Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2009
The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to US refineries. This week, the RFA happened to issue two pieces, each touching on the impact of oil sands production.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
Despite what appears to be a saturated oil market in 2014, oil producers around the world will struggle to meet rising demand over the next few decades. Global oil demand is expected to increase by 37 percent by 2040, with a dominant proportion of that coming from developing countries—i.e. China and India.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
But these are just the costs of lifting oil out of the ground. State-owned oil companies often have many more responsibilities than just producing oil. It’s hard to measure costs when this oil has to pay for all the luxuries of the Saudi royal family. That’s just one opinion, but it’s a poignant one.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 21, 2014
All crude oil produced in and offshore of California is assumed to be refined in California. The volume contributions for California crudes are based on oil production data obtained from the California Department of Conservation. Crude from the oil sands in Canada was headed by a carbon intensity of 24.49
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2012
Profound shifts in the regional distribution of oil demand and supply growth will redefine the refining industry and transform global oil trade over the next five years, according to the annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR) released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The oil market is at a crossroads.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2012
World oil production capacity to 2020 (crude oil and NGLs, excluding biofuels). 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 Source: Maugeri 2012.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Average values for WTW GHG emissions for oil sands and other crudes, tight boundary. When the oil sands products refined in the United States are considered—a mixture of oil sands and lower-carbon blending components—the GHG emissions are, on average, 9% higher than the average crude processed in the US.
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