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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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They include bans on financing for and the supply of critical equipment and technology to important Russian energy projects. 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. Live by Energy….

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Day Of Reckoning For US Shale Will Have To Wait

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October has been billed as a pivotal month in which indebted shale companies would see their credit lines cut, precipitating a faster consolidation in the industry that would sow the seeds of a rebound. A new Jeffries report says that only $450 million in borrowing bases have been cut, across more than 20 companies.

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Opinion: Oil Megaprojects Won’t Stay On The Shelf For Long

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For years, as conventional oil reserves depleted and became increasingly hard to find, oil companies ventured into far-flung locales to find new sources of production. By 2017, the company says it will cease deepwater exploration and will sell off its offshore leases that it does not plan on developing. Conoco has the rights to 2.2

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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for example, has ended fuel subsidies, thereby essentially, increasing its budget revenues, while Saudi Arabia recently floated a $4-billion domestic bond offering to help finance its budget. Furthermore, several national oil companies, Venezuela’s among them, are building refineries with local partners in Asia, which will use their crude.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Oil companies will be forced to turn to more difficult and costly sources to replace lost capacity and meet rising demand. The largest increase in oil production comes from Iraq, followed by Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Canada. However, we assume little change in vehicle usage patterns over the Outlook period. —WEO 2011.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. Mr. Agassi was an executive at SAP that lead the software company to being the enterprise software leader ahead of Oracle, IBM, and all others. Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Email Neal.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

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In an agreement between Nissan and the city of Seattle, the automaker says it intends to sell the cars in the Seattle area and work with government and other organizations and companies on a plan to promote the cars and creation of a network of charging facilities. Nissan plans to roll out the car in 12 to 15 markets next year, Perry said.

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