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Bakken Energy to purchase synfuels plant and convert to blue hydrogen production as part of $2B hydrogen hub project

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Located near Beulah, North Dakota, the Synfuels Plant will be transformed into the largest and lowest-cost, blue hydrogen production facility in the United States. As part of the agreement between Basin Electric and Bakken the Synfuels Plant will continue existing operations through 2025.

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US EIA: US crude oil production fell by 8% in 2020, the largest annual decrease on record

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In March 2020, crude oil prices decreased because of the sudden drop in petroleum demand that resulted from the global response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. North Dakota had the second-largest decrease at 242,000 b/d (17%) to an annual average of 1.18 In January 2020, US crude oil production reached a peak of 12.8

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Marathon Petroleum implements Topsoe technology at Martinez Renewables facility in California

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The facility, part of Marathon’s 50/50 joint venture with Neste, utilizes Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to convert bio-feedstock into renewable diesel. With HydroFlex, customers can convert low-value feedstocks into drop-in renewable jet and diesel that meets all globally accepted specifications for these fuels.

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Electrify America to more than double its current EV charging network by end of 2025

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Both initiatives are part of a global announcement today by the parent company Volkswagen Group to substantially increase public charging infrastructure in North America, Asia and Europe. Electrify America is the largest, open DC (Direct Current) Fast Charging network in the US.

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

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Meanwhile, the parts of the country that weren’t prioritizing expanding charging infrastructure or interested in backing California’s vehicle mandates saw the needle moving in the opposite direction. Charging infrastructure in California drastically eclipses infrastructure in North Dakota. percent witnessed in June of 2022.

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MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

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The research was a collaboration between MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment and the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. —study leader Steven Barrett, an associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. Resources.

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Transcanada restarts Keystone oil sands pipeline operations

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On Friday, 3 June, the US Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), part of the US Department of Transportation, had issued a Corrective Order requiring the company to take specified corrective actions with respect to the pipeline prior to resumption of operations. The tar sands are estimated (e.g.,

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