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APRIL 18, 2023

People from Chevron and Toyota will be driving Toyota’s Tundra, RAV4 and Camry on this road trip with the objective of demonstrating the fuel, which is more than 40% less carbon intensive than traditional gasoline on a lifecycle basis, according to Chevron. The road trip will run from Mississippi through Louisiana before concluding in Texas.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

REG converts waste and byproduct fats and oils into biodiesel and renewable diesel. This hydrotreater pilot plant will utilize the expertise of both organizations to better understand how various biomass feedstocks can play a role in the production of renewable fuels with a specific focus on renewable diesel.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 3, 2021

Yesterday, I spent the day down at the Louisiana State Capitol advocating for electric vehicles and clean energy while my state’s lawmakers were having their session. I learned a lot.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Upon completion of the project, Kinder Morgan’s Harvey, Louisiana facility will serve as the primary hub where Neste will store a variety of raw materials including, for example, the used cooking oil it collects from more than 40,000 restaurants across the United States. —Jeremy Baines, President of Neste US.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

With the disputes now resolved, REG and Neste Oil look forward to working together to grow and expand the renewable fuels and chemicals marketplace globally. REG became the owner of the former Dynamic Fuels facility in Geismar, Louisiana in June, 2014.

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JUNE 25, 2021

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and PBF Chalmette Refinery Manager Steven Krynski announced that the company is studying the possible conversion of an idled refinery unit into a renewable diesel production complex. and is capable of processing both light and heavy crude oil. Bernard Parish consider the project.

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

The number of active rigs drilling for oil and gas fell by their most in two months, according to the latest data from oil services firm Baker Hughes. There were 19 oil rigs that were removed from operation as of Oct. There are now 1,590 active oil rigs, the lowest level in six weeks. 17, compared to the prior week.

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JUNE 18, 2023

billion, clean hydrogen-ammonia production and export facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. a carbon solutions provider with more than two decades of successfully managing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and Hafnia, one of the world’s leading oil product tanker owners and operators. Earlier post.) Expected to produce 7.2

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

EIA said that two factors behind growing US renewable diesel capacity are rising targets for state and federal renewable fuel programs and biomass-based diesel tax credits. Renewable diesel is a fuel that is chemically equivalent to petroleum diesel and nearly identical in its performance characteristics.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

South African energy and chemicals group Sasol today announced that it has chosen the southwestern region of the State of Louisiana as the site for a planned gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility. Sasol will embark on a feasibility study to evaluate the viability of a GTL venture in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, over the next 18 months.

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MAY 30, 2012

Neste Oil Corporation has filed a patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Neste Oil is the world’s leading producer of premium-quality renewable diesel. —Matti Hautakangas, Neste Oil’s General Counsel.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) staff has released for public comment four new Tier 2 renewable diesel (RD) pathways using soy oil, used cooking oil, tallow, and corn oil at the Diamond Green facility in St. Charles, Louisiana. Used Cooking Oil. Description.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Neste Oil Corporation has filed a new patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc. This follows a patent infringement action filed by Neste Oil in May 2012 ( earlier post ) against the same defendants concerning infringement of a Neste Oil product patent.

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MAY 30, 2012

Neste Oil Corporation has filed a patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Neste Oil is the world’s leading producer of premium-quality renewable diesel. —Matti Hautakangas, Neste Oil’s General Counsel.

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MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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MARCH 12, 2014

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will hold four alternative fuel workshops over the next three weeks. The Bio-Oil Co-Processing: Expanding the Refinery Supply System Workshop will be held on 3 April in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Dynamic Fuels, LLC, a 50/50 venture of Tyson Foods, Inc. Dynamic Fuels’ Geismar, Louisiana plant has the design capacity to produce 75 million gallons of renewable diesel, naphtha and LPG per year, of which the primary product is ASTM D975 renewable diesel. Mansfield markets and distributes more than 2.5

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

These 50,000 dead weight tonne vessels will be built with MAN ME-LGI flex fuel engines running on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil. Methanol is a sulfur-free fuel that provides many environmental and clean burning benefits. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 5, 2011

NuStar Logistics, EOG Resources Rail Yard (Louisiana) LLC and EOG Resources Marketing, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement to develop, build and own jointly a 70,000-barrel-per-day unit train offloading facility at NuStar’s crude oil terminal in St. both subsidiaries of EOG Resources, Inc.) NuStar Energy L.P.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

The plant would utilize REG’s proprietary Bio-Synfining technology for the production of renewable diesel fuel. Planned feedstocks include a mix of waste fats, oils and greases, including regionally-sourced vegetable oils, animal fats and used cooking oil. The final step ?in

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

The process hydrogenates triglycerides and free fatty acid feedstocks which are then isomerized to create a high-quality hydrocarbon fuel (RD). The process hydrogenates triglycerides and free fatty acid feedstocks which are then isomerized to create a high-quality hydrocarbon fuel (RD). Rendered animal fat: 31.86. UCO: 19.92.

