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APRIL 16, 2010

US refineries produced more gasoline in March 2009—at 9.3 The record gasoline production in March makes it abundantly clear that supply is not an issue with the higher gasoline prices we’ve seen. Sharply higher crude oil prices are driving that, and they continue to put upward pressure on the price at the pump.

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APRIL 30, 2009

Skalny, Director, US Army TARDEC shared the following insights on fuel usage within the Department of Defense (DOD): Every $10/barrel increase in oil prices adds $1.3 Department of Defense and Fuel Economy. billion/year to the DOD’s fuel bill.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

We would expect that new reserves of conventional and unconventional oil may become available for exploration due to geological exploration and advances in oil extraction techniques or that extraction from less feasible oil fields becomes more economically attractive. All of these factors would change our predicted outcome.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

There have been 5 recession since then until now and I wanted to see if Oil had anything to do with them, because deep in my heart, I knew the most recent recession was directly caused by the oil price spikes that started in 2007 and peaked in 2008. This increase in oil prices again pushed the economy into a recession.

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APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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MAY 26, 2009

The brief is based on the book, Acting in Time on Energy Policy (Brookings 2009), edited by Kelly Sims Gallagher, director of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. Oil security policy. If the price later rose above $90, the tax would disappear.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

The low levels in discoveries come as a result of a pullback during the past 10 years in the wildcat drilling that targets conventional oil and gas plays—most drastically after oil prices collapsed in 2014. —Keith King, senior advisor at IHS Markit and a lead author of the IHS Markit E&P trends analysis.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 31.8 quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 18.4

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MARCH 27, 2020

during the global recession in 2008/2009. EVs also face another headwind with the low price of oil prices, making them less competitive in terms of fuel cost savings vis-à-vis their internal combustion engine counterparts. A fall of 12% for 2020 would be considerably worse than the two-year peak-to-trough decline of 8.0%

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MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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APRIL 7, 2010

in 2009, will increase by 2.1% US crude oil production averaged 5.32 million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. Projected growth in domestic crude oil production moderates to 200,000 bbl/d in 2010 and 70,000 bbl/d in 2011. EIA forecasts that regular-grade motor gasoline retail prices will average $2.92

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JULY 8, 2010

In April 2009 Evogene Inc. entered into a feasibility agreement with NASA to evaluate the potential use of castor oil as a viable and sustainable feedstock for production of biojet fuel—also known as Bio Synthesized Paraffinic Kerosene (Bio-SPK) and Hydroprocessed Renewable Jet (HRJ). The analysis was conducted by Evogene, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Background colors of the cells represent the crude oil price required for economic feasibility. 2009) Click to enlarge. 2009) Affordable, Low-Carbon Diesel Fuel from Domestic Coal and Biomass (DOE/NETL-2009/1349) Lifecycle GHG emissions of CTL/CBTL/BTL compared to 2005 petroleum diesel baseline. Tarka et al.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

The official chatter is that the OPEC meeting in Algeria from September 26 to 28 could conclude with an agreement to freeze production by the member nations, with even Russia joining forces in a freeze that may prevent further oil price erosion. Saudi Arabia is struggling to grow in this oil downturn.

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JULY 20, 2012

savings stimulated by high oil prices led to a decrease of 3% in CO 2 emissions in the European Union and of 2% in both the United States and Japan. tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. tonnes per capita.

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MAY 15, 2012

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has released a follow-on study to its 2009 evaluation of the economic and environmental performance of Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) and CTL with modest amounts of biomass mixed in (15% by weight) for the production of zero-sulfure diesel fuel. This equates to diesel prices in the range of $2.70

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Although EPA included a partial assessment of water and effects in the preamble of its May 2009 RFS proposed rulemaking, EISA does not require EPA to determine what fuels are eligible for consideration under the RFS based on their lifecycle environmental effects, apart from greenhouse gas emissions. specifies this year.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

This work builds on the Clinton Project Pre-Feasibility Study outcomes released in April 2009 by Syngas. Projected output of the Clinton Project is a maximum 13,000 barrels of diesel per day (15,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day or 5.3

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JANUARY 23, 2011

In September 2009, the G-20 announced a commitment to phase out inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption. For example, at peak oil price in 2008, Indonesia was spending 40% of its budget on transport fuel—more than health, education and infrastructure development combined. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 16, 2012

billion), up from eight deals in both 2010 and 2009. Looking forward, PLS and Derrick expect the market for oil and gas assets to continue at a healthy pace driven in part by onshore North America’s shale transformation from exploration, to appraisal to today’s development or “manufacturing process”.

