Archive for October, 2015

Increased recycling may reduce metals sector energy use in China

Increased recycling may reduce metals sector energy use in China

China produces the most aluminum and steel in the world, while having much lower recycling rates than the USA China produces more steel and aluminum than any other country. Secondary production, or producing metal from recycled scrap metal, is the primary opportunity to reduce the country’s energy intensity for both of these industries, because secondary production […]

By October 31, 2015 0 Comments Read More →
Public chargers not needed to enable electric vehicles adoption – study

Public chargers not needed to enable electric vehicles adoption – study

85% of electric vehicles charging happens at home, most of remaining charging occurs at work As California prepares to spend $1 billion on public charging infrastructure to hasten adoption of electric vehicles, a new study of EV charging habits suggests widespread access to chargers may not be effective. The Idaho National Laboratory has released a study […]

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Dupont opens $225 million ethanol  plant that uses cornstalks, leaves and cobs

Dupont opens $225 million ethanol plant that uses cornstalks, leaves and cobs

Dupont says it plans to open similar ethanol plants across rural USA, many other countries A refinery designed to make ethanol from cornstalks, leaves and cobs – not the grain itself – opened Friday in central Iowa, the culmination of a $225 million construction project and millions more invested in its engineering and design. The plant, owned […]

Montana railroad safety lacking amid Bakken oil train traffic increase

Montana railroad safety lacking amid Bakken oil train traffic increase

No active Montana railroad safety plan HELENA, Mont. _ Oversight of Montana railroad safety falls short at a time when volatile crude oil train traffic from the Bakken region, already high, is only expected to increase, a new audit found. Montana has no active rail safety plan and employs only two inspectors to cover the […]

A look at the status of the proposed Alaska LNG project

A look at the status of the proposed Alaska LNG project

State looks to buy TransCanada out of Alaska LNG project JUNEAU, Alaska _ The Alaska Legislature is meeting in special session to consider buying out TransCanada Corp.’s position in a major liquefied natural gas project the state is pursuing with other partners. Here’s a look at the Alaska LNG project and what’s at stake. What […]

Exxon Mobil beats analyst expectations, boosting production in Permian Basin

Exxon Mobil beats analyst expectations, boosting production in Permian Basin

Exxon Mobil increasing crude processing capacity at Beaumont, Texas refinery by 20,000 b/d, secures more Permian Basin acreage Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $4.24 billion. The Irving, Texas-based company said it had profit of $1.01 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations, but Exxon does not adjust its reported results based on one-time events such as […]

By October 30, 2015 0 Comments Read More →
Chevron 3Q profit of $2B, will cut up to 7,000 jobs

Chevron 3Q profit of $2B, will cut up to 7,000 jobs

Chevron to cut about 10 per cent of its workforce SAN RAMON, Calif. – Chevron Corp. is cutting up to 7,000 jobs, or 11 per cent of its workforce, as it deals with lower oil prices that are cutting deeply into profit. The company said Friday that it would cut capital and exploratory spending next year by […]

Vehicle standards around the world aim to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions

Vehicle standards around the world aim to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions

Fuel economy and emissions standards are typically applied to vehicles a company sells within a country, rather than vehicles that country produces Nine countries and regions, which together account for 75 per cent of global fuel consumption by light-duty vehicles, have adopted mandatory or voluntary standards for increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The […]

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Selling Strategic Petroleum Reserves bolsters energy security

Selling Strategic Petroleum Reserves bolsters energy security

Strategic Petroleum Reserve protects against supply disruptions that could cause price spike This week’s budget deal between the White House and top lawmakers sells off a chunk of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to raise general revenue for the government’s coffers and offset part of the budget deal’s cost. Like many, I have argued […]

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Op-Ed: Advancing Alaska LNG project

Op-Ed: Advancing Alaska LNG project

From the board rooms of corporations involved in the project or competing with Alaska to the potential buyers of the gas, the eyes of the world are truly on Alaska this October I was reminded recently, while viewing a short film produced by the Consumer Energy Alliance, of the marvel that is our Trans-Alaska Pipeline […]

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