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Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

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Low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) could reduce China’s demand for gasoline and, in turn, impact global oil prices, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “ —Gabriel Collins.

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Today’s Stunted Oil Prices Could Cause Oil Price Shock In 2020

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As oil prices remain unsteady and OPEC continues to make headlines every hour, the world is focused on oil’s immediate future. In a speech made at the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators’ 2017 International Petroleum Summit, Johnston laid out his concerns for the future of oil.

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China's Nov wholesale sales of passenger NEVs hit record 732,000, CPCA estimates show

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Demand in China's NEV market has held steady amid high international oil prices, the CPCA said. The post China's Nov wholesale sales of passenger NEVs hit record 732,000, CPCA estimates show appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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The New Oil Cartel Threatening OPEC

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When reports emerged that India and China are in talks about forming an oil buyers’ club , OPEC was probably too busy with its upcoming June 22 meeting to concern itself with that dangerous alliance. The reason they are likely to join in is that unlike in previous oil price cycles, now there are alternatives to fossil fuels.

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IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

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IHS Markit downgraded its expectations for Mainland China by 2.3 China is expected to show signs of bottoming out through the second half of 2020, but the scale of the economic slowdown will likely lead to some destroyed demand. A fall of 12% for 2020 would be considerably worse than the two-year peak-to-trough decline of 8.0%

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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China is the global leader in methanol use and has recently expanded its methanol production capacity. The estimates developed in the study have now been incorporated into EIA’s historical data and forecasts of petroleum and other liquids consumption in China. Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. Methanol in China.

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The New Oil Cartel Threatening OPEC

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When reports emerged that India and China are in talks about forming an oil buyers’ club , OPEC was probably too busy with its upcoming June 22 meeting to concern itself with that dangerous alliance. The reason they are likely to join in is that unlike in previous oil price cycles, now there are alternatives to fossil fuels.

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