Tag Archives: Petroleum

Massive Oil Spill in a Los Angeles Street

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California firemen are very busy these day with wildfires. Now they also had to deal with a big oil spill in Los Angeles. A pipeline broke and 50,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into a street in...

Opponents to Keystone pipeline say it won’t lower fuel prices

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Oil companies have been working hard to get a new pipeline built that would run across the country. The pipeline is called the Keystone XL and opponents to the project say that it won't lower fuel...

Rejecting Keystone XL Pipeline Could Damage U.S. Environmental Movement

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If President Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline, he will set a precedent with potentially devastating impacts for mainstream environmentalism. The Keystone XL pipeline, if approved, would...

Exploiting Unconventional Oil Fields Need Overcoming of Tough Logistics Challenges

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Unconventional oil and gas production is a huge factor in the US.  “Unconventionals” – which include shale gas, shale oil, and tight gas sands – accounted for over 8.5 trillion cubic feet of...

Porsche Macan to Get No 4-Cylinder Engines In US

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Porsche has been talking up its new small SUV called the Macan for a while. The car will land as a 2015 model, probably later in 2014. In Europe, the Macan will have several turbocharged gasoline and...