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Oxy, Cemvita Piloting Bio-Ethylene Process to Reduce CO2, Compete with Hydrocarbon Feedstocks

Oxy, Cemvita Piloting Bio-Ethylene Process to Reduce CO2, Compete with Hydrocarbon Feedstocks

A unit of Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy) is partnering in a pilot project that could produce 1 metric tons/month of ethylene using human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of hydrocarbon feedstocks like natural gas and oil. Houston-based Cemvita Factory, a bio-engineering start-up, is working with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) on the bio-ethylene pilot facility, which…

April 8, 2021
Chevron, Partners Advance Groundbreaking Carbon Capture Project in California’s Central Valley

Chevron, Partners Advance Groundbreaking Carbon Capture Project in California’s Central Valley

A groundbreaking carbon capture power generation project is in the works by Chevron Corp., Schlumberger New Energy, Microsoft Corp. and Clean Energy Systems Inc. (CES) that could open the door to producing carbon negative power in Mendota, CA. The bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) project in the state’s agricultural mecca of the Central…

March 5, 2021
IEA Sees U.S. Carbon Emissions Rebounding After Historic Plunge

IEA Sees U.S. Carbon Emissions Rebounding After Historic Plunge

Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States plunged 10% in 2020 as stay-at-home orders and the economic slump driven by the Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on energy demand. According to a new report by the International Energy Agency, annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by almost 500 million metric tons in 2020, accelerating a…

March 3, 2021
Driven By NatGas, 2015 CO2 Emissions 12% Below 2005 Levels, Says EIA

Driven By NatGas, 2015 CO2 Emissions 12% Below 2005 Levels, Says EIA

Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States decreased in 2015 and were 12% below 2005 levels, according to a note published Monday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

May 9, 2016
Driven By NatGas, 2015 CO2 Emissions 12% Below 2005 Levels, Says EIA

Driven By NatGas, 2015 CO2 Emissions 12% Below 2005 Levels, Says EIA

Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States decreased in 2015 and were 12% below 2005 levels, according to a note published Monday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

May 9, 2016

Magellan Prepping Williston Basin EOR Pilot Program

Magellan Petroleum Corp. recently received permits from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to drill five wells on its leases at Poplar Dome in Roosevelt County, MT. The permits were the final requirement before the company can begin drilling for its CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilot program.

August 13, 2013
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