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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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Geely’s current major overseas markets include Ukraine, Russia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The EC7 series alone sold more than 30,000 units, an increase of more than 500% in year-on-year comparison with 2011 export figures.

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Opinion: There Is No Such Thing As Peak Oil Demand

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By the time that Saudi Arabia finally acted to protect not only its place among suppliers but also, and more importantly, the role of oil in the world economy. The next chart shows the same kind of comparison for the IEA’s models of OECD oil demand. The backbone of shale supply in the U.S.

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

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Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. The top four suppliers were Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. Source: FEIS, Appendix V. Click to enlarge.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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Russia is the world’s second largest producer of crude oil, behind the United States and ahead of Saudi Arabia, and its second largest exporter, behind Saudi Arabia. Rapid severing of Europe’s Russian supplies would create an unprecedented economic and existential emergency on the continent.

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Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

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The argument emerged that having contributed to the collapse of world oil prices, US LTO was the new global swing producer, replacing OPEC leader Saudi Arabia in that role. Nevertheless, the comparison got legs and away it went. If and when prices rose the US rig count would rise and ultimately cause prices to fall again.

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GE Introduces Upgraded 7FA Gas Turbine for Power Generation; Improved Output and Efficiency

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As a point of comparison, the Siemens SGT6-5000F gas turbine for 60 Hz power plants offers a power output of 208 MW and efficiency of 38.590% in single cycle operation.). Key regions for the upgraded, 60-hertz 7FA will include North America, Latin America, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. in combined cycle operation.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

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Björn Föerster, Porsche A remorseless stopwatch comparison of Formula E—the current state-of-the-art in racing EVs—vs. The third-generation Formula E car, set to make its competitive debut in Saudi Arabia in early 2023, is smaller, lighter, faster and more environmentally friendly than any electric racer in history.

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