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OCTOBER 22, 2014

of China (COMAC) opened a demonstration facility that will turn waste cooking oil, commonly referred to as “gutter oil” in China, into sustainable aviation biofuel. billion liters) of biofuel could be made annually in China from used cooking oil. Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp.

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APRIL 27, 2019

Researchers at Henan Polytechnic University in China have hydrotreated the oil derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of scrap tires (STO) with waste engine oil (WEO) using five different activated carbon-supported noble metal catalysts—Pd/C, Pt/C, Ru/C, Ir/C, and Rh/C—for the production of liquid fuels. —Liu et al.

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JULY 11, 2014

Sapphire and Sinopec have been working on an algae-derived renewable crude oil project. The EcoPartnerships Program promotes cooperation between US and Chinese sub-national actors who work on clean energy, climate change, and environmental protection, to help address some of the biggest challenges facing our two countries.

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JULY 5, 2012

Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences have devised a one-step hydrotreatment process for vegetable oil that combines deoxygenation and isomerization directly to produce low cloud point, high quality diesel. Over the bifunctional catalyst, 100% conversion of soybean oil is obtained at 357?°C,

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AUGUST 11, 2012

The International Energy Agency’s August Oil Market Report (OMR) trims 2012/2013 oil demand expectations by 300-400 thousand barrels per day (kb/d), although annual growth remains in an 800-900 kb/d range both years. Highlights of the August OMR include: Sluggish economic growth could restrict annual oil demand growth to 0.9

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MAY 3, 2010

The Jakarta Post reported that Chinese oil and gas firm PetroChina will increase its investment in oil and gas exploration and development in Indonesia by 30% this year to boost oil lifting and counteract declining production.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

The Boeing-COMAC Technology Center’s first research project will explore opportunities to refine waste cooking oil, often described in China as “gutter oil,” into sustainable aviation biofuel. Finding ways to convert discarded “gutter oil” into jet fuel could enhance regional biofuel supplies and improve biofuel’s affordability.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

China’s apparent oil demand in July increased to 38.29 million barrels per day (b/d), as oil consumption appeared to have recovered after seasonal refinery maintenance, according to an analysis of recent Chinese government statistics by Platts. In July, Chinese refineries processed 37.49 million b/d and 6.2%

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APRIL 12, 2010

The transaction is anticipated to close in the third quarter of 2010 once Canadian and Chinese government approvals are obtained. ConocoPhillips remains active in oil sands production through its Foster Creek, Christina Lake and Surmount SAGD (steam assisted gravity drainage) projects.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

36 million barrels, depending upon output product) coal-to-oil project using domestically developed indirect coal liquefaction technology approved by the National Energy Administration earlier this year. million tpy coal-to-oil plant which is based on a direct coal-to-liquids technology. billion), 5 million tonnes-per-year (approx.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Lux Research has investigated the trends of corporate financing of alternative fuels from oil majors, based on a non-exhaustive database of more than 1,000 deals and partnership engagements from 2000 through September, 2014. Less active oil majors in this space include ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips.

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MAY 13, 2014

Increasing oil demand is requiring increasing imports; since 2009, China has been importing more than half of its petroleum needs. Additionally, in 2012 the Chinese Ministry of Finance announced it would provide annual subsidies up to two billion yuan ($323.6 China Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Oil Policy'

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei, China) demonstrated the efficient production of hydrogen from bio-oil via an electrochemical catalytic reforming method over a CoZnAl catalyst. A paper on their work appears in the Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics. Shao-bin Lin et al.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

The Ukraine state oil and gas company Naftogaz signed a US$3.656-billion credit agreement with the state-owned China Development Bank to finance the program of substituting natural gas with locally produced coal. Previously, Ukraine expressed its interest in the Chinese technology of coal gasification and coal-water fuel production.

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JUNE 4, 2013

billion, 8-year loan agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) for boosting production at the Sinovensa heavy oil joint venture in the Orinoco belt from 140,000 barrels per day to 330,000 barrels per day by 2016. The Orinoco Oil Belt Assessment Unit of the La Luna?Quercual Venezuela’s PDVSA signed a $4.0-billion, Schenk C.J.,

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

an indirectly non wholly-owned subsidiary of Wison Engineering Services, was awarded a procurement and construction (PC) contract by Venezuela’s PDVSA Petroleo, S.A.for the site preparation for the Puerto la Cruz oil refinery Deep Conversion Project. Wison Engineering Ltd., Earlier post.)

