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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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November 27, oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. and China markets, while the Russian Finance Ministry recently backed away from a tax proposal which Russian crude producers said would reduce their output. by Dalan McEndree for Oilprice.com.

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Soros signals Argentina’s shale is biggest place to be; doubles stake in YPF SA

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One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize—and a big boost for both supermajors and smaller players making big waves in the heart of new discovery areas. Natural Gas Oil'

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Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

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per gallon US) subsidy and fuel excise and value-added tax exemptions, and ( b ) a prospective future scenario with no form of government support measures. In its development of biofuel policy, China’s 10 th five-year plan (2001–2005) proposed a biofuel industry to utilize surplus grain stocks. gallon US) with tax exemption and a $0.16/liter

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Norweign Drivers switch to Electric Cars

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Most people do know and feel that if we drive electric cars we could reduce the consumption of oil and could reduce pollution. 25 per cent consumption tax that is charged on most consumer goods are extra charged with purchase tax. Buyers of EV became exempted from paying VAT in 2001. In Norway, most cars are imported.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. The initial sales requirement was 2% of car sales in 1998 (representing about 20,000 vehicles at the time), increasing to 5% in 2001 and 10% in 2003.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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Volvo has also emphasized friction reduction in its VEA family, using a variety of techniques including improved roundness of the cylinder bore, which results in very low tangential piston ring forces, a variable oil pump and new low viscosity engine oil. T8 pricing does not include federal or state tax incentives.

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