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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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In practice, the call for a change is a call for Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two dominant global crude exporters, which each daily export over seven-plus mmbbls (including condensates and NGLs) and which each see the other as the key to any "balancing" moves, to bear the brunt of any production cuts.

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Rosneft and BP sign agreement on development of Domanik tight-oil formations

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The joint venture company (Rosneft 51%, BP 49%) will be incorporated in Russia. The Domanik region in Russia. In BP’s Energy Outlook 2035 , released in January, the company’s analysts suggested that Russia will become one of the world’s top tight oil suppliers, although far behind the US. Source: USGS. Click to enlarge.

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

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Recent trade deals and high-level cooperation between Russia and China have set off alarm bells in the West as policymakers and oil and gas executives watch the balance of power in global energy markets shift to the East. Russia and China Cozy Up. Reign of the USD. Before the 20 th century, the value of money was tied to gold.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. Based on the number of players in the United States that are quite far advanced in their development, like TerraPower, my rough guess is that in 10 years we will see the first commercial civilian vessel with [next-generation] nuclear power,” says Lien.

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Opinion: OPEC Divorce And Self-Destruction Thanks To Saudi Oil Strategy?

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The first quote modifies a GEICO commercial describing a free-range chicken (If you’re a free range chicken, you roam free, that’s what you do), the second, the famous John Maynard Keynes quote about markets (The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent), the third, another famous Keynes quote (In the long run, we’re all dead).

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Novatek and Total green-light $27-billion Arctic Yamal LNG project

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Novatek and Total have approved a final investment decision (FID) for the Yamal LNG project in Russia, consisting of the development of the South-Tambeyskoye gas condensate field and the construction of a natural gas liquefaction plant on the Yamal Peninsula in Western Siberia. billion have already been financed by the shareholders.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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Positive effects from exchange rates and from the efficiency program were unable to compensate for negative effects arising from the markets in Brazil and Russia as well as from market support measures linked to the emissions issue. The sales revenue of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles rose to €10.3 (9.6) year-on-year. billion in 2015.

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