Tag: oil
It’s Final: EPA Updates to the New Source Performance Standard (40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO) for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Industry
The amended New Source Performance Standard (NSPS), 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO, for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Transmission and Distribution industry that became effective on December 31, 2014, finalized the amendments and correction of technical errors that EPA previously proposed on July 17, 2014. This final amendment addresses the following updates: a) Details […]
Kentucky’s Approach to the Implementation of Oil and Natural Gas Air Pollution Standard found in 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO
Currently the Storage Vessels (Tanks that store crude oil, condensate, intermediate hydrocarbon liquids or produced water) located at oil and natural gas production well facilities, gathering facilities, gas processing facilities and transmission facilities are required to meet the requirements found in the federal regulation, 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO. To find out more about this […]
Kentucky’s Approach to the Implementation of Oil and Natural Gas Air Pollution Standard found in 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO
Currently the Storage Vessels (Tanks that store crude oil, condensate, intermediate hydrocarbon liquids or produced water) located at oil and natural gas production well facilities, gathering facilities, gas processing facilities and transmission facilities are required to meet the requirements found in the federal regulation, 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO. To find out more about this […]
Algae to Oil?
Algae converted to oil in one HOUR!!!!! It appears that the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a Department of Energy lab, has developed a new innovative process to convert algae to oil. Their process claims to be less energy intensive resulting in cheaper cost to convert. The biofuels company Genifuel has licensed the technology and is […]
US set to become world's largest oil producer
The International Energy Agency is forecasting that the United States will surpass Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest oil producer in 2015 and could be energy self-sufficient within 20 years. United States energy production is currently led by Texas and North Dakota, as oil companies use the techniques of hydraulic fracturing and […]