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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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In 2018, global oil reserves rose slightly (+0.4%), mainly due to growth in the US. 2018 recorded an overall growth in oil production of 2.5 The surplus in the Middle East is slightly up, due to the year-end increases of big producers (Saudi Arabia, Iraq and U.A.E.). also rose in Brazil and Norway.

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California 2019 crude average carbon intensity up

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The 2019 CI is up from 2018 (12.35) and from 2017 (11.93); volume delivered to California refineries was down, however: 584,313,143 barrels in 2019, versus 624,127,435 in 2018 and 621,246,732 in 2017. in 2019 from 2018, to 88,184,212 barrels. CI (gCO 2 e/MJ). Data: CARB. gCO 2 e/MJ plus 0.10 gCO 2 e/MJ.

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IEA: record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied

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Over the next three years, gains from the United States alone will cover 80% of the world’s demand growth, with Canada, Brazil and Norway—all IEA members—able to cover the rest, according to Oil 2018 , the IEA’s five-year market analysis and forecast. of demand by 2023, the lowest number since 2007.

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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

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soldiers and 300 British soldiers lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. My own media darling of a hand, the iLimb from Ottobock, which I received in 2018, has a fist-shaped power grip, pinching grips, and one very specific mode with thumb on top of index finger for politely handing over a credit card.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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The total global reserves are estimated at 14 million tons – which corresponds to 165 times the production volume in 2018. There are also smaller quantities of the valuable raw material within Europe. The good news is, most analysts suggest it will never see the shortages, cartels or sales restrictions that oil does.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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The total global reserves are estimated at 14 million tons – which corresponds to 165 times the production volume in 2018. There are also smaller quantities of the valuable raw material within Europe. The good news is, most analysts suggest it will never see the shortages, cartels or sales restrictions that oil does.