Sentences with phrase «conventional oil refining»

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Meanwhile the carbon footprint on conventional oil — especially when shipped from farther afield and refined from ever - heavier crudes — is increasing.

Conventional asphalt works fine, but Kjellberg is working with the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to make a microwave - specific mix from recycled shingles and taconite tailings, especially since improved oil - refining technology is reducing asphalt supplies.

The new impact statement says that extracting, shipping, refining and burning oil from the tar sands produces more climate - altering greenhouse gases than most conventional oil, but less than many of the project's critics claim.

With more than 100 energy lawyers operating in key energy and financial centers around the world, the team advises on project development and finance; mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures; capital markets transactions; and regulatory and compliance issues across the energy spectrum — from oil and gas to liquefied natural gas, petrochemicals and refining, and conventional and renewable electric power.

Named the U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers» 2015 Law Firm of the Year for Energy, our team serves the electric power sector (conventional, nuclear, renewable, including wind and solar, and transmission), the oil and gas sector (upstream, midstream, and liquefied natural gas, refining, and petrochemicals), the water industry, and financial institutions, investment funds, project developers, state - owned enterprises, and public - private partnerships in the energy sector.