trillion) through to 2050 and can help cut the world’s road transport energy use and CO 2 emissions by nearly half in that same time, by improving vehicle fuel economy, according to an opinion paper recently published by the Commonwealth Advisory Bureau (CAB) and sponsored by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI). Trinidad and Tobago is interested in starting discussions on fuel economy with the GFEI. Commonwealth countries can cut their cumulative oil bill by £2 trillion (US$3.2 MORE

The Honorable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources, initiated the working group with leaders from countries with heavy oil potential in the Americas during the Ministerial meeting of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) in Washington, DC on 16 April. At the Fifth Summit of the Americas held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in April, 2009, US President Obama announced the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). MORE

G2X Energy, Inc. and Methanol Holdings Trinidad Limited (MHTL) announced that MHTL intends to partner with G2X Energy to construct the world-scale methanol-to-gasoline (MTG)-ready, methanol production facility being developed by G2X Energy in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Big Lake Fuels plant will initially produce methanol, and methanol-to-gasoline production will be an option in the future, said G2X Energy President and CEO Tim Vail. MORE

BP is taking delivery of six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to support its expanding global LNG portfolio, and to respond to growing demand for lower-carbon energy sources around the world. BP also participates in LNG projects in Australia, UAE, Indonesia, Trinidad and Angola. MORE

MCW Energy Group, a Canadian holding company involved in fuel distribution and the creation of oil sands extraction technology, announced successful results of processing random Alberta oil sands tailings ponds samples in a series of preliminary laboratory tests. Vladimir Podlipskiy, Chief Technology Officer for MCW Energy Group. MCW Energy Group intends on licensing its technology, including the processing of tailings pond deposits on a worldwide basis. MORE

The use of natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions six to 11 percent, according to the US Department of Energy. The 12 new CNG stations will be built by TruStar Energy in Amarillo, Texas; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Trinidad, Colo., UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. MORE

Eastman originally bought the plant in 2007 for a $1.6-billion coal-gasification project, but called off the project in late 2009 due to high capital requirements, the narrow difference between petroleum and natural gas prices and uncertain US energy policy. MORE

UPS announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and, Trinidad, Colo., will use the RNG from Clean Energy to operate UPS delivery vehicles. Clean Energy, co-founded by T. Boone Pickens and Clean Energy President and CEO Andrew J. According to Clean Energy, Redeem RNG yields at least a 70% reduction1 in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared to conventional diesel or gasoline. MORE

The report analyzes several LNG pathways, including LNG from Algeria, Australia, Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Trinidad & Tobago and the USA. A lifecycle study by consultancy thinkstep, commissioned by SEALNG and SGMF, has found that greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of up to 21% are achievable now from LNG as a marine fuel, compared with current oil-based marine fuels, over the entire life-cycle from Well-to-Wake (WtW). MORE

” —British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, summing up the historical significance of COP 15. February, 2009 : Record heat waves in late January and early February overloaded urban energy, water, and transport systems in the southernmost states of South Australia and Victoria and intensified hundreds of seasonal and man-made bushfires throughout the countryside, killing 374 people. “ We are seeking nothing less than the transformation of our energy system. MORE