SYDNEY— Chevron Corp. and partners placed a US$29 billion bet on Asian demand for clean-burning fuels Monday by approving construction of the Wheatstone gas-export project in Australia, overlooking near-term worries about the global economy and competitive threats posed by new energy sources such as shale gas. ❋ David Winning (2011)
Chevron plans to expand the company's Gorgon LNG project in Australia, in a move to capitalize on rising Asian demand for clean-burning fuels. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Consider pairing any of these ideas, or a personal peace ensemble of your own with a sweet-smelling, clean-burning, top-selling soy candle like WoodWick's Twinkling Spice Holiday Candle. ❋ Katie Campbell (2011)
Chevron and partners placed a $29 billion bet on Asian demand for clean-burning fuels by approving the Wheatstone gas-export project in Australia. ❋ Unknown (2011)
But while natural gas is more clean-burning than coal and oil, it is still a fossil fuel, and its increased use will lead to higher emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, the IEA warned. ❋ Guy Chazan (2011)
The 600-megawatt plant will be one of the most expensive nonnuclear power plants ever built in the U.S. The project had been intended to show how coal could be converted into a clean-burning gas and used to make affordable electricity, but its rising costs make that goal more challenging. ❋ Rebecca Smith (2011)
SYDNEY— Chevron Corp. plans to startengineering and design work next year on an expansion of the company's 43 billion Australian dollar US$43.45 billion Gorgon liquefied-natural-gas project in Australia, in a move to capitalize on rising Asian demand for clean-burning fuels. ❋ Ross Kelly (2011)
While the scientific basis for EPA's ruling is sketchy, its consequences will be to confuse gasoline marketers, retailers and consumers, while making it more difficult for the nation to transition from imported oil to clean-burning, American-made renewable fuels. ❋ Bob Dinneen (2010)
Despite current low prices for natural gas, Consol said it sees demand for the clean-burning resource growing as utilities shut coal-powered plants in response to stiffer environmental regulations. ❋ Kris Maher (2011)
International energy companies such as Shell and Chevron are investing billions of dollars to develop Australian natural gas fields to feed a projected surge in demand from Asia for clean-burning fuels. ❋ David Winning (2011)
BEIJING—Turkmenistan's agreement to boost its supply of natural gas to China by nearly two-thirds significantly expands the world's largest energy consumer's access to the clean-burning fuel, the sourcing of which is a key concern in China, where winter shortages are common. ❋ Owen Fletcher (2011)
Better, clean-burning cookstoves have been around since the 1980s when aid groups such as UNICEF and CARE-Kenya first started distributing them. ❋ Susanna Murley (2011)
That's good news for Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. They both plan to have eligible plug-ins ready by early 2012 GM's Chevy Volt plug-in doesn't qualify because its gasoline engine isn't clean-burning enough. ❋ Joseph B. White (2011)
