Energy

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Trump’s Import Tariffs Will Make U.S. Wind Power More Expensive

Bloomberg | October 02, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

Breakthrough promotes Jenny Vander Zanden to COO of Breakthrough Fuel

AJOT | October 02, 2018 | Energy | Logistics

Crude oil entering Gulf Coast refineries has become lighter as imports have declined

AJOT | October 02, 2018 | Energy

The density of crude oil processed by U.S. Gulf Coast refineries has become lighter since 2008 as refineries moved away from heavier imported crude oil to lighter crude oil produced in Texas.

New ocean technology powerhouse emerges from Norway

AJOT | October 01, 2018 | Energy | Maritime

Columbia River electric generation in 2018 remains normal despite above-normal water flow

AJOT | September 28, 2018 | Energy

During the 2018 water year that ends September 30, 2018, The Dalles Dam in the Pacific Northwest experienced above-normal inflow—water volume flowing into the dam—but electricity generation from the dam remained relatively normal.

Cenovus Signs Oil-by-Rail Deals Amid Canadian Pipeline Pinch

Bloomberg | September 27, 2018 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail

Crude oil was the largest U.S. petroleum export in the first half of 2018

AJOT | September 24, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

Crude oil surpassed hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) to become the largest U.S. petroleum export, with 1.8 million barrels per day (b/d) of exports in the first half of 2018. U.S. crude oil exports increased by 787,000 b/d, or almost 80%, from the first half of 2017 to the first half of 2018 and set a new monthly record of 2.2 million b/d in June.

Oil Rises Above $80 as OPEC Stops Short of Pledging More Output

Bloomberg | September 24, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

Seasonality in Brazilian petroleum liquids production is driven by biofuels

AJOT | September 21, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

Brazil’s ethanol output is seasonal and typically peaks during the fourth quarter (October–December) of each year. The peak coincides with the harvest of sugarcane, the primary feedstock used in Brazil's ethanol production. This seasonal fuel ethanol production can lead to significant monthly variations in Brazil’s total petroleum and other liquids production.

ExxonMobil to Join Oil and Gas Climate Initiative

AJOT | September 21, 2018 | Energy

Made in Mexico Good Enough for SunPower to Win Tariff Exemption

Bloomberg | September 18, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

China Tariffs Slam U.S. Gas Exports

Bloomberg | September 18, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

OPEC net oil export revenues increased in 2017, will likely continue to increase in 2018

AJOT | September 18, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) received about $567 billion in net oil export revenues in 2017, up 29% from revenues in 2016. Increases in both crude oil prices and in net OPEC oil exports drove revenues higher in 2017, and EIA expects that revenues will continue to increase in 2018, based on EIA’s August Short-Term Energy Outlook.

More Than Half of South Africa’s Coal Plants Low on Stock

Bloomberg | September 17, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

More than half of South Africa’s core coal plants are running low on fuel, with at least four holding less than 10 days of supply, and the country’s power utility plans on trucking and railing emergency stocks as far as 400 kilometers (249 miles).

Port of Corpus Christi poised to export LNG, geopolitical relationships

AJOT | September 13, 2018 | Energy | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Mammoet climbs to new heights at WindEnergy expo

AJOT | September 10, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

Climbing cranes and 3D engineering set to inspire visitors on the Mammoet stand

Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch orders extensive study from Lappeenranta University of Technology

AJOT | September 10, 2018 | Energy

TORM signs a fleet agreement to install Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 Ex systems on 47 product tankers

AJOT | September 10, 2018 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

TORM, an international product tanker owner and operator based in Denmark, will retrofit 36 Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 Ex systems within its existing fleet and fit PureBallast 3 Ex systems on 11 newbuilds. Alfa Laval will provide large-flow ballast water treatment systems for 36 vessels between 2019 and 2024.