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Back TO HOMENorth Dakota Legislator Calling for Investigation into Summit Carbon Solutions Investors
by Jeff Beach (AgWeek) A group of North Dakota legislators wants to press the state attorney general’s office to investigate the
May 22, 2023 Read Full Article
UK and US Look to Strengthen SAF Development Ties
by James Murray (Business Green) Transport Secretary Mark Harper to co-chair Sustainable Aviation Fuels Investment Summit in Detroit -- The UK's
May 16, 2023 Read Full Article
UM6P, OCP Group and SHELL to Launch Ammonia Pilot Project in Morocco
(Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)) OCP Group, Shell and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) have signed a collaboration agreement to develop
April 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Preparing a Renewable Route to Rubber Material
(King Abdullah University of Science and Technology/Phys.Org) ... Butadiene, an essential component of synthetic rubber, is currently produced by the
April 18, 2023 Read Full Article
#86. Creating Sustainable Transport Energy Options for Everyone
by Tammy Klein (Transportation Energy Strategies) Dr. Amer Amer, Chief Technologist at Aramco, is leading the charge on R&D to
February 20, 2023 Read Full Article
AviLease and SIRC Sign MoU for Production and Distribution of SAF
(Times Aerospace) AviLease, an aircraft lessor, and the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) have signed an MoU to launch the
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Buggyra Racing’s Tatra Trucks Powered by Renewable Diesel at Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) The Buggyra Racing Organisation announced Jan. 1 that all of its Tatra-brand trucks are being
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Producing Fertilizer without Carbon Emissions
by Fabio Bergamin (ETH Zurich/Science Daily) Researchers have shown how nitrogen fertilizer could be produced more sustainably. This is necessary not
December 22, 2022 Read Full Article
F2, F3 to Run with 55% Sustainable Fuels from 2023 Season
by Megan White (Motorsport.com) Formula 2 and Formula 3 are set to partner with Aramco to pioneer sustainable fuels from
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Formula 1 on Course to Deliver 100% Sustainable Fuels for 2026
by Lawrence Barretto (Formula1.com) ... As part of F1’s plans to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030, the sport is pioneering a
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Dehydration of Bioethanol Produced from Argane Pulp Using Pervaporation Membrane Process: Experimental, Molecular Dynamics and GCMC Simulation Studies
Fatima Zahrae Zouhair, Mohammed Rachid Kabbour, Fatima Ebich, Aouatif Benali, El hajel Maadoudi, Awad A. Alrashdi, Mohammed Bouksaim, Hassane Lgaz,
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Scientists Propose the Optimal Way to Produce Biofuels
(South Ural State University/TechXplore) Scientists from Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt have proposed the most effective mathematical
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Forget Saudi Arabia — Biden Should Have Gone to South Dakota: Letters to the Editor for July 17
by Doug Sombke (South Dakota Farmers Union/Argus Leader/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia to beg for more oil
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Inside Biden’s Frustration with Soaring Prices
by Tyler Pager (Washington Post) Biden vented to aides after an ethanol announcement designed to ease gas prices, questioning the
June 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Blending a Renewable Fuel: Clean and Sustainable Fuels Could Be Derived by Combining Ammonia with Complementary Combustion-Modifying Additives
(Kaust Discovery) A low-carbon sustainable fuel mixture, derived primarily from renewably generated ammonia, could power next-generation internal combustion engines (ICEs). Blending
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Air Products Teaming Up with World Energy to Build $2 Billion Conversion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production Facility in Southern California
(Air Products) Site is World’s First and North America’s Only Commercial-Scale SAF Production Facility; World Energy SAF Expansion to Serve
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Ambitious Saudi Arabian Tourist Project Relies on MAN Biofuel Engines
(MAN Energy Solutions) Six power plants featuring 25 gensets to ensure sustainable power supply for “The Red Sea Project” --
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Seven Airlines Commit to Buying a Total of over 1.5 Billion Litres of SAF in Three New Deals
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) Three significant new agreements have been announced to collectively deliver more than 1.5 billion litres
March 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Saudi Energy Group Alfanar Confirms £1 Billion Investment in Teesside Aviation FuelPlant
by Steve Robson (iNews) The plant could create up to 180 million litres of fuel per year – a single
March 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Commodity Group Leaders Push for Expanded Use of Biofuels
by Daniel Grant (Farm Week Now) While the U.S. scrambles to fill the void in the oil market created by the
March 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Air Products to Produce Green Hydrogen in Arizona for Mobility Market
(Renewables Now) US industrial gases company Air Products Inc (NYSE:APD) will build a green hydrogen plant in Casa Grande, Arizona to
March 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Airbus, The Helicopter Company Expand Partnership to Include SAF in Saudi Arabia
(Airbus/Biobased Diesel Daily) Airbus and The Helicopter Company have signed an agreement in order to continue expanding helicopter activities as well
March 09, 2022 Read Full Article
From Fertilizer to Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?
