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JUNE 13, 2012

Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% The averages hide a mixed picture by fuel, however. Oil demand grew by less than 1%—the slowest rate amongst fossil fuels—while gas grew by 2.2%, and coal was the only fossil fuel with above average annual consumption growth at 5.4% Source: BP.

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Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia 261

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APRIL 23, 2021

The captured CO 2 will be used for enhanced oil recovery. By making gasoline without the byproducts of crude oil refining, Nacero’s Penwell facility will avoid the introduction into the atmosphere of 1 billion tons of CO 2 during its first thirty years of operation. Nacero’s Pemwell-facility in Houston, Texas.

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Gasoline Turkmenistan Gas Carbon 221

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Super-emitters are facilities, equipment, and other infrastructure, typically in the fossil-fuel, waste, or agriculture sectors, that emit methane at high rates. The cube (left) shows methane plumes (purple, orange, yellow) over Turkmenistan. The instrument can also measure carbon dioxide.

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Turkmenistan Iran New Mexico Mexico 210

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APRIL 9, 2009

Malaysia-based Petronas has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Uzbekistan’s national oil and gas company Uzbekneftegaz (UNG) and Sasol Ltd of South Africa, making further progress on the development and implementation of a proposed Uzbek gas-to-liquids (GTL) project.

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Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Gas South Africa 150