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JFE Steel, Emirates Steel and Itochu to study building supply chain for low-carbon ironmaking

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JFE Steel Corporation, Itochu Corporation and Emirates Steel Arkan, the largest steel company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will conduct joint detailed feasibility studies on the establishment of a supply chain of ferrous raw material for green ironmaking with low-carbon emission at the project site in Abu Dhabi.

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Tesla updates Model S and Model X: Price cuts, free paint, and no more Standard Range

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Amidst the rollout of the Model 3 Project Highland to several territories such as China , parts of Europe , and the UAE , Tesla has also implemented updates for its two flagship vehicles, the Model S sedan and Model X SUV. As per Tesla, the Model S Long Range now starts at $74,990, a 15% reduction over its previous starting price of $88,490.

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SAFE report addresses US aluminum sector’s energy challenges; more US production of primary aluminum needed

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—Joe Quinn, Director of C-SIM Without action to stabilize and decarbonize domestic primary aluminum, the United States is at risk of increasing its reliance on the UAE, Russia and China for critical infrastructures, military needs, and clean technologies.

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SpaceX rideshare program beats small rockets for Emirati launch contract

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The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) space agency has contracted with SpaceX to launch a domestically-built Earth observation satellite on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission. pixel to ~0.4m/pixel pixel – not far off from the unclassified state of the art. — Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) October 27, 2021.

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EIA ups total shale oil resource estimate by 13% to 419B barrels, shale gas by 4% to 7576 Tcf

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The addition of four countries—Chad, Kazakhstan, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—to a previous assessment covering 42 countries has resulted in a 13% increase in the global assessed total resource estimate for shale oil and a 4% increase for shale gas. A total of 26 formations within 11 basins were analyzed in these 4 countries.

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Wardwizard eyes fresh funds of USD 180 million | Autocar Professional

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I believe many OEMs will recalibrate their existing products and price points again. They also plan to produce electric trucks for the UAE market over a three-year period. This is the new real world that we’ve already factored in by not going for subsidies at all.” tonnes and 2.5

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Baker Institute: End of the ‘Big Oil giveaway’ is underway in the Persian Gulf

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In recent years, all six Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain—have begun to challenge the notion that citizens are entitled to cheap energy. Policymakers hope higher energy prices can produce a number of helpful effects, the authors said.