by Nicola Jones (Yale Environment 360) Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century. Now, using
February 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Gulfstream G700 Caps Successful and Sustainable Year in Flight Test
(Professional Pilot/Gulfstream) 83% of All-New G700 Testing Conducted on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Blend -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the all-new
December 23, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. again Presses OPEC+ as It Weighs Reserve Release
by Timothy Gardner and Alexandra Alper (Reuters) ... The White House on Friday pressed the OPEC producer group again to maintain
November 22, 2021 Read Full Article
G-20 Fossil-Fuel Support Hits Nearly $600 Billion in 2020
by Victoria Cuming and Maia Godemer (BloombergNEF) The Group-of-20 countries have made headlines in recent months with some new pledges to
November 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Prodrive Develops Sustainable Motorsport Fuel
(Prodrive) Prodrive, will be one of the first major teams in the world to compete with a new generation of
October 14, 2021 Read Full Article
From Waste to Resource: Can Recycling CO2 Help Saudi Arabia Go Green?
(Saudi Green Initiative/Independent) ... To reduce its carbon footprint further, Saudi Arabia is now investing in carbon capture, utilisation and
September 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Is Hydrogen the New Oil?
by Fred Pearce (China Dialogue) Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Let's Prioritize American Renewable Fuels over Foreign Oil and Minerals
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/The Hill) ... But what’s not easy to see is why the White House recently
August 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Opinion: Biden Can Have Cheap Gas or Fight Climate Change — Not Both
(Washington Post) President Biden and the Democratic Congress have ambitions to fight climate change and legislative plans to match. So
August 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Big Oil Companies Push Hydrogen as Green Alternative, but Obstacles Remain
by Sarah McFarlane (Wall Street Journal) BP, Shell want to make the gas using renewable energy, but doing so remains expensive
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
The World’s Biggest Governments Are Still Propping up Fossil Fuels
by Nathaniel Bullard (Bloomberg Quint) ... The full breadth of government support, however, covers a lot more than lowering the
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
We Can Love Electric Cars, but Let’s Not Spurn Biofuels
by Dan Morgan (The Globalist) Right now, electric cars have the momentum and the “inevitability” narrative on their side. Is
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden Team Spoke to Saudis, UAE About OPEC Talks, Oil Prices
by Jordan Fabian and Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) Crude have soared as the two countries argue over production; Psaki says White
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
ACWA Power Signs MoU with Neutral Fuels to Supply Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project
(ACWA Power) ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, has signed
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Hydrogen: Can It Power a Carbon-Free Economy?
by Jim Robbins (Energy Today) Saudi Arabia is constructing a futuristic city in the desert on the Red Sea called
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Will Green Hydrogen Fulfill High Hopes for Trucking and Shipping Emissions?
