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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change. 2018) “Future transportation fuels.”

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APRIL 30, 2020

Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) released a new report “ Legal Grounds: Law and Policy Options to Facilitate a Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Production in California.”. California is the seventh-largest oil-producing state in the US. California is the seventh-largest oil-producing state in the US.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Conventional oil and gas discoveries during the past three years are at the lowest levels in seven decades and a significant rebound is not expected, according to a new report by global business information provider IHS Markit. —Keith King, senior advisor at IHS Markit and a lead author of the IHS Markit E&P trends analysis.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This growing trend not only benefits the environment but also presents an enormous opportunity for businesses associated with the EV ecosystem. As the demand for electric autos continues to rise, it’s clear that India is driving full-speed towards a sustainable future, setting an inspiring example for other nations to follow.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

The oil and gas boom in the United States was made possible by the extensive credit afforded to drillers. As is the nature of the junk-bond market, lots of money flowed to companies with much riskier drilling prospects than, say, the oil majors. The situation will compound itself if oil prices stay low.

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

Underinvestment in oil and gas development extended into a second year in 2021 even as global energy demand rebounded, raising the prospect of price shocks, scarcity and growing energy poverty, according to a new report by the International Energy Forum (IEF) and IHS Markit. —Joseph McMonigle, secretary general, IEF.

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APRIL 15, 2021

Goldman Sachs is preparing for the lapse of the Age of Oil, predicting big gains for the companies that continue to help expand the footprint of sustainable energy. However, Tesla isn’t the only car company that is listed , and cars are not the only topic that Goldman analysts are bullish on as the Age of Oil begins its imminent demise.

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JANUARY 31, 2019

As part of a strategy to continue providing low-emissions solutions for harsh offshore operating environments, Siemens has opened a fully robotized and digitalized plant in Norway that will develop and manufacture energy storage technologies for both marine and offshore oil and gas applications. Copyright: Neil Robertson.

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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.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Australia-based Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL says it has verified that its recently completed Sunbird-1 well off the southern Kenyan coast has intersected an oil column—the first such discovered off the East African coast. The gross oil column is assessed to be 14m thick beneath a gross gas column of 29.6m Location map.

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APRIL 6, 2017

On a global level, 2015 and 2016 marked the lowest level of new conventional oil discoveries since 1952. billion barrels of conventional oil were discovered, roughly 45 days of global crude consumption or 0.2 Russia’s Oil Production 1970-2020 and Russia’s Deep-Hole Oil & Gas Exploration Drilling. In 2016, only 3.7

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JUNE 27, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). Additionally, the companies will cooperate on the development of future automotive technologies. Earlier post.)

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JULY 30, 2017

A new class of materials which are suitable agents for displacing oil in enhanced oil recovery operations has been developed by scientists at Swansea University (UK) and scientists at Islamic Azad University in Iran. There, they used a 5-spot glass micromodel to evaluate the suitable agents for oil displacing in EOR. 7b01675.

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JUNE 15, 2019

In a major new report on hydrogen, the International Energy Agency says that the time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future. A wide variety of fuels are able to produce hydrogen, including renewables, nuclear, natural gas, coal and oil. —Dr Birol.

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MARCH 19, 2018

In the current study, he is testing bacteria that will elicit an adequately measurable cathode voltage while also being able to survive in a marine environment for the application of offshore oil spill detection. For this to work, the bacteria have to remain robust through a range of alkalinity, pressure and pH conditions.

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JULY 29, 2022

The Geothermal Energy from Oil and Gas Demonstrated Engineering (GEODE) initiative ( DE-FOA-0002632 ) solicits an administrator to establish and lead a consortium that will facilitate collaborative research, development, and demonstration (RD&D). The ultimate objective is to expand domestic geothermal deployment significantly.

