Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2016

Expanding into an area outside of the oil supermajors’ expertise is risky—batteries are a hard business to win even for industry veterans—but action is key as transportation and the grid increasingly march toward more electrification, Lux suggests. Asia challenges loom for battery acquirers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2017

It’s been six months now that oil prices have been reacting to OPEC, first to the possibility of an agreement, and then to the production cut deal itself, forged by OPEC to rebalance the market. The market bought the “balance” message, and oil prices steadied at above $50 for three months.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

The “Arab Spring” affected oil and gas supplies—most notably the complete, albeit temporary, loss of Libyan supply—while the tragic Fukushima accident in Japan had knock-on effects for nuclear and other energy sources around the world. more as natural gas was diverted to Asia. Prices increased in all regions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

EIA research indicated that part of the reason for the underestimation of transportation sector consumption of liquid fuels stemmed from the use of methanol and its derivatives that were increasingly added into China’s gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) streams.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Latin America and Asia Pacific, which are home to fewer projects in operation today, are set to gain significant market share in the long run. Latin America and Asia Pacific, which are home to fewer projects in operation today, are set to gain significant market share in the long run. Algae’s ultimate threat is over-hype.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The land-based oil distribution network is smaller, but also important. The Saudi decision to let the market set prices and to pursue market share, has led to steep declines in crude and petroleum product prices. toll- and Henry Hub- pricing model, weakened Gazprom’s ability to insist on oil-indexed, long-term contracts.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

This growth is the result of an expected recovery in the global economy, with world gross domestic product (GDP, on an oil-weighted basis) assumed to rise by more than 3 percent per year. EIA has revised its assessment for Asia upwards and Europe downwards for 2010 in response to preliminary first-quarter data for those regions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The cost of fossil-fuel subsidies has been driven up by higher oil prices; they remain most prevalent in the Middle East and North Africa, where momentum towards their reform appears to have been lost. The result is a continued fall in US oil imports, to the extent that North America becomes a net oil exporter around 2030.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

It predicts 35 per cent growth in the US; 30 per cent growth in Brazil; and substantial increases in areas including the Asia-Pacific region, France, Germany and Argentina. Increased use of biofuels would require water irrigation in many parts of the world; while water is also needed for boiling and cooling in refineries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply. But the average oil price remains high, approaching $120/barrel (in year-2010 dollars) in 2035. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. Click to enlarge. Electric vehicles.

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APRIL 16, 2009

As part of the solution framework, the Israeli government will provide tax incentives to customers, Renault will supply the electric vehicles, and Project Better Place will construct and operate an Electric Recharge Grid across the entire country. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA DE (2) SOLF (2) Sarah Palin (2) Smart Fuel Cell (2) TAN.L

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