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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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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 ). Live by Energy…. percent of GDP in 2014. Natural gas data from Gazprom). billion respectively).

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Day Of Reckoning For US Shale Will Have To Wait

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“We think that banks are generally giving producers more time to improve financial health and that spring ‘16 redeterminations could be much tougher without significant commodity price improvement,” said Jonathan Wolff, an analyst with Jeffries, according to SNL. Maintaining access to finance can come at a price.

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Opinion: Oil Megaprojects Won’t Stay On The Shelf For Long

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One casualty of the oil price downturn could be the megaproject. The collapse of oil prices, however, could kill off the megaproject. That is a feature that is hard to overemphasize in today’s oil pricing environment. Maintaining access to finance can come at a price. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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State of Charge. How did the high fuel prices impact customer behavior in 2008? A $1 change in gas prices can lead to a 4-6% shift in take rates (i.e. Alexander Edwards, President, Automotive Strategic Vision believes the exodus from full size SUVs was caused by economic caution as much as higher gas prices.

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

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With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. There are thousands of public electric vehicle charging stations across New Zealand.

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

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With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. There are thousands of public electric vehicle charging stations across New Zealand.

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

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He envisioned “hundreds of thousands” of charging spots, as well as a number of stations where drained batteries could be exchanged for fresh ones. Charge, drain, repeat is extremely inefficient. I liken electric grid and renewable to the economic and political and military fiasco of the Iraq war. — J Connors 4.

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