Thursday, October 03, 2013

As US Oil Production Revives, New Vulnerabilities Appear

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The expansion of US oil production is centered in a handful of states, and in particular two whose gains more than offset declines in two f...
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Thursday, September 26, 2013

Would An Emissions Deal Break the Keystone XL Deadlock?

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A Canadian proposal to facilitate US approval of the Keystone XL pipeline by committing to greenhouse gas reductions gets to the essence of...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

How Falling Oil Imports Doubled the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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Falling oil imports have greatly expanded the capability of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to replace oil imports in a crisis, althoug...
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Friday, September 13, 2013

Energy Projects Seem Less Urgent in A Post-Energy-Crisis World

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Rather than being another component of an ongoing energy crisis, opposition to various energy projects points to the alleviation of a decad...
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Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Do Crude Oil Shipments Make Rail Less Safe?

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The movement of crude oil by rail is expanding rapidly but still represents a small fraction of the hazardous goods transported by rail in ...
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Will Fewer Young Drivers Today Mean Lower Fuel Demand Tomorrow?

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Driver's licenses for those under 40 years of age are down in several large, developed countries, including the US. This is only parti...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Will the Keystone XL Decision Be Based on Incorrect Assumptions?

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Some of the facts about the Keystone XL pipeline project that President Obama cited in an interview last month turned out to be wrong. That...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Unlocking the UK's Shale Gas Potential

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Following estimates of substantial shale gas resources underlying parts of Britain, the UK government is proposing incentives for companies...
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Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Crashing into the Ethanol Blend Wall

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The long-anticipated arrival of the ethanol "blend wall" for gasoline is the inevitable result of a federal policy designed for a...
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Friday, August 02, 2013

Oil's Eastern Hemisphere is Shifting, Too

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OPEC's exports earned record revenue last year, but the pressure on the cartel is increasing as Eastern Hemisphere production expands, ...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

A First-Hand View of Fracking in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale

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Producing shale gas requires drilling numerous wells, often in regions that have seen little or no oil & gas activity for decades. Addr...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Could Natural Gas Fuel a Trucking Revolution?

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Natural gas occupies a tiny niche in transportation energy, dwarfed by oil. Conditions are now right for that disparity to begin to change....
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