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ADB approves $240M to help Kazakhstan modernize transport, improve connectivity

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Improved transport connectivity will help increase trade links between Kazakhstan and the markets in East Asia, the Caspian Sea region, and further to Europe. The decline of global oil prices since 2014 and lower external demand has encouraged the government to create a favorable environment for business-driven regional economic development.

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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

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However, a rapid price decline beginning in October led to US average regular gasoline prices ending the year lower than they began for the first time since 2015, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). In 5 of the 10 cities for which EIA collects weekly retail price data, gasoline prices exceeded $3.00/gal

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Perspective: Ending Oils Monopolya Blueprint for Mobility Choice

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Volatility hurts us too, for as we’ve learned the price of oil can rise sharply in a short period of time. This means our economic stability is at stake because of our reliance on oil. In fact, four of the last five recessions were started by an oil price spike. [ Click to enlarge.

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US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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These avenues include alternative pipeline capacity to support Western Canadian, Bakken, and Midcontinent crude oil movements to the Gulf Coast as well as rail to transport large volumes of crude oil to East, West, and Gulf Coast markets.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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Ford Transit Connect EV. As noted earlier, there is considerable work underway to develop data on performance and reliability of EVs, and to communicate that information to the public. Fisker Karma EREV. Fisker Nina EREV. Ford Focus EV. Chevy Volt EREV. Navistar eStar EV. Nissan LEAF EV.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Rail loading facilities for the Canadian oil sands are estimated to have a capacity of approximately 700,000 bpd of crude oil, and by the end of 2014 this will likely increase to more than 1.1 The dominant drivers of oil sands development are more global than any single infrastructure project. million bpd.

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