by Angeli Mehta (Reuters Events) While there's debate over whether the technology stacks up against batteries for long-distance trucking, the case
March 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Haldor Topsoe to Build Large-Scale SOEC Electrolyzer Manufacturing Facility to Meet Customer Needs for Green Hydrogen Production
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) Topsoe will invest in a manufacturing facility producing highly efficient solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEC) with
March 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Energy Firms Bet on Hydrogen Boom, but Payday Far Away
by Ron Bousso, Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) Governments and energy companies are placing large bets on clean hydrogen playing a leading role
March 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Supply, Projects, Policy, Challenges, Trends: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Making green hydrogen from water via electrolysis, or from waste — what’s real in the
February 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste Makes Haste – D.O.E., SABIC, TOTAL, PLASTIC ENERGY Racing to Recycle Plastics into Higher-Value Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy released the Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap and a
February 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Production Is Set to Increase 5000% in Just 5 Years
by Alex Kimani (OilPrice.com) After decades of stagnation and multiple false dawns, the hydrogen economy appears primed for a major takeoff. A growing number
December 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Biden Energy Plan May Be More Similar to Trump Policy than Expected
by Patti Domm (CNBC) • Former Vice President Joe Biden may have greener goals for U.S. energy, but he will
November 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Top 5: Solar Costs Are Dropping. How Does It Impact Fuels?
by Tammy Klein (Future Fuel Strategies) ... Items I selected this month include: • Solar Costs Declining Quickly: More quickly than
October 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Global Fuel Standards Are Pushing the Dirtiest Oil out of the Market
by Michael J. Coren (Quartz) Not all oil is equal. We think of petroleum as equivalent whether it comes from the
October 13, 2020 Read Full Article
Haldor Topsoe Joins Ambitious Sustainable Fuel Project in Denmark
by Svend Ravn (Haldor Topsoe) - The project aims to develop a ground-breaking hydrogen and sustainable fuel facility based on electrolysis
August 31, 2020 Read Full Article
Q&A: A Model for Low-Carbon Fuels in the Global Energy Transition
by Alan P. Mammoser (Biodiesel Magazine) Biofuels will likely play an important role in a hoped-for transformation to a low-carbon economy.
July 24, 2020 Read Full Article
World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project Will Use Haldor Topsoe Ammonia Technology
(Haldor Topsoe) A $5 billion dollar green hydrogen production facility to be sited in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, will include Topsoe’s
July 20, 2020 Read Full Article
World Biggest Oil Majors Set Collective Goal to Cut Carbon Emissions
by Charles Kennedy (OilPrice.com) Some of the biggest oil companies in the world set their first joint target to cut their
July 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Coronavirus Will Hasten ‘Peak Oil’ by Three Years, Says Research Firm
by Myles McCormick (Financial Times) Rystad Energy says its estimate of recoverable barrels of crude has dropped by 282bn --
June 22, 2020 Read Full Article
The Great Texas Oil Shutdown Has Begun
by James Osborne, Sergio Chapa and Erin Douglas (Houston Chronicle) ... The mass shutdown of Texas oil fields has begun
April 27, 2020 Read Full Article
An Economic Rebound Will Need Ethanol
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Biofuels Digest) ... I want build on the theme that now, when we’ve been knocked
April 23, 2020 Read Full Article
White House Likely to Pursue Federal Aid for Shale Companies Hit by Oil Shock, Coronavirus Downturn
by Jeff Stein, Will Englund, Steven Mufson and Robert Costa (Washington Post) ... The White House is strongly considering pushing
March 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Oil’s Epic Crash Reminds Farmers They’re Also Energy Traders
