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The Oil War Is Only Just Getting Started

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Tsvetana Paraskova is a writer for the US-based Divergente LLC consulting firm with more than a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews. Link to original article: [link].

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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The skepticism shown by a majority of financial analysts and oil commentators about the real threat to global oil (and gas) production volumes was countered by the news that the production at Saudi Aramco’s main offshore oil field, Manifa, has been hit by technical problems.

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Opinion: The Current Oil Price Rally Is Reaching Its Limits

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Moreover, supply outages in places like Iraq and Nigeria have also knocked at least a quarter of a million barrels per day offline, an unexpected disruption that put upward pressure on prices in March. That is not good news for oil prices. Article Source: [link]. That has sparked a renewed sense of optimism among oil traders.

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Oil Prices Running Out Of Reasons To Rally

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Market analysts paused a bit on news that Iraq’s oil exports from its southern ports on the Persian Gulf hit a record high in December, but the data has no bearing on whether or not Iraq will comply with the agreed upon cuts. Iraq is committed to achieving producers’ joint goals to control the oil glut in world markets.”.

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Will Human Soldiers Ever Trust Their Robot Comrades?

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Editor’s note: This article is adapted from the author’s book War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future (University of California Press, published in paperback April 2024). Take, for example, this case described by a Marine who served in Iraq: My team once had a robot that was obnoxious.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. The good news is, most analysts suggest it will never see the shortages, cartels or sales restrictions that oil does. Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED? What about other battery components?