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EIA: China processed record amounts of crude oil in 2021 but exported less gasoline and diesel

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China processed record amounts of crude oil in 2021 to meet rising domestic consumption of petroleum products, according to analysis by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, China processed a record 14 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in 2021, a 4.6%

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MIT/UC Davis professors challenge claims that ethanol production decreased gasoline prices in 2010 and 2011

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Knittel/Smith results for implied gasoline price effects from elimination of ethanol for 2010 using Du/Hayes model and pooled-sample estimates. t margin for oil refiners. Because ethanol production increased smoothly during the sample period, statistical analysis with this variable is fraught with danger. Click to enlarge.

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BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% seen in 2010, according to the newly released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012. seen in 2010, according to the newly released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012. The fossil fuel mix continues to change with oil, the world’s leading fuel at 33.1%

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?. Annual statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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API: total US petroleum demand topped 20.8 mb/d in July, highest since 2005; on-road fuel demand down

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year-over-year increase and the highest demand for the month since 2005, according to the latest Monthly Statistical Report released by the American Petroleum Institute (API). The increase in demand came as the US continued to sustain world-leading production, which continues to meet virtually all global oil demand growth. y/y to 3.0

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The electricity in gasoline

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Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division ) The US is, hoorah, #1. And that doesn't include the electricity used in oil extraction and pumping. I just ran across the latest available data, from 2005, for the electricity consumption by petroleum refineries. Almost 49,000,000,000 kWh.

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Platts Report: China oil demand rises 2.9% in October from year ago, YTD up 2%

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China’s apparent oil demand in October rose 2.9% Despite the year-over-year increase, China’s apparent oil demand in October slipped 2.5% Meanwhile, total apparent oil demand was 9.96 million b/d, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) mid-November. China’s oil product imports tumbled 22.2%

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