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Opinion: The End Of An Era: Is The US Petrodollar Under Threat?

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Liam Halligan, a columnist for the Telegraph, says “the real danger” of closer Russian-Chinese ties is not a bust-up between China and the US, which could threaten crucial shipping routes for China-bound coal and LNG, but its impact on the US dollar. “If However, the Chinese have a problem in their plans for the yuan. Rise of the Yuan.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

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The crude is so cheap it’s pretty much free for them, the margins are going to be massive. 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. However, one cannot easily neglect the Indian and Chinese refiners.

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ACS Meeting Symposium Focuses on Conversion and Utilization of CO2 for Fuels and Chemicals

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CO 2 conversion to hydrocarbons over catalysts has been known for several decades but has been shown very little research and development attention, as other technologies have been much cheaper and efficient in yielding cheap oil. Earlier post.). They obtained CO 2 conversions of up to 45% are obtained for a residence time of ~ 1 s.