| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 72 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
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Technical report ; TR-580-NCEP |
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Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-580-NCEP.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-72). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- History and context of unconventional fossil-resource development -- Carbon capture and storage for unconventional fuels -- Oil sands and synthetic crude oil -- Coal-to-liquids production -- Competitiveness of unit production costs for synthetic crude oil and coal-to-liquids -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States and more than 95 percent of all energy used in the U.S. transportation sector. Almost 60 percent of liquid fuels are imported. Emissions from the consumption of petroleum account for 44 percent of the nation's CO2 emissions, with approximately 33 percent of national CO2 emissions resulting from transportation-fuel use. In this report, RAND researchers assess the potential future production levels, production costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of synthetic crude oil extracted from oil sands and fuels produced via coal liquefaction relative to conventional petroleum-based transportation fuels. The findings indicate the potential cost-competitiveness of these alternative fuels and the potential trade-offs that their deployment requires between economic and environmental considerations. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Petroleum engineering.
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Heavy oil.
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Oil sands.
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Coal liquefaction.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Energy.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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Coal liquefaction. (OCoLC)fst00865283
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Heavy oil. (OCoLC)fst00954161
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Oil sands. (OCoLC)fst01044735
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Petroleum engineering. (OCoLC)fst01059492
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| Added Author |
Toman, Michael A.
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Rand Corporation.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Unconventional fossil-based fuels. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., ©2008 9780833045645 0833045644 (DLC) 2008036873 (OCoLC)244339632 |
| ISBN |
9780833046413 (electronic bk.) |
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0833046411 (electronic bk.) |
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