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Ukraine state oil and gas company signs $3.656B credit agreement with China Development Bank to finance substituting natural gas with coal

Green Car Congress

The Ukraine state oil and gas company Naftogaz signed a US$3.656-billion credit agreement with the state-owned China Development Bank to finance the program of substituting natural gas with locally produced coal. The program is aimed at improving Ukraine’s energy security and alleviating dependence on foreign natural gas.

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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The evolving situation in Russia and Ukraine has already caused unprecedented increases in the price of nickel. Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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Comment on Largest US pension cuts stake in NIO, liquidates Li Auto in Q1 by Rus Tar

CN EV Post

I guess US is very serious about starting a war with Chinese. It took many years for US to get involved in 2014 Ukraine revolution. Getting stakes off a high grow stocks at its times when stocks are down means it has very good reasons that something drastic will change. Its not the companies foundations that are getting questioned.

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IEA forecasts world oil demand to hit record 101.9 million b/d in 2023; non-OECD to account for 90% of growth

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mb/d from 1Q23 to 2Q23, as runs in the US normalize and with Chinese activity materially higher than a weak 2Q22 baseline. Russian oil exports in March soared to the highest since April 2020 due to surging product flows that returned to levels last seen before Russia invaded Ukraine. Annual gains will double to 2.1 mb/d to 8.1

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. (The Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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Comment on China EV battery installations in Mar: CATL overtakes BYD in LFP market for 1st time this year by David Chen

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commie, still fighting against tiny Ukraine? pathetic chinese commies @DORAMAS In reply to DORAMAS.

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China exports way more automobiles to Russia than anyplace else

Baua Electric

Chinese language automakers exported extra automobiles wholesale to Russia than anyplace else within the first 5 months of this hour, filling a void left by means of international producers exiting the marketplace as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. China exported about 162,000 automobiles to Russia in all of 2022.

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