by Isis Almeida, Michael Hirtzer, and Jen Skerritt (Bloomberg) Oil’s nosedive is sending farmers a stark reminder: they also need
March 10, 2020 Read Full Article
New Catalyst Recycles Greenhouse Gases into Fuel and Hydrogen Gas
(Science Daily/The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) Scientists have taken a major step toward a circular carbon
March 05, 2020 Read Full Article
International Leaders Tour the State's Ethanol Production Chain
by Noah Fish (Post Bulletin/AgriNews) High-level officials from Middle Eastern and African countries were in Minnesota this week to learn
October 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s Impact Lauded in Wake of Saudi Attack
by Candace Krebs (Ag Journal) ... “What people don’t realize is that shale provides a particular very light type of oil,
October 03, 2019 Read Full Article
'Very Engaged' Trump Talks Biofuels Policy with U.S. Oil-State Senators
by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) President Donald Trump on Thursday discussed biofuels policy with senators from U.S. oil states, including Louisiana
September 20, 2019 Read Full Article
In Wake of Saudi Attacks, Ethanol Can Help Provide Real Energy Security
(Renewable Fuels Association) Drone attacks Saturday in Saudi Arabia destroyed oil fields and caused a record spike in oil prices overnight,
September 16, 2019 Read Full Article
SABIC and Customers Launch Certified Circular Polymers from Mixed Plastic Waste
(SABIC) o SABIC and customers Unilever, Vinventions and Walki Group will introduce ISCC certified circular polymers in 2019 during a
February 03, 2019 Read Full Article
JAZADCO to Build Biodiesel Plant at $15 mln in Capital
(Argaam) Jazan Energy and Development Co. (JAZADCO) has signed a joint venture agreement with Delante Trading Corp to build a biodiesel
December 21, 2018 Read Full Article
G20 Countries Must Act Quickly to Decarbonise The Transport Sector
(Agora Verkehrswende) According to a new report, CO2 emissions from transport are still rising. If immediate action is not taken, more
December 11, 2018 Read Full Article
Biodiesel By-Product Helps Fuel Come Clean
(King Abdullah University of Science and Technology/Phys.org) ... This work on glycerol carbonate also supports Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 initiative,
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Saudi Arabia Shows Need to End Addiction to Middle Eastern Oil
by Jim Talent (The Hill/Americans for Energy Security and Innovation) Following the mysterious death of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Washington was hit
October 24, 2018 Read Full Article
Renewables Could Drastically Cut Tailpipe Emissions
(King Abdullah University of Science and Technology/EurekAlert) Switching to renewable fuels could significantly lower exhaust emissions of toxic nitrogen oxides (NOx)
August 24, 2018 Read Full Article
Solar Fuels Working Well under Pressure
(King Abdullah University of Science and Technology/EurekAlert) Highly fuel-efficient new engine designs could significantly reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, especially
August 24, 2018 Read Full Article
Emerging Markets for Ethanol Discussed at USGC Meeting in Denver
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In a global trade environment challenged by tariffs and tensions, emerging markets for grains and ethanol
August 08, 2018 Read Full Article
Iran to Trump: Oil Will Cost $100 per Barrel, and It Is Your Fault
by Alex Lawler (Reuters) Oil will soon cost $100 per barrel due to supply disruptions caused by U.S. President Donald Trump,
July 06, 2018 Read Full Article
'Keep It In The Ground' Activists Optimistic Despite Oil Boom
by Jeff Brady (National Public Radio) The United States oil business is booming and the country could soon be the largest
March 16, 2018 Read Full Article
Opinion: Putin Has Finally Gone Too Far
by David Ignatius (The Washington Post) ... So how can the United States and its closest allies alter (Russian President
March 16, 2018 Read Full Article
EV Bash: Moving Emissions from Tailpipes to Smokestacks
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) ME never thought global oil companies would be huge fans of electric vehicles, but the regularity
March 07, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
(Hoosier Ag Today) Cary Sifferath, Senior Director of Global Programs with the U.S. Feed Grains Council, reminds us that U.S.
