Air Quality, Exports and Energy Infrastructure Needs
Mark Green
Posted June 3, 2014
Study: U.S. Refinery Emissions Stable Despite Rising Oil Sands Imports
Reuters: Rising U.S. imports of crude oil from Canada's oil sands have not increased greenhouse gas emissions from the country's oil refineries because they have been offset by refining of cleaner domestic crudes, a report from a private sector think tank said on Monday.
The report, from industry consultants IHS CERA, comes as the Obama administration moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. power sector by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, under new rules aimed at reducing America's longstanding reliance on burning coal to generate electricity.
The oil sands sector has faced frequent criticism from environmentalists concerned about greenhouse gas emissions. U.S. imports of carbon-rich Canadian oil-sands crudes grew by 900,000 barrels per day to more than 2 million bpd between 2005 and 2012, according to the IHS CERA report.
It said they did not result in higher greenhouse-gas intensity from the energy sector, however, as other crudes imported from abroad were supplanted by so-called tight oil from domestic shale-oil deposits.
Read more: http://reut.rs/1pCzz1C
Other industry news:
- EIA: Every Region of U.S. Has Cut Energy-Related CO2 Emissions the Past Decade: http://1.usa.gov/1hVnixS
- North Dakota Gas-Capturing Rules Go Into Effect: http://yhoo.it/1km49KS
- Commentary: The Case for Natural Gas Exports: http://bit.ly/1l2Ha6l
- IEA: Huge Investment in Energy Development Needed: http://nyti.ms/1udDhP6
- PA Energy Companies Pay More in Gas Well Fees in 2013: http://bit.ly/1kzQPlr
About The Author
Mark Green joined API after a career in newspaper journalism, including 16 years as national editorial writer for The Oklahoman in the paper’s Washington bureau. Previously, Mark was a reporter, copy editor and sports editor at an assortment of newspapers. He earned his journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma and master’s in journalism and public affairs from American University. He and his wife Pamela have two grown children and six grandchildren.