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OCTOBER 2, 2019

The low levels in discoveries come as a result of a pullback during the past 10 years in the wildcat drilling that targets conventional oil and gas plays—most drastically after oil prices collapsed in 2014. —Keith King, senior advisor at IHS Markit and a lead author of the IHS Markit E&P trends analysis.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

In a newly released report, market analyst Visiongain has calculated the Arctic oil and gas exploration and production market to be worth $11.93 Although oil and gas have been produced in the Arctic region for years, many of the vast oil and gas fields that initiated interest in the Arctic are in decline.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

BP has sanctioned the $9-billion Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the United States, despite the current low oil price environment. Oil production is expected to begin in late 2021. Between 2013 and 2015, BP’s average daily production in US Gulf of Mexico increased from 189,000 barrels of oil equivalent to 249,000.

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APRIL 1, 2015

The question today is just how much Argentina is willing to change and how this plays into a low oil price environment that is already negatively impacting investment elsewhere. This translates to an estimated 802 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable shale gas and 27 billion barrels of oil.

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APRIL 28, 2024

. “While we saw drops in EV battery shipment in the first quarter caused by customers’ battery inventory adjustment, we expect to see improved market environment backed by launches of new EVs in North America,” SK On Chief Financial Officer Kim Kyunghoon said in a post-earnings conference call.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

The collapse of oil prices has ground shale drilling to a halt, but the one region where drilling is still active, and even increasing, is in West Texas. The rash of deals exemplify the latest trend as the oil markets slowly move towards balance and oil prices continue to languish below $50 per barrel.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

This will be the first time for the Panasonic Group to supply its lithium-ion batteries for a mass production plug-in hybrid vehicle. Given the growing public concern for conserving the environment and escalating oil prices, the demand for rechargeable batteries for eco-friendly vehicles is expected to grow rapidly.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Oil prices fell back suddenly over the last few trading sessions, dragged down by some forces beyond the oil market. dollar has helped drive up crude prices for weeks , but that came to an abrupt halt last week. A rebound for the greenback led to a steep decline in oil prices on Friday.

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

Today’s weak economic environment has reduced expectations of oil demand growth for the medium term, yet the reallocation of demand by region and key product, which has been underway for the last 15 to 20 years, is expected to continue. Product trade may grow in both volume and scope, however.

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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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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute. Global energy intensity, 1981-2010.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Given the unique and challenging Arctic environment and industry’s declining interest in the area, forgoing lease sales in the Arctic is the right path forward. The vast majority of US offshore oil production occurs in the Gulf of Mexico. —Secretary Jewell.

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Green Car Congress

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. Current product flow at Kern River field. Data: California DOGGR.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2016

The 2 June 2016 OPEC meeting will be held amid a backdrop of oil prices near $50 per barrel, a sharp drop in Nigerian production due to sabotage, turmoil in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia operating with a new oil minister, and Iran aggressively pumping close to pre-sanction levels. million barrels per day (bpd).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

If You’re a Free Range Oil Producer. Despite low oil prices, Saudi Arabia is maintaining its investment in its oil industry. as the drop in oil prices over the last year has put a strain on the nation’s finances.". for 2015 (based on actual average monthly prices through August of 53.97

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MAY 22, 2013

The results of the study, which was conducted as part of the Queensland Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative , were presented at the Boeing-hosted Aero Environment Summit in Sydney. Pongamia pinnata is a legume tree which produces a seed rich in oil.) developing cheaper and more effective microalgae harvesting technologies.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Oil companies are scratching their heads trying to figure out how to deal with a collapse in oil prices, now below $50 per barrel. Statoil, the semi-state-owned oil company from Norway, has been an offshore leader and Arctic pioneer. That delayed drilling for several consecutive years. Shell announced $4.16

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APRIL 6, 2017

billion barrels of conventional oil were discovered, roughly 45 days of global crude consumption or 0.2 Russia’s exploration activities, which were hit not only by plummeting oil prices but also by a targeted sanctions regime, suffered a double blow during this period. In 2016, only 3.7 percent of global proved reserves.

