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MARCH 3, 2017

The oil majors reported poor earnings for the fourth quarter of last year, but many oil executives struck an optimistic tone about the road ahead. The collapse of oil prices forced the majors to slash spending on exploration, cut employees, defer projects, and look for efficiencies. per barrel, rising to $36.50.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

The report, which covers US airlines in domestic operations in 2014, highlights a continuing gap in the carbon intensity of US carriers, and comes as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) meets in Montreal to debate proposals that will serve as the basis for future US regulation. from 2013 to 2014. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 29, 2016

Kazakhstan, rich in natural resources such as oil, gas, and metal, has huge potential for economic development but infrastructure constraints result in significant travel time and cost, and hinder access to foreign markets.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

In the last quarter of 2014, in the face of possible oversupply, Saudi Arabia abandoned its traditional role as the global oil market’s swing producer and therefore it role as unofficial guarantor of existing ($100+ per barrel) prices. Prices rebounded to $60 for a few months, before falling once again below $50.

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JULY 14, 2009

In two other scenarios considered, a high oil price scenario (using EIA projections) and a battery swap operator-subsidzied scenario, EV new vehicle sales penetration reaches 85% and 86% respectively by 2030. The high rate of adoption is driven by the low purchase price and operating costs of electric cars with switchable batteries.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Pipeline opponents assert that rail costs are prohibitively high and that in a scenario in which pipelines are not constructed, oilsands growth (and consequently GHG emissions) will stall for lack of market access. Future price volatility is to be expected. —IHS CERA Insight.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

Say what you will about offshore oil and gas exploration, but it’s still alive and kicking—high production costs and all. The latest demonstration of the viability of deepwater projects, even in the post-2014 oil industry era, comes from none other than Brazil.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015. The performance and cost effectiveness of the early EVs in the market will be a major but unknowable factor in how many EVs are on the road by 2015. These could lead to additional production capacity of several hundred thousand EVs not accounted for in this table. Fisker Karma EREV. Fisker Nina EREV.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

by 2014) and also examines different global markets. Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. The aviation industry will face increased pressure to increase efficiency (because of the cost of fuel and competitive nature of the market) and reduce carbon emissions.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Barriers include the increased demand for fuel tanks, leading to a decrease in payload capacity and the relatively high capital cost of the system installation. However, acceptance of biofuels in deep-sea transportation can only take place if these fuels can be produced in large volumes and at a competitive price around the world.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Back when the onslaught began, which I mark as Thanksgiving Day 2014—when OPEC declined to cut—Wall Street began talking of shale as being a switch; as in you can turn it on and off. Back in the good old days—2012 or so—a single stage on a shale job was being priced at $125,000 or more. That’s underwater.

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Real weighted average cost of capital is 7.5% Source: IRENA.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Oil prices are probably already high enough to spark a rebound in shale production. Even when US oil production hit a peak at 9.7 By the third quarter, oil prices had climbed back to above $40 and traded at around $50 per barrel for some time, replenishing some lost revenue. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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