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JUNE 18, 2022

The IEA June 2022 Oil Market Report (OMR) forecasts world oil demand to reach 101.6 As for OPEC+, total oil output in 2023 may fall as embargoes and sanctions shut in Russian volumes and producers outside the Middle East suffer further declines. mb/d this year, world oil demand is forecast to expand by 2.2 mb/d to 101.6

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Oil markets have returned to relatively stable ground with Brent prices within a narrow $40-$45 per barrel range and could conclusively pass the $50 per barrel mark in the second half of 2021, according to Roger Diwan and the IHS Markit Energy Advisory Service. bbl in 2020 and $49.25/bbl bbl in 2021—up $7.09/bbl bbl and $5.25/bbl,

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 15, 2024

Senator Marco Rubio to put big tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports (which are non-existent at the moment, but expected). continued] The post Marco Rubio’s Concern About Chinese EVs Betrays Republican Support For Oil, Hindrance To Electrification appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

WANG Feng at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported that photocatalytic decarboxylation is an efficient alternate pathway for converting biomass-derived fatty acids into alkanes under mild conditions of ambient temperature and pressure. Researchers led by Prof.

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JULY 21, 2011

(JAPEX) plans to invest ¥65-70 billion (US$830–893 million) in its Canadian oil sands projects, Chief Executive Osamu Watanabe told Dow Jones Newswires. China’s biggest offshore oil and gas producer, said it will buy Canadian oil-sands developer OPTI Canada Inc. and Esso (Imperial Oil) to form the PCEJ group.

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APRIL 15, 2023

In its April Oil Market Report , the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that world oil demand will climb by 2 mb/d in 2023 to a record 101.9 Extra cuts by OPEC+ will push world oil supply down 400 kb/d by end of 2023. For the year as a whole, global oil production growth slows to 1.2 million barrels per day.

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JULY 16, 2013

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the contract to supply the engines for six Chinese LNG carriers (LNGCs). Fuel Sharing Mode describes the operation of a dual-fuel engine with a mixture of fuel gas (NG, NBOG) and fuel oil (MGO, MDO or HFO) at a certain ratio. Fuel-sharing mode (FSM) will be applied to each unit.

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MARCH 26, 2014

In September 2013, China’s net imports of petroleum and other liquids exceeded those of the United States on a monthly basis, making it the largest net importer of crude oil and other liquids in the world, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). million barrels per day, primarily from tight oil plays.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2010

Just mosey on over to the Republic of Texas where two of America’s biggest polluting oil companies are ponying up millions of dollars to pay for an initiative on the California ballot that would suspend our state’s Global Warming Solutions act, AB 32.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

Since 2009, China has been taking a much more active role in its pursuit of international oil contracts. In 2009, for the first time, Saudi Arabia exported more of its oil to China than it did to the U.S. China also made large investments in Saudi Arabia’s oil refining industry as well.

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MAY 12, 2009

A team of German and Chinese scientists led by Johannes A. Lercher at the Technical University of Munich has developed a new catalytic process for the aqueous-phase hydrogenation of components of bio-oil directly into alkanes and methanol. Bio-oil (or pyrolysis oil) is produced by fast pyrolysis or liquefaction of biomass.

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AUGUST 5, 2015

China’s apparent oil demand rose 4.1% million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data. The latest analysis is based on a new methodology introduced from July in response to significant shifts in Chinese consumption and trade patterns in recent years. million b/d, rising 1.9%

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JULY 15, 2010

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have formed the Clean Energy Partnership to accelerate the development and deployment of coal conversion, emissions capture and carbon storage technologies.

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JANUARY 28, 2015

China’s apparent oil demand in December rose 5.3% million barrels per day (b/d)—the highest absolute demand on record—according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data. China’s apparent oil demand in 2014 rose 3% from a year before to an average of 10.1 year over year to 44.96 million mt.

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JULY 21, 2022

Associated sanctions on Russia—with more than 5 million b/d in crude oil processing capacity—disrupted exports of Russia’s refined products into the global market, and will likely continue to do so as import bans in the European Union and United Kingdom come into full force. million b/d in 2022 and by an additional 1.6

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APRIL 4, 2011

According to Hu Angang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 33.3% th _Five_Year_Plan.pdf">12 th Five Year Plan – Chinese Leadership Towards A Low Carbon Economy. DBCCA is the brand name for the institutional climate change investment division of Deutsche Asset Management, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank AG. —DBCCA.

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APRIL 27, 2011

Our collaboration with China Southern and the support of the Guangzhou government open the door to new opportunities for switchable-battery electric cars made by Chinese manufacturers for the domestic and export markets. — Better Place Founder and CEO Shai Agassi.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. Oil sands projects are very capital-intensive long-term investments and difficult to fully finance in the traditional equity market. As joint venture partners, AOSC and PetroChina International intend to use common in-situ methods to develop their oil sands projects. billion (US$1.7 Earlier post.).

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JULY 4, 2022

About 63% of today’s nuclear generating capacity comes from plants that are more than 30 years old, since many were built in the aftermath of the 1970s oil shocks. As a result, advanced economies have lost market leadership, as 27 out of 31 reactors that started construction since 2017 are Russian or Chinese designs.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Over the last week or so we have seen some violent swings in the price of oil, swings that in many ways defy logic. That is not to say that traders and investors at home should be simply making wild guesses, it is just that right now, the oil markets are trading on factors other than the fundamental influences that we are used to.

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APRIL 21, 2022

How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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