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EIA: Global trade in liquefied natural gas grew by 4.5% in 2021

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Bcf/d, over the past five years (2017–21). Bcf/d and from Algeria by 0.2 Bcf/d) between 2017 and 2021 as a result of nuclear units coming back online. New LNG export capacity, primarily in the US, and rising global demand for natural gas drove continued growth in global LNG trade last year. Bcf/d in the United States, 2.2

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SEAT to launch 6 electric and plug-in hybrid models, develop smaller version of MEB for lower-cost EVs

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This year’s achievements underline SEAT’s potential to make use of growth opportunities and open new markets. to stand at €223 million (2017: 116) and turnover amounted to €9.991 billion—4.6% higher than the 2017 result (9.552). more than in 2017), made SEAT the fastest growing brand in Europe last year.

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Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

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The report identifies the first movers who are looking to seize these investment opportunities, including Germany, Algeria, and Chile, who have signed multiple bilateral agreements on the production of hydrogen fuels (seen as key for powering ships). billion in 2017 to $1.6 billion in 2019.

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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From 2013 to 2017, SEAT invested more than €3.3 XMOBA and CUPRA join SEAT Metropolis:Lab Barcelona, SEAT’s wholly owned digital-lab inaugurated in 2017, which is a part of the Volkswagen Group’s worldwide network of IT-Labs. billion (US$4.1

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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OPEC next gathers December 4 in Vienna, just over a year since Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi announced at the previous OPEC winter meeting the Saudi decision to let the oil market determine oil prices rather than to continue Saudi Arabia's role of guarantor of $100+/bbl oil. Market” forces include many components. percentage points.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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In early 2017, in the forest highlands of eastern Guinea, a man I’ll call Jacob began a journey that would take him across five Saharan countries and multiple failed sea crossings. Mali was a conflict zone, so he moved on to Algeria, but he lacked a work permit, and employers would underpay him or fail to pay him altogether.

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