Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2013

Crude oil imports from the top five foreign suppliers to the United States—which in 2012 were Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela, and Iraq, in that order—accounted for almost 72% of total US net crude oil imports, the highest proportion since 1997, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Saudi Arabia.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2015

With its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, one of the mandates of 12-member OPEC is to “ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers, and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.” Venezuela’s Woes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Long a major onshore and offshore producer of conventional crude, the recent growth in Canada’s liquids production has been driven by bitumen and upgraded synthetic crude oil produced from the oil sands of Alberta. Canada is the largest supplier of foreign oil to the United States, followed by Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Venezuela.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

It brings an additional cause of concern for global energy security at a time of heightened geopolitical risks in some major producer countries, such as Venezuela, the IEA said. There, investment rebounded sharply and output rose, on the back of production costs being reduced by 50% since 2014. In addition, 6.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Current product flow at Kern River field. Data: California DOGGR.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2011

This follows the completion of the deal announced last October in which BP’s existing partner, PdVSA of Venezuela, agreed to sell its 50% interest in the joint venture to Rosneft. In addition to these refineries, ROG owns DHC Solvent Chemie, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of solvents and other speciality products from oil.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2016

The 2 June 2016 OPEC meeting will be held amid a backdrop of oil prices near $50 per barrel, a sharp drop in Nigerian production due to sabotage, turmoil in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia operating with a new oil minister, and Iran aggressively pumping close to pre-sanction levels. There will always be a need for additional production.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2013

In the absence of the pipeline, alternate transportation routes would result in oilsands production growth being more or less unchanged, IHS CERA found. Based on continuing oil sands supply growth and the lack of new pipeline capacity through the next few years, we expect rail movements to increase to about 360,000 bd by the end of 2014.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2015

Saudis have moved into the product business in a big way,” said Fereidun Fesharaki of FGE Energy. With Saudi Arabia's refined fuel contributing to the global supply glut, what will be its impact on the refining markets especially those in Asia? It makes trade flows in products very different,” said Amrita Sen of Energy Aspects.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Russia supplied about 30 percent (146.6 The Saudi decision to let the market set prices and to pursue market share, has led to steep declines in crude and petroleum product prices. They include bans on financing for and the supply of critical equipment and technology to important Russian energy projects. mmbbl/day) in 2013.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

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 top four suppliers were Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. Source: FEIS, Appendix V. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

While the IEA projects surplus production will begin to recede in 2H 2016, they are suffering now (and in any case, it is a projection). As we have pointed out, RBC Capital’s fragile five , Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Venezuela, the pain is intense. Moreover, any comfort the OPEC outsiders gain at best may be cold comfort.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices. Venezuela, an OPEC member, has even proposed an emergency summit meeting. This decision set crude prices on a downward path. and EU Ukraine-related economic and financial sanctions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

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. Average values for WTW GHG emissions for oil sands and other crudes, tight boundary. Source: IHS CERA.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2016

The impact of rising oil prices on North American light tight oil (LTO) production is said to be a “Catch 22”, the title of Joseph Heller’s popular 1961 novel set in WWII. If prices went too low the LTO operators couldn’t afford to drill, which would shrink supply and cause prices to rise. by David Yager for Oilprice.com.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Bad things happen when demand outstrips supply. We learned that lesson too well at the start of the pandemic, when demand for toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, masks, and ventilators outstripped the available supply. Clearly, balancing the supply and demand of goods is critical for a stable, normal, functional society.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply. Production of conventional crude oil—the largest single component of oil supply—remains at current levels before declining slightly to around 68 mb/d by 2035. Electric vehicles. —WEO 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

For example, in Nigeria, Glencore and Glencore’s UK subsidiaries entered into multiple agreements to purchase crude oil and refined petroleum products from Nigeria’s state-owned and state-controlled oil company. Glencore also admitted to bribery of officials in Brazil and Venezuela. Gulf Coast High-Sulfur Fuel Oil).

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

This is the sum of the emissions from raw materials, production, shipping, operation and end-of-life disposal – not just how clean it is to operate. Battery production is known to be the most energy-intensive part of the manufacturing process of an EV. In comparison, EV engines run on lithium batteries.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

That’s why when measuring the efficiency of a vehicle, it’s become common to measure the processes involved in the entire ‘life cycle’ of a vehicle – what’s referred to as ‘cradle to grave’, or the sum of the emissions from raw materials, production, shipping, operation, and recycling – not just how clean it is to drive.

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