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With oil prices low, early signs of a pullback in drilling activity

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With oil prices low and showing no sign of an immediate rebound, the industry is beginning to pull back on spending. Oil prices have dropped around 30 percent since summer highs, raising fears among producers across the globe. In other words, lower oil prices hurt demand for Transocean’s drilling rigs.

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ExxonMobil expands participation in MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon research; Mobility of Future study

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Other members of the study consortium are Alfa, Aramco, BP, Chevron, Equinor, Ferrovial, General Motors, Shell, and the Toyota Mobility Foundation. The future of personal mobility in urban areas, with a focus on the potentially disruptive role of autonomous vehicles and ride-hailing services.

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Road Test: 2021 Kia Niro PHEV EX Premium

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The lithium-ion polymer battery pack is replenished through plug-in charging and regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. Charge up for electric-only local driving. Mine=82% economical; 17% normal; 1% aggressive. Your numbers may differ.

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Cascadia Capital forecasts flurry of MA and commercialization in clean tech in 2011; US Congress to discard Cap and Trade

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Rising Oil Prices Lead to Investments in Natural Gas. Group and InEnTec leading the charge. Cascadia predicts that traditional energy companies such as BP, Chevron and Shell will. Cascadia believes that Congress will implement a policy in the coming year that focuses primarily on gas, nuclear and.

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Opinion: Oil Megaprojects Won’t Stay On The Shelf For Long

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One casualty of the oil price downturn could be the megaproject. The collapse of oil prices, however, could kill off the megaproject. That is a feature that is hard to overemphasize in today’s oil pricing environment. Maintaining access to finance can come at a price. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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The XT4 is well-equipped with convenience features including remote keyless entry with remote start, a leather-wrapped, heated steering wheel with radio and telephone controls, wireless phone charging, an air ionizer, 5G Wi-Fi hotspot, tire pressure monitoring system, rain sensing windshield wipers, keyless push button on/off and OnStar.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Here at Charged , we’ve been covering the commercial EV market for a decade. When Charged first spoke with him in 2021, he was the Charging Infrastructure Lead at Daimler Trucks North America, and also the Chair of CharIN’s Megawatt Charging System (MCS) task force. In the real world, things haven’t been that simple.

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