Methanol VS Ethanol – Technical Merits and Political Favoritism

Methanol VS Ethanol - Technical Merits and Political Favoritism

The previous essay sparked a lively discussion about the potential of methanol as a fuel, so I decided to write an essay particularly devoted to methanol. I was especially motivated to write this because of hypocrites who profess to be all about renewable energy and weaning the U.S. off of foreign oil – which explains their … Read more

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World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records

World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records

Last month BP (NYSE: BP) released the Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. This report is one of the most comprehensive sources of global and country-level statistics on the production and consumption of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power, and renewables. Right after the release of the report, I wrote a short post discussing the highlights. Today … Read more

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Crude Formation And Production – How is It Made?

crude oil

How Is Crude Oil Formed? It is generally believed that crude oil was formed from the remains of animals and plants (called biomass) that lived many years ago. Over eons, the biomass was covered by layers of mud, silt, and sand that formed into sedimentary rock. Geologic heat and the pressure of the overlying rock … Read more

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Where The US Got Its Oil in 2013?

Oil import in 2013

How Much Oil Do We Import? As events in Iraq continue to unfold, we have been getting quite a few queries on just how much oil the US imports from Iraq. In my previous post – The Top 10 Oil Producers in 2013 — I showed that even though the US is a major oil … Read more

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Where The US Gets Its Oil From? You’ll Be Surprised

US oil

How Much Oil Do We Produce, and How Much Is Imported? The United States imported about 58% of the petroleum, which includes crude oil and refined petroleum products, that we consumed during 2007. About half of these imports came from the Western Hemisphere. The United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum … Read more

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World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records

Oil Production Records

Last month BP (NYSE: BP) released the Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. This report is one of the most comprehensive sources of global and country-level statistics on the production and consumption of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power and renewables. Right after the release of the report, I wrote a short post discussing the highlights. … Read more

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