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JULY 26, 2013

The project will extend the Woodland Pipeline south from Enbridge’s Cheecham Terminal to its Edmonton Terminal to connect up with refineries and export pipelines in the Edmonton area. The Woodland Pipeline Extension is being constructed to serve the Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil Kearl oil sands project and its recently announced expansion.

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DECEMBER 26, 2011

JAPEX), will postpone making a final investment decision (FID) for the Hangingstone Oil Sands Expansion Project ( earlier post ) in Alberta Province, Canada, based on a longer-than-expected approval process with the Alberta authorities. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., bitumen pipelines and power transmission (by other parties).

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AUGUST 9, 2013

The study also found that any absence of oil sands on the US Gulf Coast would most likely be replaced by imports of heavy crude oil from Venezuela, which has the same carbon footprint as oilsands crude. This indicates that oil sands can grow using rail; it is already happening. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Venezuela Oil-Sands Oil Canada 275

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AUGUST 1, 2014

The companies expect that Phase 2 will double the crude oil loading capacity at the Hardisty Rail Terminal from two (about 140,000 barrels) to four 120-railcar unit trains per day (about 280,000 barrels). Transporting Crude Oil by Rail in Canada , ?March Gibson Energy Inc. Earlier post.)

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Oil-Sands Oil North America Energy 231

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.and Imperial Oil formed a 50-50 joint venture to build a crude oil rail-loading facility in Strathcona County, Alberta, called the Edmonton Rail Terminal. The rail terminal will be constructed and operated by Kinder Morgan and will connect to both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific mainlines.

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Oil Oil-Sands Building Connect 231

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Statoil has confirmed communication between the Aldous and Avaldsnes oil discoveries in the North Sea. In combination these discoveries may represent an oil structure of between 500 million and 1.2 billion barrels of recoverable oil equivalent. Norway has not seen a similar oil discovery since the mid-eighties.

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Oil Oil-Sands Connected Connect 231

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MARCH 27, 2012

The expansion of the reversed Seaway Pipeline will more than double its capacity to 850,000 barrels per day (bpd) by mid-2014 and transport oil originating in the Canadian oil sands and the US Bakken shale from Cushing, Oklahoma to the US Gulf Coast at Houston, with an extension to Port Arthur/Beaumont. Enbridge Inc.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

The Canaport Energy East Marine Terminal will connect TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline to an ice-free, deep water port. It will allow Canadian producers direct access to world markets for exporting Canadian oil via the world’s largest crude carrying vessels. —Paul Browning, President and CEO, Irving Oil.

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Mariner Oil Oil-Sands Energy 225

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Flowback water treatment is a critical sustainability issue for the oil and gas industry. One to five million gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals are required for the fracking of each well. Using biochar could help oil and gas companies save money and responsibly treat flowback water for reuse.

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Water Low Cost Oil-Sands San Antonio 257

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The tire tread compound is made of nearly all sustainable or recycled materials, including sunflower oils and rice husk ash silica, as well as pine tree resins and full natural rubber which replace synthetic, petroleum-based materials. The floor is also covered with a highly elastic and waterproof coating and can be easily hosed clean.

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Concept Affordable Oil-Sands Cars 448

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., Encana said that the EPA data from existing domestic water wells aligned with all previous testing done by Encana in the area and showed no impacts from oil and gas development. The natural accumulations of gas and water are in discontinuous (unconnected) sand pockets. Earlier post.)

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EPA Wyoming Oil-Sands Water 210

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JULY 8, 2019

Most of this is mixed with aggregates such as crushed rock, sand and gravel to create asphalt—the sticky bitumen binds it all together—to build roads. Bitumen is a very thick liquid form of crude oil. It does occur naturally, but the stuff used as a binder in asphalt is a by-product of oil refining.

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JULY 30, 2012

grid-connected HEV) with an SI engine, a battery electric vehicle, and a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) with a hybrid configuration. Alberta mix is defined and used for bitumen recovery and upgrading in oil sand operation. Supplemental fertilizer inputs due to increased sugarcane collection are also taken into account.

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Li-ion Oil-Sands Batteries Battery 225

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Increased efficiency in all of the new Ecotec engines is achieved in part through lower engine friction, which was reduced by up to 16% using new technologies such as a variable-displacement oil pump. Additional engine features include: A precision sand-cast engine block with cast-in-place iron liners. Forged steel crankshaft.

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2013 Oil-Sands Chevrolet Sodium 236

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

Houston-based Ingrain , a provider of digital rock physics services to oil and gas companies worldwide, is now using a Carl Zeiss SMT AURIGA CrossBeam workstation to improve the analysis of shale rock’s porosity and permeability in order to more accurately predict the shale’s suitability for the commercial extraction of oil or gas.

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Oil-Sands Oil Gas-Electric Houston 186

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Several innovations contributed to this reduction including; the use of a new piston coating; the two balance shafts that counteract the second-order inertial forces run in roller bearings; utilizing a low-energy oil pump; and using a highly precise electric system to control the oil-jet cooling for the piston crowns. Although the 1.8-liter

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2014 Engine Exhaust Fuel Economy 331

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JANUARY 9, 2012

Increased efficiency in the new four-cylinders was achieved partly through lower engine friction, which was reduced by up to 16% using new technologies such as a variable-displacement oil pump and, with the 2.5L, an actively controlled thermostat. Even the oil volume is optimized for minimal weight. Air-to-air intercooling system.

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Cadillac 2013 Engine GM 239

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JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

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Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands 252

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MARCH 4, 2014

Both Jeep Active Drive and Active Drive Low 4x4 systems include the Jeep Selec-Terrain system, providing up to five modes (Auto, Snow, Sand and Mud modes, plus exclusive Rock mode on the Trailhawk model). Powder-metal connecting rods have a full-floating piston pin with diamond-like carbon coating for friction reduction.

