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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

Green Car Congress

Energy is the foundation of Russia, its economy, its government, and its political system. Even a casual glance at the IMF’s World Economic Outlook statistics for Russia shows the tight correlation since 1992 between GDP growth on the one hand and oil and gas output, exports, and prices on the other (economic series available here ).

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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In practice, the call for a change is a call for Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two dominant global crude exporters, which each daily export over seven-plus mmbbls (including condensates and NGLs) and which each see the other as the key to any "balancing" moves, to bear the brunt of any production cuts. percent year-over-year, up from 2.3

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Report Of A Tesla Factory In Russia Debunked By Elon Musk

CleanTechnica EVs

Korolev is near Moscow and the article noted that this was confirmed by two sources in the Ministry of Industry and Trade as well as the Russian Federation Chamber of […]. A Russian news site, Arguments of the Week, reported that the first Tesla Russian plant will be built in Korolev, the heart of Russian cosmonautics.

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Opinion: Saudis Planning For A War Of Attrition In Europe With Russia’s Oil Industry

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Russia’s central bank recently warned about the growing financial risks to the Russian economy from Saudi Arabia encroaching upon its traditional export market for crude oil. Russia sends 70 percent of its oil to Europe, but Saudi Arabia has been making inroads in the European market amid the oil price downturn.

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Opinion: The End Of An Era: Is The US Petrodollar Under Threat?

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Recent trade deals and high-level cooperation between Russia and China have set off alarm bells in the West as policymakers and oil and gas executives watch the balance of power in global energy markets shift to the East. Russia and China Cozy Up. Reign of the USD. Before the 20 th century, the value of money was tied to gold.

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Westport partners with GAZ Group on new CNG medium-duty vehicle range

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The WP580 Engine Management System, being introduced in Russia for the first time, is a highly configurable system that has been specifically developed for spark-ignited, dedicated natural gas engine applications and can be integrated with a wide range of proprietary Westport fuel system components for flexible vehicle design and production.

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Enter the Russians

Revenge of the Electric Car

Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, gets a nod of approval from Putin on his new electric car investments. Read more in the article: Putin Backs Russia’s First Electric Car Project. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link] backs. Tue, Jan 19 2010. McCormick).

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