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MARCH 25, 2013

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar last week announced the Department of the Interior’s final plan for encouraging research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of oil shale and oil sands resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

In an interview with the Toronto Star , US Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson said that if the US is looking for “ long-term safe and secure sources of energy, Canada, and therefore the oil sands, need to be part of it. all means the United States simply can’t afford to demonize the oil sands, Jacobson says.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

The provincial government of Alberta and the federal government of Canada will invest C$865 million (US$822 million) in a large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the Athabasca oil sands. Tags: Canada Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Oil sands. The project will capture and store up to 1.2

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Utah Water Quality Board, in a 9-2 vote this week, agreed with the August 2012 recommendations of an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding a permit-by-rule issued by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for the proposed PR Spring an oil sands mine on state land in eastern Utah. USOS bitumen extraction process. Source: USOS.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Transmitting oil sands production. Synthetic crude is produced by upgrading bitumen and is a blend of naphtha, distillate and gas oil range materials produced by hydrotreating the naphtha, distillate and gas oil generated in a delayed coking unit.).

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MAY 12, 2017

Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. Cenovus Energy: Solvent Driven Process Field Demonstration.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Building a more efficient electric grid based on clean and renewable generation. The two leaders discussed practical ways the United States and Canada could encourage the development of clean energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Hydrogen is necessary in the upgrading of oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude, but it is a costly and carbon-intensive part of the process, given current hydrogen production technologies. In general, efficiencies in both the process reactions and required equipment means greater energy efficiency. will receive a $C1.5-million

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MAY 21, 2009

Metagenomics for Greener Production and Extraction of Hydrocarbon Energy. This C$11,584,423 project , led by Dr. Gerrit Voordouw at the University of Calgary, will sample and explore the biological processes at work in oil wells, oils sands, tailings ponds, and coal beds. Genome Alberta announced C$25.2 million (US$22.2

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MAY 17, 2021

Two Canadian companies, Suncor Energy and ATCO Ltd., Suncor Energy is Canada’s leading integrated energy company, with a global team of more than 30,000 people. Suncor’s operations include oil sands development, production and upgrading, offshore oil and gas, and petroleum refining in Canada and the US.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Joe Oliver, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and Ola Borten Moe, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, signed a joint statement on cooperation in the energy sector. The statement outlines four main priorities for cooperation between Norway and Canada in the energy sector: General. Oil and gas.

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JULY 20, 2010

has successfully performed combustion acceptability tests of crude oil recovered from the Gulf of Mexico with its heat-regenerative external combustion engine. An unmanned surface vehicle that searches for spilled oil on the open seas or along coastlines is completely feasible. Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc.

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AUGUST 18, 2013

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) reports that 1,275.7 HPCSS has been used in oil recovery in Alberta for more than 30 years, AER noted. The heat softens the bitumen and the water dilutes and separates the bitumen from the sand. The incident site locations are approximately 45 km NW of Cold Lake, Alberta.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $41,270,609, with the remainder funded by industry and the research partners. Post-cruise analyses will determine the in situ concentrations, the physical properties, the lithology, and the thermodynamic state of methane hydrate bearing sand reservoirs.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Because full aluminum wheels are expensive and energy intensive to produce and full steel wheels are heavy, the decision was taken to blend the two. Instead of hard-to-clean carpets, oli features a single-piece, modular floor covering made in partnership with BASF from Expanded Thermoplastic PolyUrethane (E-TPU).

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

has entered into an agreement with Clean Coal Ltd., We believe that UCG technology has not only great applications for Nova Scotia but can play a bigger picture in Canada’s energy supply strategy. CCL will seek to combine UCG with carbon capture and sequestration to produce a high quality, clean, affordable synthetic gas.

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MAY 2, 2010

The authors are Pushker Kharecha and James Hansen from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies & Columbia University Earth Institute (GISS); Charles Kutscher from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Edward Mazria from 2030 Inc./ Architecture 2030. A first step is to remove fossil fuel subsidies. Kharecha et al. Kharecha et al.

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Coal Emissions Oil-Sands Climate Change 239

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APRIL 17, 2010

The Government of Canada has established a Heavy Oil Working Group. Comprising countries such as Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Venezuela, the Heavy Oil Working Group will collaborate on clean energy research to reduce the impact of fossil fuel development. Minister Paradis.

