The EPA has primary responsibility for administrating the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2). Administrative responsibilities include setting annual targets for blending renewable fuels into petroleum motor fuels and monitoring U.S. Refiners’ and […]
Upstream spending spree to slow in 2014
Major energy companies have focused on new projects during the shale boom, buying up large swaths of acreage. But that spending spree won’t continue in 2014, according to an analysis from Deloitte. […]
Oil giants will pay more for UAE oil as 75-year pact ends
The largest U.S. and European oil companies will pay more for Abu Dhabi crude when the end of a 75-year partnership reduces their direct stakes in the emirate’s output, according to two people with […]
Few transportation fuels surpass the energy densities of gasoline and diesel
Energy density and the cost, weight, and size of onboard energy storage are important characteristics of fuels for transportation. Fuels that require large, heavy, or expensive storage can reduce the space available […]
California Starts Work on Electric Car-to-Grid Policies
In another series of efforts to foster a new, sustainable energy future and further the state\’s leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) released a blueprint […]
Scotland Fights to Keep Energy Lifeline
GRANGEMOUTH, Scotland — The vast petrochemical complex at Grangemouth is a constellation of lights and glowing plumes of steam west of Edinburgh that has become a shimmering symbol of Scotland at an […]
Energy Shipment and Networks
In today’s final article I want to discuss the logistics involved in getting the oil sands to market. There is a narrative widely promoted by some environmental groups that they can successfully […]
Ethanol use to hit record as corn prices slump, feds project
Corn prices have fallen 40 percent in 2013, a drop that inspired refineries to blend a record amount of ethanol into gasoline in August. The price drop came as the government projected […]
Report: Taxpayers not getting fair return from drilling
merican taxpayers may not be getting the payout they deserve from oil and gas harvested on public lands, government investigators said Tuesday. The U.S. now charges among the lowest royalty and lease […]
Green Oil: Scientists Turn Algae Into Petroleum In 30 Minutes
Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are claiming success in perfecting a method that can transform a pea-soupy solution of algae into crude oil by pressure cooking it for about 30 minutes. The […]
