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Baker Institute experts: major parts of the US shale sector will ramp up with $60 oil prices

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If West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices stabilize at or above $60 per barrel, major parts of the United States shale sector that are currently dormant will ramp up, according to an analysis by experts in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Baker III and Susan G.

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Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

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The study, published as an open-access paper in Nature , offers a closer look at the relationship between decreasing demand for oil and a resilient, varied oil market—and the carbon footprint associated with both. It’s complex, and it’s not linear. Our model takes that into consideration. —Mohammad Masnadi.

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Machine learning PODA model projects the impact of COVID-19 on US motor gasoline demand

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More specifically, reliably projecting the oil demand, a critical leading indicator of the state of the US economy, is beneficial to related business activities and investment decisions. However, few studies have quantified and forecast the oil demands under multiple pandemic scenarios, and this research is desperately needed.

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Purdue study shows potential for growth in biofuels from corn stover

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Making biofuel from corn crop residue could become economically viable for farmers with government support and, therefore, lead to a major shift in crop rotation practices favoring more continuous corn plantings, according to a study by researchers at Purdue University. But with a subsidy of $1.01

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Sandia study finds meeting RFS2 requirements unlikely without stronger enforcement mechanism; the importance of drop-in biofuels

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Drop-in biofuels produced at scale and price-competitive with petroleum-based gasoline could greatly increase the probability of reaching the RFS2 targets. The Sandia study examines the set of circumstances under which the RFS2 mandate might be satisfied. —Westbrook et al.

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Purdue study projects that under likely adoption rates, use of biojet fuel alone will not meet aviation emissions reduction targets for 2050; the need to go above 50% blends

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Uncertainty range of the aviation GHG emissions under the High Oil price scenario (the most optimistic for biojet adoption), given in a box plot depicting the minimum, quartile, and maximum values. This study only examines the GHG emissions within the US domestic context. Credit: ACS, Agusdinata et al. Click to enlarge.

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Ricardo study suggests global oil demand may peak before 2020, falling to below 2010 levels by 2035

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Global demand for oil may well peak before 2020, falling back to levels significantly below 2010 demand by 2035, according to a multi-client research study conducted by Ricardo Strategic Consulting launched in June 2011 in association with Kevin J. The world is nearing a paradigm shift in oil demand. Lindemer LLC.

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