Sentences with phrase «other than petroleum»

Alternative fuels are derived from sources other than petroleum.

We as citizens of the province and Canada will be looking at new sources of energy other than petroleum.»

Not exact matches

Since then, it's been more timid than the two other Chinese state - owned oil companies, Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corp. (parent company of PetroChina) investing in North America.

«Our findings indicate that petroleum marketers treat holiday weekends no differently than any other weekend,» MJ Ervin reported.

On the supply side, production cuts agreed by OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and other major producers have proved more effective than originally thought by many participants.

When you add in refined products and other petroleum liquids, Canadian exports soared past 4.1 million barrels a day, a total that is higher than the next seven U.S. suppliers combined, and nearly four times more than Saudi Arabia, the U.S.'s second largest source of foreign oil.

Milk power, butter and cheese led the export rise, up NZ$ 116m (11 %) to NZ$ 12bn, with the export of logs, wood and wood articles (18 %) and petroleum and products other than crude seeing a moderate increase.

In its product pricing template released on Sunday, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, stated that the N83 per litre price applies only to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), meaning that other petrol stations and dealers can sell higher than the stipulated amount.

Meanwhile, the National Petroleum Authority, the sector regulator, has urged the two organisations to seek clarity about the situation to «ensure that the public is not misled by those who are motivated by reasons other than those of national interest.»

But last year, the United States produced more petroleum than any other country, driving down demand for Mexican energy.

One of the studies Tim has referenced basically concludes that the only thing policymakers can do is work on the assumption that biofuels, at this moment in time, are worse than petroleum fuels because of the future risk of land clearing and other GHG emission increases.

Given the vastness of the world's marine methane hydrate deposits — more than twice the carbon reserves of all other fossil fuels combined — it's not surprising that government agencies and the petroleum and natural gas industries have long been interested in harvesting this new energy supply.

Khew and others say Singapore's highly efficient oil refining industry could help the world meet its demand for petroleum at a lower environmental cost than elsewhere.

In other words, says Ian Nathan, a senior research analyst with New York City — based Energy Intelligence Group (a publisher of data and information on the global energy industry), it is possible that areas currently off - limits to drilling might actually contain a lot more — or less, for that matter — petroleum than previously believed.

A report about U.S. oil and gas exploration in the Arctic published last month by the National Petroleum Council found most drilling opportunities under America's jurisdiction are less than 100 meters below the ocean's surface, more shallow - than - standard depths in other drill regions, like the Gulf of Mexico.

The current shift back to SUVs that guzzle much more petroleum than other cars, prompted by low gasoline prices, is a more worrisome sign for future climate change.

The cheap hydrocarbon is made using petroleum and natural gas, and the way it is produced emits more carbon dioxide than any other chemical process.

If you live in other than a primitive society (and having a computer sort - of gives that away) then everything you see, do and touch is strongly related to petroleum - based products.

In the article the author notes that: ``... If that amount of oil were extractable, it would still add up to less than three years» worth of gasoline, heating oil and other petroleum needs at today's consumption rate of 86 million barrels a day.»

But as Jad Mouawad notes in The Times, if that amount of oil were extractable, it would still add up to less than three years» worth of gasoline, heating oil and other petroleum needs at today's consumption rate of 86 million barrels a day — and the demand for oil is rising.

First, we ought to be applying a tariff to imported petroleum and natural gas, but I'd settle for a tariff on petroleum imported from sources other than Canada, Mexico and the North Sea.

S. Kim Hatfield, a member of the panel and president of Crawley Petroleum since 1985, put it this way: «Those guys have tremendous experience working under really adverse conditions and know more about how to get things done in that type of environment than any other group that you could name.»

Meanwhile, electricity, natural gas, and petroleum in the form of gasoline are all more expensive in California than in other states, [39] and anything that increases the cost of basic needs like energy and food is regressive.

Moreover, in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and many other nations, nuclear is not only cheaper than natural gas and petroleum but cheaper even than coal.

An independent panel of academic scientists for the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences — reviewing the conflicting work of Searchinger, Wang and several others — concluded in a 2011 report that «corn - grain ethanol might not have lower [greenhouse gas emission] values than petroleum - based gasoline.»

Consumption of petroleum products in January, February and August were all lower than in the same months of 2016, with growth in the other months much lower than it had been the year before.

«The underlying energy consumption trends that resulted in these changes — mainly because more electricity has been generated from natural gas than from other fossil fuels — have helped to lower the U.S. emissions level since 2005 because natural gas is a less carbon - intensive fuel than either coal or petroleum.»

Cons: Though pentane doesn't damage the ozone layer, it does contribute to smog, all brands in the US contain HBCD, flammable and produces toxic fumes, made from crude petroleum byproducts, easier to damage than the other rigid foams, protective gear is recommended to be worn during cutting and installation..

In addition to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, early members included Amoco, the American Forest & Paper Association, American Petroleum Institute (API), Chevron, Chrysler, Cyprus AMAX Minerals, Exxon, Ford, General Motors, Shell Oil, Texaco, and more than 40 other corporations and trade associations.

These vehicles, according to the Swedish Road Administration, are must be «equipped for propulsion with entirely or partially with electricity, or other fuel gas than liquefied petroleum gas, or with a fuel mixture that predominantly consists of alcohol.»

Entertaining how the NRDC played a role of some sort with one of the global warming nuisance lawsuits, the Connecticut v American Electric Power, while another of those global warming nuisance lawsuits, Comer v. Murphy Oil had wording within its documents stating «The API [American Petroleum Institute] and other Oil Company Defendants have engaged in concerted financial activity — far in excess of $ 1 million — in furtherance of a tortious civil conspiracy to «reposition global warming as theory rather than fact» — details I described in my previous blog post.

In New South Wales, land owned by a Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) or the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) includes minerals other than gold, silver, coal and petroleum.73 Mining can not occur without the consent of the LALC and either the NSWALC or the New South Wales Land and Environment Court.74 LALCs have a statutory power to explore for and exploit mineral resources or other natural resources.75 In Tasmania, land vested in the state Aboriginal Land Council includes minerals other than oil, atomic substances, geothermal substances and helium.76

Freehold, except Western Division where perpetual leasehold granted; subject to native title; Mining on LALC land requires consent other than for gold, silver, coal and petroleum.