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MARCH 8, 2016

Nsolv is in the process of finalizing a partnership with a major heavy oil producer to construct a commercial-scale facility. Nsolv technology performs well, even in today’s low oil price environment, as it is commercially viable at between 5,000 and 10,000 barrels per day. The technology.

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APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

As part of the report, which was requested by Senators Barbara Boxer (as Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works) and Susan Collins, the GAO makes several recommendations to Congress and for executive (i.e. Increased biofuels production could have a variety of environmental effects, but the magnitude is largely unknown.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

It may be difficult to look beyond the current pricing environment for oil, but the depletion of low-cost reserves and the increasing inability to find major new discoveries ensures a future of expensive oil. However, now that oil prices are so low, oil companies have no room to boost spending.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In the paper, Nataliya Malyshkina and Deb Niemeier point out that the peak of oil production is estimated to occur approximately between 2010 and 2030, and note that all those dates are considerably earlier than their estimate of the time until renewable replacement technologies are viable in the market (around 2140).

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MAY 24, 2009

A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)— The Canadian Oil Sands: Energy Security vs Climate Change — claims that prudent greenhouse gas regulations can limit emissions from Canadian oil sands while still enabling robust development of the energy resource. Levi, CFR’s David M.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Other findings from the study include: Ethanol policy can have a substantial impact on corn prices. However, production costs of US corn-ethanol are very high. The gap between the intercept of the ethanol supply curve and the oil price creates large deadweight costs that may overwhelm any external benefits.

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MARCH 2, 2015

Because they make driving safer and more comfortable, because they conserve resources and protect the environment, and because they bring together the mobile and the digital worlds. Winterkorn also emphasized that Volkswagen remains committed to its environmental goals, and noted that the present low level of oil prices would not change that.

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MAY 9, 2020

The second quarter of 2020 will see the largest volume of liquids production cuts, including shut-in production, in the history of the oil industry, according to IHS Markit. Oil is produced in a wide variety of environments, which means there is no fixed equation and decision factors vary.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

That’s where government comes in.only the government can help influence [change] by having a price for carbon and technical incentives. ”. Mr. Immelt’s point is that the spike in oil prices to $147/barrel in 2008 is not enough on its own to get automakers to make electric vehicles. This could be another air mail idea.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

According to the analysis, the current anti-trust campaign environment could alter the relationships among consumers, dealer and OEMs. The campaign is expected to have a long-lasting effect on premium parts/vehicle prices in China. —Nigel Griffiths, chief automotive economist, IHS Automotive. Europe; Russia influences.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

“Debate about the future of oil sands development is so contentious that even the name of the resource is disputed: proponents typically use oil sands while opponents use tar sands. The source material is neither oil nor tar but bitumen, but is most generally described as an example of ultraheavy oil.”. Charpentier, A.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

The committee that wrote the report said that production of adequate volumes of biofuels are expected to meet consumption mandates for conventional biofuels and biomass-based diesel fuel. As of 2010, biofuel production was contingent on subsidies, tax credits, the import tariff, loan guarantees, RFS2, and similar policies.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

When oil prices rose to new highs in the 1970s, Brazil invested in ethanol created from the its sugar cane crops. Commercially available baker’s yeast was used to break down the sugar cane into ethanol, but genetic tests showed that this yeast quickly disappeared in the harsh environment of industrial fermentation vats.

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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Source: PBL.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

Volatility hurts us too, for as we’ve learned the price of oil can rise sharply in a short period of time. This means our economic stability is at stake because of our reliance on oil. In fact, four of the last five recessions were started by an oil price spike. [

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JUNE 20, 2011

The company aims to transform the chemical industry through the cost-advantaged, smaller-footprint production of bio-based chemicals as direct replacements for major industrial chemicals that are currently petroleum-based in a trillion-dollar global market. Genomatica expects to begin commercial production of Bio-BDO in 2012.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The report calculated that if companies had to pay for the full environmental costs of their production, they would lose 41 cents for every US$1 in earnings on average. Global food prices are predicted to rise 70 to 90 percent by 2030. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. billion in 2005.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

DNV GL expects LNG uptake to grow quickly in the next 5 to 10 years, first on relatively small ships operating in areas with developed gas bunkering infrastructure, where LNG prices are competitive to HFO (heavy fuel oil) prices. Ship electrification and renewables.

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