax were implemented and applied to the energy sector, the result would likely lead to a large increase in gasoline prices and a big premium in domestic oil prices vs. international, according to new analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. Pump prices could rise an average $0.30

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Suncor is targeting 1 million barrels per day output in 2020, with its growth in the oil sands underpinned by its alliance with Total. Canada-based Suncor Energy Inc., Approximately 80% of that production will be from the oil sands. Click to enlarge. We see several strategic advantages in the partnership with Total.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

The GREET model is a life-cycle analysis (LCA) tool, structured to systematically examine energy and environmental effects of a wide variety of transportation fuels and vehicle technologies in major transportation sectors (i.e., road, air, marine, and rail).

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million people worldwide in 2017, the paper notes. Specific recommendations include: Invest in clean renewable energy, in particular taking advantage of solar and wind power resources and reducing reliance on coal, oil, and gas. Only AIDS causes more deaths. billion IQ points across the continent.

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