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E15 now available in North Dakota

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E15 blended gasoline is now available in four of North Dakota’s larger cities. North Dakota is the ninth state to offer the fuel blend containing 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. The others are Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

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EIA: rising North Dakota oil production and demand spurs two new small refineries

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One of two new small (20,000 bbl/d each) refineries being built in North Dakota broke ground this week, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted in a brief. The Dakota Prairie facility is scheduled to be built in 20 months. North Dakota currently has one refinery, the Tesoro Mandan refinery located near Bismarck.

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NDPC study finds Bakken crude similar to other light sweet crudes, no greater rail transport risk

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Bakken crude is similar to other North American light, sweet crudes and does not pose a greater risk to transport by rail than other transportation fuels, according to a study recently completed by Turner, Mason & Company for the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC). —Kari Cutting, vice president of the NDPC.

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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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At the heart of the problem are utility companies that refuse to pursue interregional transmission projects, and sometimes even impede them, because new projects threaten their profits and disrupt their industry alliances. The goal is to keep the lights on at a low cost by utilizing an efficient mix of power plants.

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EERC and Tesoro Partner on $1M Project to Produce Refinery-Based Renewable Drop-in Fuels from Crambe and Other Oilseed Crops

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The EERC will tailor its jet fuel technologies for at least two selected North Dakota feedstock oils, and a 2-gallon jet fuel sample will be produced from each feedstock. The North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) awarded $500,000 in cost-share funding. Earlier post.) Diesel Fuel.

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$67 Oil Has All The Majors Converging in Argentina

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But with the crash in prices since mid-2014, the effect of the regulation has reversed: motorists are now effectively subsidizing the oil industry. Prices for light oil are set at $67 per barrel and natural gas prices fixed at $7.50 The higher prices they pay offer a huge lifeline for the oil industry. per million Btu (MMBtu).

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Record $86B in 2011 US oil and gas upstream deals, led by unconventional sector with $62B

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a provider of information, marketing and advisory services for the oil and gas industry. Industry appetite for oil-rich resource plays, particularly the North Dakota Bakken shale, Texas Eagle Ford shale and Ohio Utica shale, drove deal activity in the unconventional sector to a record $62 billion.

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