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Harvard Kennedy School researcher forecasts sharp increase in world oil production capacity and risk of price collapse

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Oil production capacity is surging in the United States and several other countries at such a fast pace that global oil output capacity could grow by nearly 20% from the current 93 million barrels per day to 110.6 Such an increase in capacity could prompt a plunge or even a collapse in oil prices, he suggests. shale oil production.

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3 Key EV Charging Infrastructure Issues that need to be Addressed

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A 2023 global study of electric vehicle chargers showed the number would reach 45 million in 2027 —a significant jump from the 4.2 Concentration of Charging Points When people are in the market for vehicles, they must consider aspects such as price, safety and how well the automobiles align with their lifestyles. million in 2023.

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Blue Marble Biomaterials launches first zero-waste chemical biorefinery

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has launched the first zero-waste chemical biorefinery in the US in Missoula, Montana. The feedstock flexibility can manifest as price stability for Blue Marble’s chemical customers, Ogilvie noted. If we have fixed feedstock [such as the waste spent grain], we have price stability. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil

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Its properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Louisiana and Montana. The transaction value includes $10 billion of existing XTO debt and is based on the closing share prices of ExxonMobil and XTO on 11 December 2009.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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million global public charging stations, with a 55% increase in 2021 alone. Transitioning from Time-Based to kWh Pricing At the beginning of the EV industry, charging fees were based on time, where EV owners paid for the duration of their charging sessions. Similar to Iowa, Montana introduced a $0.03

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California ARB issues feedstock-only pathway for camelina-based fuels under LCFS; zero ILUC emissions results in very low CI fuels

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a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Clean Energy Holdings, a feedstock-only pathway for the production of camelina-based fuels under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Camelina is primarily grown in Montana, eastern Washington, the Dakotas, and Alberta, Canada. The California Air Resources Board has issued Sustainable Oils Inc.,

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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from a global perspective, the decision whether or not to build the proposed Project would be unlikely to substantially affect the rate of extraction and combustion of WCSB oil sands crude and its impact on the global market.” The oil sands’ GHG results do not necessarily represent the average or actual oil sands composition (i.e.,