That added flexibility makes it easier for suppliers to get consumers, who now have more options, oil they can use.
It need not tell them what kind of fuel to use, just help ensure that they and the U.S. transportationsector can use something other than oil-based products.
Growing such crops as switchgrass not only absorbs carbon, but also produces a fuel that some power plants can use instead of oil, coal or gas.
Oil companies around the world use technology to try and increase the amount of oil and gas they can explore and produce.
But understand, we only have three to four percent of the world's oil reserves and we use 25 percent of the world's oil, which means that we can't drill our way out of the problem.
There are two meaningful ways natural gas can quickly move the needle on oil use.
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They can use more efficient cars, as well as oil and gas, which will be around for decades.
Globally, the use of depleting oil and gas fields for purposes of CO2 sequestration can be very helpful to the environment.
Others use financial hedges, but these are pricey and can backfire if oil prices drop.
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They can also be caused or aggravated by long-term use of oil-based creams or cosmetics.
The nanoparticles can later be removed to enable the re-use of the oil.
So as we replace oil with fuels like natural gas and biofuels, we can also reduce our dependence by making cars and trucks that use less oil in the first place.
In cyclical sectors like steel, coal, copper, or even aerospace and oil I can model average earning power over a full cycle or even use a discount table on assets in the ground.
You can damage your engine if you're not careful to use the right oil filter and replace the oil-drain plug without stripping its threads, or forget a leak-stopping gasket.
As you can see from this chart, yes, the UK does use a lot less oil per head of population.
Fuel choice in the transportation sector can strip oil of its strategic value, deny our adversaries the wherewithal they use to harm us, and help protect our quality of life and economy against the effects of cuts in foreign energy supplies and the rising costs of oil.
Expect future cars to help motorists garner maximum mileage by leveraging technology like the eco-tutoring systems found in many hybrids, wider use of tire-pressure, oil life and engine-tuning monitoring systems and more-sophisticated GPS guidance that can select less-congested routes.
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He stressed that attackers can do more than take down websites: They can use viruses to physically destroy electronic devices, as was the case with personal computers at Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
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