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Montana State University researchers develop protein to increase oil yield in oilseed crops by up to 40%

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Montana State University researchers have developed a. protein that can be expressed in oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40%. Seed oil content increases are induced by puroindoline genes which promote increased seed size and. Puroindolines are effective transgenes useful in increasing oil content in both.

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EIA forecasts Bakken oil production will top 1M barrels per day next month; >10% of US oil production

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The latest monthly update of estimated crude oil production in the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana shows total wellhead output topping 1 million barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) next month. The update appears in the most recent issue of the US Energy Information Administration’s Drilling Productivity Report (DPR).

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New USGS oil and gas assessment for Bakken and Three Forks formations boosts estimates of recoverable oil two-fold, natural gas three-fold

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released an updated oil and gas resource assessment for the Bakken Formation and a new assessment for the Three Forks Formation in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, resulting in a two-fold increase in the estimated technically recoverable oil, and a three-fold increase in estimated natural gas.

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Crude release from pipeline into Yellowstone River in Montana

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On Saturday, an as yet undetermined amount of crude oil was released into the Yellowstone River in Montana from an ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMPCo) pipeline. ExxonMobil said that at this early stage,it has no information on the cause of the incident, and is working to determine the amount of oil released.

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34 states produced a total of 1.9 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2018

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Biodiesel has similar fuel properties to petroleum diesel but is manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant grease. Note: Montana produced less than 0.005 million gallons in 2018. Source: US Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (SEDS): 1960-2018, June 2020.

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Farmer-owned cooperative CHS investing $406M in Montana refinery to boost diesel production

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Included in the $406-million investment are: A new hydrogen plant and crude unit modifications that will increase crude oil throughput and increase diesel production. including refinery ownership, production expansion and efficiencies; new and expanded terminals and storage; and an additional crude oil supply connection.

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Denbury poised to begin construction on Greencore CO2 pipeline for EOR operations in Wyoming and Montana

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Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) company, will soon begin construction on the Greencore Pipeline —a 232-mile, 20-inch pipeline through Wyoming to Montana that will move CO 2 to mature and depleted oil fields in both states for EOR. Billings Gazette. Denbury Resources, a CO 2. The plant will also produce CO 2.

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