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MAY 21, 2012

GreatPoint Energy and China Wanxiang Holdings have officially closed their investment and partnership agreement which was highlighted during an official signing ceremony between senior US and Chinese government officials in 2012. As part of the transaction, GreatPoint Energy has raised equity investment and secured project funding of $1.25

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

RFA and Growth Energy said they will defend the Judge’s decision that the LCFS is unconstitutional in any appeal that may be filed by ARB. Nichols noted that: The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is an essential part of California’s program to move away from dirty fuels and toward a clean energy future.

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JUNE 1, 2013

Northern Gateway’s West line, 36 inches in diameter, would transport an average of 525,000 barrels of oil sands crude per day to Kitimat. The provincial government has established, and maintains, strict conditions in order for British Columbia to consider the construction and operation of heavy-oil pipelines in the province.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

But with asphaltene-rich sources such as oil sands and heavy oils gaining importance, researchers are focusing more on a molecular-level understanding of the complex material, according to the cover story in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News , ACS’ weekly newsmagazine. Source: London Centre for Nanotechnology.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Hydraulic fracturing is a process that drills vertical and horizontal cracks underground that help withdraw gas, or oil, from coalbeds, shale and other geological formations. There are concerns that hydraulic fracturing may impact ground water and surface water quality in ways that threaten human health and the environment.

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MARCH 31, 2013

A breach in ExxonMobil’s Pegasus crude oil pipeline occurred late Friday afternoon near Mayflower, AR (about 20 miles north northwest of Little Rock and at the southeastern end of the Lake Conway reservoir). Efforts are being made to keep oil away from Lake Conway. Route of the Pegasus pipeline. Source: ExxonMobil. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

The plants will be based on BTL’s Fast Pyrolysis Oil (FPO) technology which converts biomass to oil through a rapid pyrolysis process. The fast pyrolysis technology mixes biomass particles and hot sand in a reactor which transforms the material into pyrolysis oil.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

As the US looks for safe and secure sources of energy, Canadian oil sands still have a significant role to play. Tags: Green credentials Latest news Alberta to Wisconsin pipeline Canadian oil sands David Jacobsen environmental concerns Green cars Whole Foods.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 11 research projects that will help find ways to extract more energy from unconventional oil and gas resources while reducing environmental risks for awards totalling $12.4 The selections include $10.3 The selections include $10.3

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JULY 28, 2009

Optimal use of clean energy is especially important in Alberta, the Canadian province with the highest amount of thermally generated power in Canada and also home to the majority of oil-sands production. While wind energy production mostly happens at night, all four scenarios point to the need for smart charging systems.

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MAY 13, 2021

Two major players in Alberta’s oil and gas industry announced a new hydrogen project recently. Suncor is one of the last remaining oil and gas majors in Alberta’s oil sands. It’s a vertically integrated oil and gas company, […]. The details say otherwise.

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MARCH 17, 2009

Water consumption or withdrawals per unit of energy produced, by energy type, in the United States. With increasing frequency ,” write the Pacific Institute researchers, “ we value energy production over water production. ”. by Jack Rosebro. Source: DHI Group. Click to enlarge. Climate change. Sectoral Water Risks.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

This approval, pursuant to Title 40 CFR Part 79 promulgated under the Clean Air Act, is required for the sale of RFGasoline into US commerce. The RTP pyrolysis process is based on the application of a hot “transported” bed (typically sand) that is circulating between two key vessels. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Co-sponsored by NRG and COSIA (Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance), the 4-½ year competition will include two tracks, with the new technologies tested at either a coal power plant or a natural gas facility. According to the International Energy Agency, 82% of the world’s energy supply is derived from fossil fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

This registration, pursuant to Title 40 CFR Part 79 of the Clean Air Act, is required for the sale of RFDiesel in the US. FCC units are found in most refineries worldwide and are used to produce gasoline and diesel from vacuum gas oil (VGO). There, Ensyn’s RFO is used as a feedstock in Fluid Catalytic Crackers (FCCs).

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JANUARY 20, 2015

IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and its subsidiary Axens have formed a strategic alliance to develop and to commercialize a new technology for the low cost production of bio-based benzene, toluene and paraxylene using Anellotech’s process of Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis (CFP) of non-food biomass. Anellotech Inc., Earlier post.).

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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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MARCH 18, 2009

The Government of Alberta, Canada, through the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI), is providing C$8.83 The project in north-central Alberta aims to develop a commercial operation that produces clean, synthesis gas for power generation. Simplified UCG process. Click to enlarge. million (US$7.0 Start-up is planned for 2012.

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