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JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment. Modern Truck Scenario.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Results from a new modeling assessment of contamination in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) suggest that officially reported emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in that region have been greatly underestimated. Accounting for evaporative emissions (e.g., Average emissions densities from Shen et al. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ford F-150 Lightning (Source: Ford) A strong majority of car dealers complain the US government’s strategy is bringing them too fast into the electric vehicle future. It’s awkward to be dragged kicking and screaming into a future that’s already here. Especially because if you don’t do it, you will be irrelevant.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Proposed oil sands monitoring by 2015. The Government of Canada and Government of Alberta unveiled “The Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring” in a partnership to improve environmental monitoring in the oil sands region with a program that will sample more sites for more substances more frequently.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Statoil Canada has produced first oil from its SAGD (steam-assisted gravity drainage) Leismer Demonstration Project (LDP) in the Canadian oil sands after initiating steam injection in September 2010, one month ahead of schedule. Future phases of the Kai Kos Dehseh steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) project are also under study.

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JULY 10, 2015

A team at the University of Calgary (Canada) has compared the energy intensities and lifecycle GHG emissions of unconventional oils (oil sands and oil shale) alongside shale gas, coal, lignite, wood and conventional oil and gas. This is not the same as crude oil occurring naturally in shales, as in the Bakken.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

In the Douglas-Westwood Monday note , Andy Jenkins from the energy research group’s London office observes that the decline in oil prices may impact deepwater production and in particular a key future enabler: subsea processing (SSP).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The carbon intensity (CI) of Alberta oil sands production has significantly decreased over the last 40 years, according to a new study by a team from Stanford University published as an open access paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters. the Shell Quest project) could result in significant reductions in oil sands CI.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will lead to the development of new and improved oil sands technologies with reduced energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. —Canada Environment Minister Joe Oliver.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2016

US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Hopper released the final plan to guide future energy development for the Nation’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for 2017-2022. The vast majority of US offshore oil production occurs in the Gulf of Mexico. —Secretary Jewell.

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APRIL 26, 2012

The White House today released a national Bioeconomy Blueprint , a comprehensive approach to harnessing innovations in biological research to address national challenges in health, food, energy, and the environment. The objectives are: Support R&D investments that will provide the foundation for the future US bioeconomy.

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DECEMBER 5, 2015

A collaboration of researchers and plant breeders, led by farming company Velcourt and including biologists from the University of York, are a step closer to producing a biodegradable lubricant made from a new type of thermally-stable oilseed rape oil.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Europe’s transport sector is making only mixed progress in meeting its environment, health and climate policy targets, according to the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment which tracks the short and long-term environmental performance of this key economic sector across the European Union. in 2015 to 7.1%

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MAY 17, 2020

Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg N-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg P-eq.]. Land occupation in an urban environment [m 2 / year]. Toxicity of marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Smog formation [kg NMVOC-eq.].

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Shell announced on Monday that it will cease further exploration activity in offshore Alaska for the foreseeable future. billion of future contractual commitments. Although Shell found indications of oil and gas in the Burger J well, these were insufficient to warrant further exploration in the Burger prospect.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Based on this unprecedented environment, we are evaluating all appropriate steps to significantly reduce capital and operating expenses in the near term. Woods said that ExxonMobil has faced numerous market downturns throughout its long history and has experience operating in a sustained low-price environment. million net acres.

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MARCH 28, 2013

Suncor Energy is not proceeding with the Voyageur bitumen upgrader project in the Canadian oil sands. The oil market environment in the North America has changed significantly, Total notes. interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project operated by Suncor Energy. Total also owns a 39.2%

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JULY 15, 2016

In California, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) announced a set of regulations to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil refineries across the state. Annual public reporting of refinery safety metrics.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

The collected data during this pilot phase of the project will provide valuable information for the assessment of future applications of this emerging transport technology in the local environment. —Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter, Chief Technology Officer of Saudi Aramco.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

A new CALSTART brief indicates that California’s climate and energy policies are not only helping to protect the environment and improve air quality, but are also helping to accelerate growth of the clean transportation technology industry (CTTI) in the state.

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MAY 20, 2023

Supporting an increased use of renewable and recycled materials such as recycled carbon black from end-of-life tires; synthetic rubber derived from recycled plastic bags and bottles; renewable soybean oil; and rice Husk Silica derived from rice husks, which gives a meaningful purpose to a typically discarded byproduct of rice harvesting.

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