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Saudi Arabia And Iran Reignite The Oil Price War

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The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is becoming increasingly evident in the oil pricing policies of the two large Middle Eastern producers. Iran, OPEC’s third-largest producer, is trying to convince its oil customers to continue buying Iranian oil despite stringent U.S. by Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com.

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Tesla models eligible for IRA tax credits in 2024

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The most significant changes to the IRA related to EV components sourced from foreign entities of concern (FEOC), which included countries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The IRS implemented some changes that affected some electric vehicle models on sale in the US market. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Opinion: China To Continue Expanding Its Influence In The Oil And Gas Sector

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One of China’s most recent mid-stream deals included building a pipeline from Iran to Pakistan , which is being built despite objections from the U.S. Unlike the pipeline that will travel from Iran to Pakistan, this pipeline deal was made as a means to satisfy China's growing thirst for oil.

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The War in Ukraine Disrupts Trade in Both Food and Fuel

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Russia ranks second in the extraction of both crude oil (behind the United States and ahead of Saudi Arabia) and natural gas (behind the United States and ahead of Iran), and it is the sixth-largest producer of coal (behind Australia and ahead of South Africa). Here are the basic facts.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

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Indian refiners are now buying more crude oil from Nigeria, Iraq, Venezuela and Mexico. On the other hand, it won’t be easy for Saudi Arabia—Chinese refiners are also producing more gasoline, for which demand is still strong. per barrel while that of Reliance was $8.70 per barrel in first quarter of 2015).

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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So what: It’s a good cost-benefit ratio for drones as cheap as Ukraine’s DJIs and for Russia’s new equivalent, the Shahed-136, supplied by Iran. I don’t buy that drones will transform all of warfare. Such a far-flung maritime arena would be very different from the close-in land war going on now in Eastern Europe.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Walkout at UN conference after Iran.