SAO PAULO, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), which unites airlines and technology providers in a joint drive to accelerate the development of new, sustainable aviation fuels [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2009 - The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy today announced projects selected for more than $24 million in grants to research and develop technologies to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. Of the $24.4 million announced today, DOE plans to invest up to $4.9 million with USDA contributing up to [...]
BOGOTA, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ECOPETROL S.A. (NYSE: EC - News) announced the end of drilling of the Quifa-7 well (Prospect H) to a depth of 3,097 feet, with preliminary well evaluation data indicating good potential of oil accumulation on the Carbonera Basal Sands Formation.
The exploratory well Quifa-7 was drilled by Meta Petroleum LTD, Operator [...]
By Jennifer Woodford
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 — Boldly going where no state has gone before, North Carolina is moving its biofuels industry from first generation to second generation technologies and a more affordable and available source of fuel for the nation.
First generation biofuels are dependent on sugars, starches, vegetable oil and animal fats as [...]
By Hope Deutscher
In response to a request by President Barack Obama to expedite the implementation of programs to assist the development of biofuels, the USDA has moved forward with several 2008 Farm Bill provisions that could serve to benefit ethanol producers.
The Repowering Assistance Program provides $35 million in fiscal year 2009, and authorized $15 million [...]
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ - News) announced today that Jack Lentz, a leading oil and gas dealmaker, will join the firm as Chairman, International Oil & Gas, effective June 10. Mr. Lentz had previously served as the head of Lehman Brothers’ worldwide energy practice.
“We are delighted to have attracted Jack, an outstanding professional. [...]
The National Corn Growers Association today thanked President Obama for his statement that advanced renewable transportation fuels will be one of the nation’s most important industries of the 21st Century, and that corn-based ethanol must remain viable to achieve this vision.
St. Louis, MO (Vocus) May 29, 2009 — The National Corn Growers Association today thanked [...]
By Suzanne Bohan
Contra Costa Times
When the first Model T left the assembly line in 1908, by design it could run on ethanol or gas. Henry Ford, the car’s manufacturer, added that flexibility because he envisioned a day when ethanol — made from crops grown on American soil — would provide the bulk of fuel for [...]
RICHLAND — A nuclear researcher speaking to a group in Richland on Monday said the world’s energy future should be created in thirds — one-third fossil, one-third renewable and one-third nuclear, which would make areas like Hanford ideal for nuclear expansion.
“This is the perfect place to do it,” said Jim Conca, director of the [...]
By JAD MOUAWAD
The Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, increase renewable energy supplies and cut carbon dioxide emissions in the most ambitious transformation of energy policy in a generation.
But the world’s oil giants are not convinced that it will work. Even as Washington goes into a frenzy over energy, many of the oil companies [...]
