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MIT Technology Could Slash Energy Use in Oil Refining by 90%

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Engineers at MIT have developed a new approach to crude oil fractionating that could slash the amount of energy needed for processing the crude into different fuels by as much as 90% in a breakthrough that could revolutionize fuel production. MIT engineers have developed a membrane that can filter the components of crude oil based on their molecular size, eliminating the need for crude oil distillation, which is highly energy-intensive.

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Trump Admin Asks Energy Transfer for Ethane Export License

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The federal government has asked Energy Transfer to secure a license in order to continue exporting ethane in the latest shot in the trade war with China. The conflict has seen ethane and propane trade between the United States and China suffer significant disruption, of which the federal governments demand for an export license is the latest demonstration.

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