The California Energy Commission releases its weekly report on refinery production and output on Wednesday or Thursday shortly before 5 p.m., with data for the previous week. Click here to see the Report (which will open in a separate window.) … Continue reading
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Oil and gas production in the US is on track to surpass that of Saudi Arabia by 2020, making America virually self-reliant, according to the International Energy Agency. As reported in Bloomberg Business Week, the U.S. is already meeting 83% … Continue reading
Just days after Hurricane Sandy thrust the issue of climate change into the national spotlight, California on Wednesday (No.v 14) became the first state to require a wide range of businesses to reduce or offset their greenhouse gas emissions. At … Continue reading
A start-up company based in Menlo Park, California, plans to make diesel fuel from natural gas using microorganisms, potentially at half the cost as conventional diesel, reports the MIT Technology Review. Calysta Energy uses microorganisms that naturally feed on natural gas. … Continue reading
The Independent Petroleum Association of America has asked Daniel Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to give the industry a clearer understanding of the process by which the agency adds animals to the endangeries species list. Barry Russell, … Continue reading
A year-long study of the Inglewood Oil Field, conducted by the environmental consulting firm Cardno Entrix, found that hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) used in the 1,200-acre field has had no effects on ground water, air quality, air pollution or seismic activity. … Continue reading