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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Novatek and its partners Total and Chinese National Petroleum Company still lack $15 billion of the $27 billion needed to finance the Yamal LNG plant. naval power, the Chinese, for example, prefer pipeline natural gas supplies over seaborne LNG supplies. Wary of U.S. Russia’s export channels are less susceptible to disruption.

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in the first eleven months of 2012 Chinese self-developed brands exported 470,000 passenger vehicles in total—with automotive manufacturers on average showing a 30% sales increase over 2011 figures.

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Opinion: China To Continue Expanding Its Influence In The Oil And Gas Sector

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Since 2009, China has been taking a much more active role in its pursuit of international oil contracts. When it comes to Chinese energy industry, there are three major state owned companies. Unlike the pipeline that will travel from Iran to Pakistan, this pipeline deal was made as a means to satisfy China's growing thirst for oil.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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But it may also signal a de-escalation of the pressure Washington has brought to bear on the Chinese company now that Huawei is on its heels. What's at stake is control of international 5G networks, which are expected to transform global communications. Washington embarked on an intense campaign to block Huawei, and Ms.

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IEA trims expected growth in oil demand for 2012/2013 by 300K–400K barrels per day

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The International Energy Agency’s August Oil Market Report (OMR) trims 2012/2013 oil demand expectations by 300-400 thousand barrels per day (kb/d), although annual growth remains in an 800-900 kb/d range both years. This follows baseline data revisions and a weaker economic prognosis for 2012/2013. mb/d, but output should grow by 0.7

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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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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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For Iran, the only other OPEC country for which the IEA provides domestic demand data, the increase in exports, 0.7 Canada, Mexico (foreign investment), and also Russia (Chinese investment), that will have the financial wherewithal to grow output to satisfy the 18 million barrel per day increase in demand that OPEC sees by 2040.