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JULY 10, 2014

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that its green fuels process technology has been selected by Petrixo Oil & Gas to produce renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel at a new refinery to be built in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The process technology is capable of processing a variety of renewable feedstocks.

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MAY 18, 2018

April saw the US produce a record 10,543,000 barrels per day (MBD) of oil, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute. Jet fuel demand also achieved its strongest April on record. Strong global demand raised international oil prices by more than domestic ones. Domestic WTI crude oil prices averaged $66.25

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AUGUST 24, 2017

REG has submitted five pathways for the production of renewable diesel (RD) from a variety of feedstocks—rendered used cooking oil; non-rendered used cooking oil; corn oil; tallow; and soy oil—to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for consideration as Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) pathways.

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MAY 21, 2014

to acquire Tyson’s 50% ownership position in Dynamic Fuels, LLC. Tyson and Syntroleum formed Dynamic Fuels in 2007 as a 50/50 joint venture. REG will also fund repayment of approximately $12 million of Dynamic Fuels’ indebtedness to Tyson at closing. (REG) has reached an agreement with Tyson Foods, Inc. Earlier post.)

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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).

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MAY 4, 2018

The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will, for the first time, use renewable diesel, a low-emissions, 99% petroleum-free fuel, to power more than 1,000 City government vehicles, including in large vehicles such as sanitation trucks. The final step ?in

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

The basic New Oil process. Louisiana-based startup New Oil Resources (NOR) is commercializing a near-critical (i.e., New Oil Resources licensed the technology (US Patent 6,180,845 ) in 2009 from Louisiana State University (LSU); the original developers of the process are Drs. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Cool Planet Energy Systems, a renewable fuels and biochar company ( earlier post ), closed on its targeted $100 million Series D financing. Cool Planet’s green fuels are chemically identical to fossil fuels, with one of the lowest capital costs in the industry. The private placement has been jointly led by UBS and Goldman Sachs.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

kWh—approximately 2–4 times current retail costs—for emission-free alternatives to fossil fuel electricity due to the cost of health impacts from fossil fuel electricity, according to a new analysis by a pair of researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Energy and Climate Change Office, Region 9.

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APRIL 15, 2014

California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted five new and one revised Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comment website. The revised package is for corn oil biodiesel. Charles, Louisiana in June 2013. The baseline CI value for petroleum diesel fuel is 94.71

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced five major agricultural research projects aimed at developing regional, renewable energy markets, generating rural jobs, and decreasing America’s dependence on foreign oil. The project aims to develop a regional source of renewable aviation fuel for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

That hasn't stopped the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers lobbying arm from calling the rule "Biden's EPA car ban." Unfortunately, big money from gas and oil is behind certain politicians -- and, as our Louisiana example shows, some states make big money off of oil and gas production and would rather not see that jeopardized.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Air Products had operated two hydrogen pipeline systems in Texas and Louisiana before joining them with a new 180-mile segment. billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day to Louisiana and Texas customers. The company announced the pipeline project in 2010 and placed it onstream in August 2012 to begin supply of more than 1.2

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, was awarded a $4-million grant by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) as one of the 15 REMOTE projects ( earlier post ) receiving a combined $34 million to find advanced biocatalyst technologies that can convert natural gas to liquid fuel for transportation.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Shell and its affiliates will build two additional small-scale natural gas liquefaction units to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America. Shell is also working to use natural gas as a fuel in its own operations. Earlier post.) Gulf Coast. Lawrence Seaway.

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APRIL 25, 2011

will supply rotating equipment for the first full-scale production of renewable diesel fuel in the US. The Houston-based oil and gas equipment maker received the order from Diamond Green Diesel LLC. Houston Business Journal. Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Earlier post.). UOP is a Honeywell company.

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