(Fri, 24 Mar 2017) This February, Maryland increased the renewables generation target in its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 25% of retail electricity sales by 2020, replacing the earlier target of 20% by 2022. The change occurred as legislators in both houses of the stateâs General Assembly voted to override the governorâs veto of legislation they had first passed in 2016
(Thu, 23 Mar 2017) Brazil generates the third-highest amount of electricity in the Americas, behind only the United States and Canada. In 2016, Brazil had an installed generating capacity of 137 gigawatts (GW) and generated 560 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.
(Wed, 22 Mar 2017) For the first time since 2011, Californiaâs drought is significantly weakeningâa result of one of the wettest winters on record.
Over 2000 container industry players descended upon TPM at Long Beach, end February, where one key theme I took away was the hesitancy to embrace price transparency.
(Tue, 21 Mar 2017) U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65% in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons.
(Tue, 21 Mar 2017) The United Arab Emirates is the seventh-largest petroleum producer in the world and a major exporter of hydrocarbons. The likelihood of further major oil discoveries is low, but the UAE uses enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques to increase the extraction rates of the countryâs mature oil and natural gas fields.
(Mon, 20 Mar 2017) Despite increasing crude oil prices throughout most of 2016, total U.S. crude oil production in 2016 was below its 2015 level. However, monthly production began growing in the fourth quarter of the year after declining over the first three quarters.
(Fri, 17 Mar 2017) U.S. propane inventories, which had been above historical norms since mid-2014, declined by 59 million barrels from the beginning of October 2016 through early March 2017, the largest decline on record for this period, despite unseasonably mild temperatures.
Oil will likely flow through the Dakota Access Pipeline under Lake Oahe in North Dakota early next week and will start commercial service soon thereafter.
(Thu, 16 Mar 2017) The United States exported more than 1 billion gallons (68,000 barrels per day) of fuel ethanol in 2016, an increase of 26% from export levels in 2015. U.S. imports of ethanol, which are relatively much smaller, decreased by 60% to 36 million gallons in 2016.