December 05, 2017 Read Full Article
Commentary: From Grain Bin to Fuel Tank
by Gary Truitt (Hoosier Ag Today) ... Another aspect of U.S. agricultural exports that is changing is ethanol and its byproduct
December 05, 2017 Read Full Article
POET and Al Dahra ACX Partner to Grow Distillers Grains Use in the Middle East
(POET) Distillers grains use is growing under a new partnership that will expand availability of premium Dakota Gold feed in the
November 27, 2017 Read Full Article
OPEC Will Extend The Cut
by Zainab Calcuttawala (OilPrice.com) There will be an OPEC deal extension—no matter the public tussling between opposing forces in the industry
November 27, 2017 Read Full Article
Giant Bacteria Make Algae Easy to Stomach
(EurekAlert!/King Abdullah University of Science & Technology) Red Sea surgeonfish use metabolically diverse giant bacteria to digest different types of algae,
October 13, 2017 Read Full Article
USGC Sets Sights on Kenya for Potential Ethanol Market
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council is working to develop ethanol markets in east Africa, which are
October 10, 2017 Read Full Article
Fueling a Cleaner Combustion
(KAUST Discovery) Insight into the thermal decomposition of a potential fuel additive shows it could promote cleaner and more efficient combustion.
September 22, 2017 Read Full Article
China July Ethanol Exports Jump Six-Fold on Cheap Corn
(Reuters) China ethanol exports surged six-fold in July from a year ago as producers took advantage of cheaper corn to
August 24, 2017 Read Full Article
Divestment Is Shifting the Geopolitics of Fossil Fuels
by Penney Kome (rabble.ca) ... Almost everyone is targeting fossil fuel consumption and, by extension, Big Oil. Most of us see
July 24, 2017 Read Full Article
China Ethanol Exports Jump as Beijing Boosts Local Output
by Dominique Patton and Josephine Mason (Reuters) China's ethanol exports soared in April from the same month the year before and
May 23, 2017 Read Full Article
Pushing DDGS
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With record ethanol production comes record distillers grains supplies. Combine those big supplies with
April 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Research Focus: Improving the Conversion Process for Sorghum Bagasse Biomass
by Abdul-Sattar Nizami (King Abdulaziz University, Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES)) (RenewableEnergyFocus.com) The conservation of biomass is essential
April 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Saudi Energy Minister Praises Trump’s Pro-Fossil-Fuel Policies
by Dana Khraiche (Bloomberg) Saudis sees no problem with U.S. oil growth: Al-Falih to BBC; Kingdom may boost investment in U.S.
February 03, 2017 Read Full Article
The Oil War Is Only Just Getting Started
by Tsvetana Paraskova (OilPrice.com) ... Although this view that low-cost producers would try to seize more market share comes from an
February 03, 2017 Read Full Article
Trump Can Make the U.S. Energy-Independent—If He Goes Green
by Geoffrey Smith (Fortune) The U.S. can realize President-elect Donald Trump’s dream of independence from foreign oil “foes” and “cartels”–but
November 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Don’t Let Foreign Interests Prevent US Biofuels Future
by Retired Maj. Gen. Paul D. Eaton (The Hill/VoteVets.org) Ninety-seven percent America’s motor fuel is blended with homegrown ethanol. From an
October 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Can Saudi Arabia Pivot Away from Oil? A Powerful Prince Brings His Pitch to America.
by Brian Murphy (The Washington Post) ... When Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, begins meetings this week
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
$85 Crude Oil By Christmas – An Interview With Mike Rothman
by Nick Cunningham (OilPrice.com) Global supply still exceeds demand, but there are solid signs that the overhang is finally starting
April 11, 2016 Read Full Article
AP Interview: Corruption Probe Holds Lessons for Monaco
by Angela Charlton (Associated Press/Washington Post) Monaco’s government says it’s investigating how an alleged vast oil corruption scandal involving a
April 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Is the Climate Changing for Fossil Fuel Investments?
