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Oil is cheap, so Kuwait raised its own gas price to compensate

Green Car Reports

Cheap gasoline is good news for the economies of most countries, but not those that rely on oil exports. In some cases, that means cutting back on cheap gas for their own citizens. The sustained fall in global prices has led oil-producing countries to search for ways to keep their revenues up.

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Baker Institute: End of the ‘Big Oil giveaway’ is underway in the Persian Gulf

Green Car Congress

In recent years, all six Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain—have begun to challenge the notion that citizens are entitled to cheap energy. The authors said energy subsidies have long outlived their usefulness.

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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Gas was cheap during the late 1980s and early 1990s, other than a spike after Iraq invaded Kuwait , but some car buyers still wanted good fuel economy. liters of gasoline on the Canadian highway. My guess is that the reels turned over once, for a total of 162,150.9 Gets 100 kilometers per 4.5

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