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DOE-Sponsored Seismic Project Helps Identify Untapped Oil in Developed Reservoirs

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Using innovative seismic-based technologies developed with funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE), a Kansas drilling company has discovered an untapped, 10-foot-thick oil zone in a developed Colorado reservoir. discovered the oil zone near Cheyenne Wells, Colo., Mull Drilling Company of Wichita, Kan.,

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

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Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. The proposed Project is not likely to impact the amount of crude oil produced from the oil sands. Source: FEIS, Appendix V.

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

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The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would primarily transport crude oil from the WCSB and Bakken regions.

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DOE awarding $35.4M to 13 projects to advance deepwater drilling technologies

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million 13 projects aimed at reducing risks while enhancing the environmental performance of drilling for natural gas and oil in ultra-deepwater settings. The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma — Intelligent Casing-Intelligent Formation Telemetry System. Brief descriptions of the selected projects follow: ?.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Incremental well-to-wheels GHG emissions from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared to Well-to-Wheels GHG Emissions from Displacing Reference Crudes Click to enlarge. Domestic production of crude oil has increased significantly, from approximately 5.5 That portion of the pipeline has already been built. million bpd in 2010 to 6.5

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New Nanohybrid Catalysts Could Streamline Biofuel Production

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Schematic illustration of the reactions taking place at the water/oil interface in the solid-stabilized emulsions. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have developed a new family of solid catalysts that can stabilize water-oil emulsions and catalyze reactions at the liquid/liquid interface. Click to enlarge.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Water (1 project). RTI International will work with ADM, Albemarle and ConocoPhillips to develop a novel single-step catalytic biomass pyrolysis process with high carbon conversion efficiency to produce stable bio-crude oil with low oxygen content. Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight. Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects).

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