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

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In addition, the brand will remain committed to vehicles powered with compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as internal combustion engines. Furthermore, de Meo reaffirmed SEAT’s commitment to opening outward and building a digital ecosystem around the car.

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Sonangol, Maersk Oil and partners strike oil with their first deepwater pre-salt well offshore Angola

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The result may be a further step towards our goal of building up a significant business in Angola. Maersk Oil is an international oil and gas company with operated production of about 650,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day offshore Denmark, UK and Qatar, as well as onshore Kazakhstan and Algeria.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port. billion) a year internally on managing migration, not counting national-level spending.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Putin has aligned Russia with OPEC’s have-nots—the members lacking financial resources to withstand low crude prices for an extended period and that have objected to Saudi policies (Iran, Iraq, Angola, Nigeria, Libya, Algeria, Ecuador, and Venezuela)—against the haves (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar).

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Nigeria or Algeria cannot do the same for their oil industry. G20 countries build a generous Green Climate Fund, well above the $100-billion-a-year goal in the Paris climate agreement. China is keen to improve air and water quality and build ‘national champions’ in industry. —Goldthau et al. Big green deal. ?This

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Europe moves forward on the Energy Union; transport key element

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To reach these objectives, the Energy Union focuses on five mutually supportive dimensions: Energy security, solidarity and trust; the internal energy market; energy efficiency as a contribution to the moderation of energy demand; decarbonization of the economy; and. competitiveness. research, innovation and competitiveness.