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3 Years Of Painful Cuts Sets Oil Markets Up For Serious Supply Crunch

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According to a separate report from SAFE, a Washington-based think tank, the oil industry has cut somewhere around $225 billion in capex in 2015 and 2016, which will lead to global supplies 4 million barrels per day lower in 2018-2020, compared to what market analysts expected as of 2014. The price acts as a self-correcting mechanism.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Paul Taylor, Chief Economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association, had the following observations: At $4/gallon gas people looked at more economical versions of the same vehicle rather than going down in vehicle size—they continue to buy cars that meet their needs. How much does it cost to save weight?

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

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Even the car companies are saying, “Well, no one’s trying to buy our SUVs, so for us to stay in business, we need to have other kinds of cars.&#. Q: When gas prices went up, people started driving less, and interest in EVs soared. But now, gas prices have fallen below $2 in some places. Is this discouraging?

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. SZ (1) 6753.T

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