(Morgan Stanley) As the world embraces a low-carbon economy, should investors change how they view fossil fuel investments? -- ... Most
February 24, 2016 Read Full Article
To Have and Have Not: Energy Security vs Energy Independence in a World Awash in Cheap Oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The following slides and comments are excerpted and expanded from remarks by Digest editor &
February 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Breaking Europe’s Addiction to Oil
by Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Peder Holk Nielsen (Novozymes) Former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Novozymes’ CEO
February 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Bailout the US Shale Oil/Gas Industry or Fund Clean Sustainable Renewable Transportation? A New Way of Looking at the Options. Press Release
For Immediate Release February 12, 2016—Frederick, MD Advanced Biofuels USA correspondent Robert E. Kozak analyses the potential for a reinvigorated US shale
February 16, 2016 Read Full Article
After the Fall: Rebuilding US Liquid Fuel Production - Invest in Our Land or the Shale Oil Fields? (Part 2 of 2)
Efforts to promote a sustainable use of natural resources are not a waste of money, but rather an investment capable
February 12, 2016 Read Full Article
USGC Team Shows Saudi Arabian Feed Producers Value of DDGS
(U.S. Grains Council) Two U.S. Grains Council members recently traveled to Saudi Arabia to participate in consultations with sophisticated grain
December 14, 2015 Read Full Article
20-Nation Mission Innovation Coalition Launches to Spur Clean Energy R&D, Investment
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In France, President Obama and French President Hollande, along with a wide range of other
November 30, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. Oil Refiners Look Abroad for Crude Supplies as North Dakota Boom Fades
by Jarrett Renshaw and Catherine Ngai (Reuters) ... North Dakota's Bakken production peaked at 1.153 million barrels per day in June,
November 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Answers for Your Questions about Low Oil Prices and Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest looks at security and energy security --- ... This week, the head of
October 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Why Oil Is Cheap in October 2015 (Part 1 of 2)
by Robert E. Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Conventional wisdom about declining oil prices, mostly originating from US Department of Energy/Energy
October 27, 2015 Read Full Article
President Obama Is Turning His Back on the Renewable Fuel Standard
by former Senator Jim Talent (The Gazette) I’m old enough to remember when energy first became a national security issue
October 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Global Oil Supply More Fragile Than You Think
by Nick Cunningham (OilPrice.com) ... And many companies are also recalculating the oil price needed for new drilling projects to make
August 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Top 6 Myths Driving Oil Prices Down
by By Leonard Brecken (OilPrice.com) ... Earlier in the year I documented half a dozen media reports which turned out to be
August 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Saudis Expand Price War Downstream
by By Gaurav Agnihotri (OilPrice.com) The undisputed king of oil and gas is making some moves that could change the face
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Why the Saudis Are Going Solar
by Jeffrey Ball (The Atlantic) ... Saudi Arabia produces much of its electricity by burning oil, a practice that most countries
July 06, 2015 Read Full Article
RIP Cobalt Technologies or…How Commercializing Butanol Technology is Like Riding the Tour de France
by Sam Nejame & James Evangelow (Biofuels Digest/Promotum and Chemical Strategies) Sad to say Cobalt Technologies is dead – no really they’re
June 25, 2015 Read Full Article
Could Middle East Switch From Oil to Renewable Superpower?
by Darrell Delamaide (Oilprice.com/Time Magazine) Decreasing prices in solar power could provide opportunities for oil-poor countries ... The recent decline in oil
June 02, 2015 Read Full Article
How Much Longer Can The Oil Age Last?
By Gaurav Agnihotri (OilPrice.com) History has been so fascinated with oil and its price movements that it is indeed hard
May 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Here’s What Will Send Oil Prices Back Up Again
by Martin Tillier (OilPrice.com) ... The low price brigade cites another factor in making their predictions, the rise of alternative energy sources.
