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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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November 27, oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices. This decision set crude prices on a downward path.

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IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

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As a result, advanced economies have lost market leadership, as 27 out of 31 reactors that started construction since 2017 are Russian or Chinese designs. And the nuclear industry must quickly address the issues of cost overruns and project delays that have bedevilled the construction of new plants in advanced economies.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Energy is the foundation of Russia, its economy, its government, and its political system. Even a casual glance at the IMF’s World Economic Outlook statistics for Russia shows the tight correlation since 1992 between GDP growth on the one hand and oil and gas output, exports, and prices on the other (economic series available here ).

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Comment on Nio's William Li questions US protectionism, demands equal access to US market by naksut

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The Chinese are building new car factories in abandoned US car factories in Thailand and Brazil now But with the anti Chinese sentiment in the US right now I am guessing it would be risky for a Chinese company to build a factory in the US. @Wayne Lewis In reply to Wayne Lewis.

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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According to GlobalData’s Mining Commodity Analyzer , Russia was the third-largest producer of nickel in 2021, producing more than 200,000 tons. The evolving situation in Russia and Ukraine has already caused unprecedented increases in the price of nickel. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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Nornickel places CNY 5 billion exchange-traded bonds

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Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel producer, as well as one of the leading platinum and copper producers, announced the successful placement of CNY (Chinese Yuan) 5 billion (~US$716 million ) exchange-traded bonds (series БО-001Р-06-CNY) on 22 December.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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