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Jeep SUV Africa Fuel Economy 247

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MARCH 19, 2014

The high-pressure casting method produces a more dimensionally accurate block that requires fewer machining operations than conventional sand-cast blocks. A die-cast aluminum oil pan contributes additional structural strength. Efficiency-enhancing oiling system. A variable-flow oiling system helps maximize fuel efficiency.

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Engine GM Oil-Sands Oil 261

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JANUARY 4, 2010

The parties proposing to develop the Mackenzie Gas Project are: Imperial Oil Resources Limited (IORL); Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited (IORVL); Shell Canada Limited as managing partner of Shell Canada Energy; ConocoPhillips Canada (North) Limited and ConocoPhillips Northern Partnership; ExxonMobil Canada Properties; and.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Expanded capability to connect detailed kinetics with multidimensional engine simulation. These represent important additions, since there are significant quantities of cycloparaffins in conventional fuels and even higher quantities in fuels under development, such as those derived from oil sands.

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Fuel Oil-Sands Automobile Industry Suzuki 186

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JUNE 12, 2015

The financial pages of Canadian newspapers have been full of headlines lately announcing the potential of two large shale oil fields in the Northwest Territories said to contain enough oil to rival the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana. billion barrels. enthused the Financial Post.

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Oil-Sands Oil North Dakota Oil Prices 150

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JUNE 8, 2019

Fresh air is used in addition to oil and water to cool the turbocharger. Complex interior geometries can be realized with the help of enclosed sand cores. The areas around the cylinders are mostly solid, and the cover plate is only penetrated by smaller ducts for the coolant and engine oil. NANOSLIDE cylinder coating.

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Mercedes Exhaust Oil-Sands Engine 277

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

In addition to generating electricity, this concept can also service potential customers such as the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) project in the US, which is funded by the US Department of Energy, oil sands producers in Canada and the South African petro-chemical industry.

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Mitsubishi South Africa Powered Power 218

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

On September 10 th , the EIA reported a production decline in the Lower 48—essentially shale production—of 208,000 BOPD (barrels of oil per day). Rather, Goldman Sachs was grabbing all the headlines with its $20 call on oil. Pundits will claim otherwise, suggesting that oil in the 50s or 60s will spur activity.

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Oil Prices Oil Oil-Sands Price 150

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MAY 27, 2009

World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030.

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

saw damage, mechanical damage after sand blasting, mechanical polishing, or even damages induced by ion implantation), etch out (selectively) grain boundaries, form metal oxide layers on the surface, thus having mostly an intrinsically 2D-character. These 3-D puzzle connections are practically unbreakable.

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Oil-Sands Polymer Connect Connected 150

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JUNE 27, 2017

The EA888 Gen3B retains many key features of its predecessors, from chain-driven double overhead camshafts to the twin balance shafts that not only counteract second-order internal forces but provide oil scavenging and crankcase breathing pathways. This helps the car remain steerable while reducing stopping distance. Volkswagen Car-Net.

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

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JUNE 25, 2015

Variable-flow oil pump enhances efficiency. Piston-cooling oil jets contribute to optimal performance, efficiency and refinement. That helps ensure the oiling system maintains full pressure during extreme driving conditions. A die-cast aluminum oil pan contributes additional structural strength. turbo and Ecotec 1.5L

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Chevrolet Diesel 2017 Oil-Sands 150

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JULY 5, 2021

The Keystone XL Pipeline would have connected the world’s third-largest oil reserve in western Canada to one of the world’s largest concentrations of oil refineries on the US Gulf Coast. Construction activities to advance the Project were suspended following the revocation of its Presidential Permit on 20 January 2021.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Pipelines are connected to many important natural gas shale plays including Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, Fayetteville and Barnett. million barrels per day of gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, natural gas liquids and crude oil through more than 8,000 miles of pipelines. Carbon dioxide is used in enhanced oil recovery projects.

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El Paso North America Gas Purchase 225

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JUNE 18, 2014

Body-in-White (BIW) Modules developed included e-coated and non-e-coated assemblies; aluminum extrusions, aluminum & steel stampings; aluminum low pressure sand and high pressure die castings. Forged aluminum connecting rods saved 40%. Click to enlarge. hood and trunk lids, doors).

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Concept Carbon Fiber Vehicles Ford 284

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JANUARY 14, 2015

This configuration significantly reduces seating hardware and weight, and provides a consistent and direct sensory connection to the chassis. Mud and sand mode for muddy and sandy trails and terrain. The fixed seating is combined with adjustable pedals and steering column to accommodate a very wide range of driver statures.

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Shelby Ford F-150 Carbon Fiber 150

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Enbridge and Enterprise agreed to reverse the direction of crude oil flows on the Seaway pipeline to enable it to transport oil from Cushing, Oklahoma to the US Gulf Coast. million barrels of crude oil tankage on the Texas Gulf Coast and four import docks at two locations. SCPS also includes 6.8 —Patrick D.

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Oil Canada Houston Oklahoma 218

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

You’ll also be finished forever with things like oil changes, tune ups, new air filters and the other maintenance that isn’t necessary with electric cars. Stop pretending and sticking your head in the sand – you’re only exposing a large target when you do that. Concluding that climate change will have wide-ranging impacts on U.S.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

You’ll also be finished forever with things like oil changes, tune ups, new air filters and the other maintenance that isn’t necessary with electric cars. Stop pretending and sticking your head in the sand – you’re only exposing a large target when you do that. Concluding that climate change will have wide-ranging impacts on U.S.

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