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Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Miracle of Shale Gas

25.09.2013 - Cheap, Clean And Controversial - Shale gas has the potential to turn the world's energy industry on its head. It's abundant. It's cheap. It burns cleaner than other fossil fuels...

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Venezuela 2012 Oil and Fuel Exports Rise, Crude Output Slips

04.05.2013 - Venezuela's oil and fuel exports rose slightly in 2012 over the previous year even as crude production and refinery output slipped, the oil minister said on Friday, as the OPEC...

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U.S. Shale Gas Revolution Throws Down the Gauntlet to Europe

04.02.2013 - The United States is enjoying an energy bonanza thanks to shale gas, making it a magnet for industry, reducing import dependence and challenging Europe as it battles to dig itself...

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US Government Mandate or No, Fuel Ethanol Is Here to Stay

24.08.2012 - For the past five years, the U.S. government has paid fuel companies billions of dollars in subsidies to buy home-grown, corn-based ethanol, making it a viable part of the nation's...

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Petrochina Says New Shale Gas Find Tough To Develop

09.12.2011 - PetroChina said a new shale gas find in Sichuan province would be difficult to convert to commercial production because Chinese geological conditions were more difficult than in...

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U.S. Shale Oil Seen Growing Quicker Than Forecast

09.12.2011 - The boom in North American shale oil could expand even faster than forecast if the crude is produced responsibly, energy experts said. The National Petroleum Council recently...

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U.S. 2010 Oil Refining Capacity Hits 29-Year High

30.06.2011 - U.S. oil refining capacity increased to its highest level in nearly three decades during 2010, but refining operations remain well below historical highs seen in the 1990s, the...

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Enterprise Product Partners, Energy Transfer Partners To Build Pipeline To Carry Cushing Crude To Gulf

27.04.2011 - Two pipeline operators plan to use new and existing pipelines to build a system by the end of 2012 to move the glut of crude oil in Cushing, Okla., to refineries at the Gulf Coast...