Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Friday announced the department’s final plan for encouraging research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of oil shale and tar sands resources on more than 800,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in three western states.
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Texas Regulator: Burn Excess Gas for Oil Patch Power
Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Commissioner David Porter, founder of the state’s Eagle Ford Task Force, wants more excess natural gas to be used for power generation at drilling sites instead of being flared.
December 27, 2012
Colorado County Board Criticizes BLM Oil Shale Plan
As part of what is supposed to be a three-state, multi-county action eventually, Garfield County commissioners in Colorado approved a joint resolution Monday that is highly critical of federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) scaled-back plans for oil shale development.
April 11, 2012
California Gives $29.6M for Gas, BioFuel Transportation
The California Energy Commission (CEC) last Friday announced allocating $29.6 million collectively to seven separate research and demonstration projects aimed at developing cleaner transportation fuels through applications of natural gas and biofuels.
July 12, 2011
Sempra Utilities Focused on Pipelines After San Bruno Blast
As a further demonstration that it’s a more transparent world for natural gas pipeline operations in California, Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) on Thursday outlined efforts to step up safety and maintenance following the pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA, last year.
June 6, 2011
BLM Gives Initial OK to State Oil Shale Projects
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said Wednesday three nominations for oil shale research, development and demonstration (RD&D) leases have been approved for Colorado and Utah that would allow the proponents to test the feasibility of various oil shale recovery technologies on public lands.
October 18, 2010
CEC Awards $20M to 11 Alternative Fuel Demonstrations
As part of a larger nearly $70 million public-private effort, the California Energy Commission (CEC) last Friday awarded $20 million to 11 alternative fuel demonstration projects covering natural gas-powered, hybrid and electric trucks and buses that the CEC said will reduce petroleum use, cut pollution and create jobs.
July 7, 2010
BP: Alaska Project Proves GTL Can Work
BP has completed a gas-to-liquids (GTL) demonstration project in Nikiski, AK, and proven that it can produce diesel and aviation fuel from natural gas on a commercial scale. The company plans to close the facility by the end of 2009 after seven years of operation, the company said Wednesday.
September 3, 2009
Carbon Capture, Storage Effort Approved in California
The start of a three-phase research and demonstration effort among major utilities and the oil and gas industry was unanimously approved Friday by California regulators. It promises to perfect a method of using refinery petroleum waste products in an integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) process with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The process would create hydrogen power that could back out natural gas-fueled power generation.
February 23, 2009
Carbon Capture, Storage Effort Approved in California
The start of a three-phase research and demonstration effort among major utilities and the oil and gas industry was unanimously approved Friday by California regulators. It promises to perfect a method of using refinery petroleum waste products in an integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) process with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The process would create hydrogen power that could back out natural gas-fueled power generation.
February 23, 2009
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