March 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Middle East OPEC Countries See a Future in Algae
by Imran Khan (Algae Industry Magazine) The global demand for fossil fuels is swelling against a tight economic environment and
February 25, 2015 Read Full Article
Shale vs OPEC: What’s Going on with Oil Prices? Will the Bleeding Stop, and When?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Here’s what’s going on, as illustrated in this EIA chart, which shows the imbalance between
January 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Inside OPEC Room, Naimi Declares Price War on U.S. Shale Oil
by Alex Lawler, Amena Bakr and Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) Saudi Arabia's oil minister told fellow OPEC members they must combat
December 01, 2014 Read Full Article
Saudi Arabia Plans To Raise Fuel Economy--But Not Gas Prices
by John Voelcker (Green Car Reports) ... Now, another country is discussing new regulations that would require both new and
July 09, 2014 Read Full Article
New TV Ad Exposes Saudi Oil Money Bankrolling RFS Smear Campaign
(Americans United for Change/Biodiesel Magazine) Pro-renewable fuel standard, pro-American jobs groups Americans United for Change and VoteVets.org held a press
May 07, 2014 Read Full Article
12 MMgy Ultrasonic Biodiesel Facility Planned for Saudi Arabia
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Portugal-based biodiesel technology provider Incbio announced it has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Bio
February 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Saudi - Kingdom to Produce 30,000 Tons of Algae
(MENAFN-Arab News) Saudi Arabia will be one of the few algae producing countries around the world, with production capacity expected
November 26, 2013 Read Full Article
BASF, National Prawn Co. Cooperate on Algae Technology
by Ron Kortrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Saudi Arabia-based National Prawn Co. and the German chemical giant BASF have signed an agreement
July 17, 2013 Read Full Article
Camelina on the Move: Global Clean Energy Holdings Acquires Sustainable Oils
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings announced that it has acquired Sustainable Oils, a leader in
March 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Saudi Firm to Invest $650m on Sugar, Ethanol in Sudan
(Saudi Gazette) Sinnar state signed a partnership with the Saudi Tala Company to produce sugar, ethanol and bio-fuel in Sinnar
December 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Biomax Sets up Venture with Jeddah Firm for Bio-Fuel Unit
by Amit Mitra (The Hindu Business Line) Bio-fuel maker Biomax Fuels has set up a 50:50 joint venture with the
December 11, 2012 Read Full Article
Saudi Arabia, World's Leading Oil Producer, to Go "Green" at Home?
by John Daly (OilPrice.com) Renewable energy, currently a Republican object of derision and attack on the Obama administration in next
October 28, 2012 Read Full Article
Saudi Arabia Biorefinery from Algae Project
(Algae Industry Magazine) Salman Zafar writes in Ecomena.org that King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology is funding an innovative project
October 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Petroleum Refiners Get out the Old Fear-Mongering Playbook for Attack on Renewable Fuel Standard
by Brent Erickson (BIO/Biofuels Digest) Despite oil industry claims of “$10 million in fines for non-existent fuels” – they paid
August 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Building a World Market from Scratch
by Alvaro Cordero (Ethanol Producer Magazine/U.S. Grains Council) From a barely recognized feed alternative 10 years ago, distillers dried grains
January 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Africa's Farmland in Demand: 'Is There a Better Place than This?'
by Rick Westhead (The Star) ...Indian industrialist Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi has his eye on this lush scenery, too, but he
December 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Breakthrough In Saudi Arabia's Policy Toward Ethanol Byproducts Announced
(AgriMarketing) ...Culminating years of U.S. Grains Council efforts, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has added corn gluten feed (CGF) and
August 10, 2011 Read Full Article
Saudi Prince Calls for Lower Oil Prices
(CNN) ...In an interview broadcast Sunday on "CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS," the grandson of the founding king of modern Saudi
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Kingdom Considers Producing Ethanol from Waste
by Querubin J. Minas (The Saudi) In line with the Saudi government’s initiative to diversify energy resources and promote