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JULY 14, 2009

Becker (2009). In two other scenarios considered, a high oil price scenario (using EIA projections) and a battery swap operator-subsidzied scenario, EV new vehicle sales penetration reaches 85% and 86% respectively by 2030. Becker (2009). Becker (2009). EV penetration with a battery swap model in three scenarios.

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MARCH 8, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. 2009) Click to enlarge. Achieve production costs consistent with gasoline when oil prices are at about $30 a barrel. Volume 3 Issue 2 (March/April 2009). 2009) The role of biomass in America’s energy future: framing the analysis. Laser et al. Biomass refining technologies. Lynd et al.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

BP has sanctioned the $9-billion Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the United States, despite the current low oil price environment. Today, the leaner $9-billion project, which also includes capacity for water injection, is projected to be profitable at or below current oil prices. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Urbanization: In 2009, for the first time, more people lived in cities than in the countryside. Intervention will be required to reverse growing localized food shortages (the number of chronically under-nourished people rose from 842 million during the late 1990s to over one billion in 2009).

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

The expected influx of large amounts of alcohol-based fuels and fuels derived from unconventional petroleum over the next decade may cause long-term world oil prices to be between 5 and 12% lower than they would be in the absence of those fuels. Waitz (2009) Near-Term Feasibility of Alternative Jet Fuels (TR-554-FAA).

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APRIL 9, 2010

The Electrification Coalition (EC) has released a long-term macroeconomic analysis of the policy proposals put forward in its November 2009 Electrification Roadmap ( earlier post ). Global Demand for Oil. World demand for oil would fall, leading to lower world oil prices. Resilience to Future Price Shocks.

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MARCH 26, 2010

In 2009, the European Union adopted the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) which included a 10% target for the use of renewable energy in road transport fuels by 2020. The Commission decided to release this study immediately after its completion in order to ensure full transparency on this important issue. Background.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

When oil prices rose to new highs in the 1970s, Brazil invested in ethanol created from the its sugar cane crops. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center, the University of North Carolina, and Brazil have sequenced the genome of PE-2, a strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that thrives on turning sugarcane into ethanol.

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JUNE 30, 2015

Investing in alternative fuels is not only good for the environment, it’s a smart move for our company as biofuels have the potential to hedge against future oil price volatility and carbon regulations. —United Executive Vice President and General Counsel Brett Hart. United is the first US airline to invest in a biofuel company.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Virent Energy Systems is receiving one of five 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards (Small Business Award) for its BioForming process—a water-based, catalytic method to make gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel from the sugar, starch, or cellulose of plants that requires little external energy other than the plant biomass.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Management consultancy PRTM was a contributor to the “Electrification Roadmap” released in November 2009 by the Electrification Coalition. Oil price and supply dependencies will continue the search for alternative fuel sources, and battery powered vehicles can have a significant impact on that equation. Earlier post.].

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JUNE 16, 2009

In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009. Data: Tom Cackette, ARB. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

A crude oil price of US$100/bbl results in an approximate cost of €0.56/L Edmund Henrich, Nicolaus Dahmen and Eckhard Dinjus, (2009) Cost estimate for biosynfuel production via biosyncrude gasification. With ±30% estimate error, this is between €0.56 per liter (US$2.72-5.03/gallon —Henrich et al. Biofuels, Bioprod.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

They assumed an oil price of US$80/bbl, close to the short-term. projections in the World Energy Outlook 2009. They also assumed a shift from current central motor (CM) drivetrains to wheel motor (WM) drivetrains. from 2015 onwards because higher efficiency of wheel motor drivetrains allows for smaller.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The report, Economic Viability of Electric Vehicles , was originally published in September 2009, and has been made available online. 2009, AECOM). AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets. Economic Viability of Electric Vehicles.

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MAY 20, 2009

Factors that influenced the overall emissions decrease included record-high oil prices and a decline in economic activity in the second half of the year. Oil-related emissions declined by 6%, accounting for the bulk of overall reduction in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. —an average of 1.1%

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