Energy Technology
IHS CERA and State Department agree on Keystone XL emissions
A new study from IHS CERA shows that building the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would not add to greenhouse gas emissions, confirming a key point in the State Department’s draft environmental review of Keystone XL about potential emissions increases from going forward with the $7 billion project.
Big data in the oil patch
One of the more intriguing sections in the McKinsey & Company “game changer” study I wrote about recently is the section on harnessing digital information to raise productivity.
The Gasland II flameout
We live at a time when documentaries can have far-reaching influence on the public dialogue. The best ones explore issues with integrity and intellectual honesty. Nowhere is this more important than with regard to energy policy – where facts and science should guide our discussions.
Changing the game with millions of jobs and hundreds of millions in new GDP
Is there reason to hope that the U.S. economy can escape the doldrums that have hampered growth for the last five years? According to McKinsey & Company the answer is yes.
Bakken production surpasses 800,000 barrels per day
Last year North Dakota’s Bakken region registered record oil production of 600,000 barrels per day – a 100-fold increase over just six years earlier. Ten months later, the record set last July seems a distant memory.
“A very definite conclusion” on oil sands crude and pipelines
The president’s remarks from Tuesday garnered a lot of attention because of their focus on climate change and the Keystone XL pipeline. Let’s hope they don’t overshadow a significant development that emerged the same day: A scientific study that provides strong support for the importance and safety of Keystone XL.