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Is Everyone Happy? OPEC Sure Is

Is Everyone Happy? OPEC Sure Is

Vienna June 11, 2014; In an AP story published today titled "OPEC Keeps Output Target At 30 Million Barrels", OPEC Secretary General Abdullah Al-Badry was quoted as saying; "We have a very comfortable price and the market is very stable." The story went on to say that many OPEC members are at their production capacity ... Continue reading

It Pays To Get (Natural) Gassy In California

It Pays To Get (Natural) Gassy In California

Civic Natural Gas drivers qualify for single-occupant access to HOV "carpool" lanes and High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes in the Greater Los Angeles area California leads the nation in compressed natural gas refueling stations with more than 150 locations in the state Natural Gas costs up to 40-percent less than gasoline ... Continue reading

High Value of Liquids Drives U.S. Producers to Target Wet Natural Gas Resources

High Value of Liquids Drives U.S. Producers to Target Wet Natural Gas Resources

Source: WTI and Henry Hub spot prices from Reuters, NGPL composite price from EIA via Bloomberg Note: NGPL Composite price estimates for March and April 2014 were calculated using February weights from form EIA-816, Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Report. Washington DC May 8, 2014; In recent years, high levels of natural g ... Continue reading

Canada LNG Joint Venture Extensive Export To Asia

Canada LNG Joint Venture Extensive Export To Asia

Companies Behind LNG Canada Formalize Joint Venture; Milestone for Proposed Project Tokyo, May 1, 2014; Shell Canada Energy (Shell), PetroChina Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and Mitsubishi Corporation have today announced, in the presence of Honourable Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia and Honoura ... Continue reading

Tang, all-wheel-drive SUV part of BYD's Green Mobility meeting new 5-4-2 initiative

Tang, all-wheel-drive SUV part of BYD's Green Mobility meeting new 5-4-2 initiative

The Beijing Auto Show opened this last week to record crowds and by most accounts has met all expectations. BYD Auto Ltd. captured many of the media headlines with a number of new products cementing their place as China’s leading New Energy Vehicle manufacturer. “In the future, all BYD cars will be able to re ... Continue reading

U of M Report ; U.S. Drivers Using Less Fuel

U of M Report ; U.S. Drivers Using Less Fuel

Contact Bernie DeGroat ANN ARBOR April 1, 2014; Despite U.S. population growth, fuel consumption by American drivers of light-duty vehicles is now lower than it was 15 years ago, says a University of Michigan researcher. In a follow-up to a series of reports released last year, Michael Sivak of the U-M Transportation R ... Continue reading

Reduced Oil Imports Helping Deficit - Imagine If USA Used No Gasoline - WOW!

Reduced Oil Imports Helping Deficit - Imagine If USA Used No Gasoline - WOW!

Oil net imports have declined since 2011, with their value falling slower than volume Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Division The drop in net imports of oil (crude and petroleum products combined) was the major contributor to the United States reaching its lowest net trade deficit in November 2013 since 2009 ... Continue reading

Find Out Which Sustainable Technologies Make Sense for Your Business at The Work Truck Show 2014 Green Truck Ride-and-Drive

Find Out Which Sustainable Technologies Make Sense for Your Business at The Work Truck Show 2014 Green Truck Ride-and-Drive

Fleet operators planning for the future can save time this year by trying out 23 sustainable technology vehicles in one place during the Green Truck Ride-and-Drive at The Work Truck Show® 2014. Every vehicle is available for test-drives on city streets and in a new closed-access course, providing Show attendees with ... Continue reading

2014 Chicago Auto Show - The Auto Channel's Purdy And Cannell Wrap-up

2014 Chicago Auto Show - The Auto Channel's Purdy And Cannell Wrap-up

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW 2014 HIGHLIGHTS By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau lede photo CannellChicagoAuto2014-6062 Chicago February 9, 2014; Your TACh team was all over the Chicago Auto Show this week as a variety of manufacturers made news. Characteristically, here in the Windy City (and it wa ... Continue reading

2014 Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Civic CNG Pricing and Specs

2014 Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Civic CNG Pricing and Specs

2014 Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Civic CNG Pricing and Specs ... Continue reading

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