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NPRA blasts US bill to repeal oil tax breaks as energy execs testify to Senate

The president of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) spoke out on Thursday against US Senate proposals to eliminate tax breaks for major oil producers, alleging that such policy would give foreign competitors an unfair advantage.

INEOS JV awards ultrafiltration supply contract for waste-to-fuel facility in Florida

A joint venture between INEOS Bio and New Planet Energy has awarded Membrane Specialists with a contract to supply a membrane ultrafiltration plant to the venture’s new facility in Vero Beach, Fla., the first in the US to produce advanced biofuels from waste.

HPIn Europe: Biofuels audience warms to advocate for third industrial revolution

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.

Here is a thesis on energy that’s being expounded at the heart of European policy-making these days: Thirty years after peak oil per capita and at the apex of peak globalization, the machines and..

EIA releases annual US energy outlook, sees strong growth in shale production

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) this week released the complete version of its 2011 annual energy outlook (AEO2011), which includes 57 sensitivity cases that show how different assumptions regarding market, policy, and technology drivers affect prior projections of energy production, consumption, technology, and market trends.

Biofuels may comprise 27% of global transportation fuel supply by 2050 – IEA report

A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that the widespread deployment of biofuels can play an important role in reducing CO2 emissions in the transport sector and enhancing energy security, when produced sustainably.

U.S. seeks higher ethanol fuel consumption, aims for 10,000 new flex-fuel pumps

The Obama administration hopes to install 10,000 flexible fuel pumps in the U.S. over the next five years, allowing drivers to blend gasoline with up to 85 percent ethanol (E85) in cars able to handle such mixes.

Australian Renewable Fuels finalizes acquisition of domestic firm Biodiesel Producers

Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd finalized its acquisition of fellow domestic firm Biodiesel Producers Ltd, seeking to reinforce its offering and global position in the biodiesel market.

Meeting diesel specifications at sustained production

Shedded Uhde Pty Ltd.: Singh, D.

New approach rethinks operations of crude and vacuum distillation units to recover more distillate

HPIn Europe: Nervous Petroleum Week crowd thinks the geopolitically unthinkable

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.

These are nervous times in energy markets and on the bridges of oil tankers. Things are going belly up for oil users (which is everyone). And, as I fly home from International Petroleum (IP) week in L..

Innovation drives new catalyst developments

The Shaw Group: Letzsch, W.

Future challenges in environment and product specifications involve more sophisticated catalyst systems