On June 12, EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, in a letter to Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a joint venture of BP and DuPont, announced the registration […] Read More
In my Dec. 13, 2016 blog, Renewable Jet Fuel Tested on a Commercial Airline, I described research taking place at Washington State University involved in […] Read More
My October 12, 2016 blog, California Leads the Way in Reducing Carbon Emissions, described California’s LCFS in requiring petroleum refiners and producers to reduce by 2020 […] Read More
Air pollution is a major issue in China. A recent study by Berkeley Earth links polluted air in China to 1.6 million deaths a year. […] Read More
Wikipedia defines “Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from many people, typically via the […] Read More
On July 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2018 including biomass-based diesel for 2019. The following […] Read More
Diesel Exhaust Fluid, DEF, is a mixture of urea at 32.5% and deionized water at 67.5%. It is used in vehicles with heavy duty diesel […] Read More
While preparing a talk for the SPE Calgary Section on the Role of the Peer Reviewer looking at Unconventional Field Development Plans and Complex Well […] Read More
According to the latest US Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report, electricity generation is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 30 % of the […] Read More
I particularly liked the latest SPE Distinguished Lecture by Reidar Bratvold, Professor of Petroleum Investment and Decision Analysis at the University of Stavanger in Norway, […] Read More