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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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They are reducing the share of long-term contracts in favor of spot purchases. Furthermore, several national oil companies, Venezuela’s among them, are building refineries with local partners in Asia, which will use their crude. They won't be able to spend significantly more than other major national oil companies.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Holland, MI Lebanon, OR (Entek). FutureFuel Chemical Company. Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company. $30. DOE Award ($mil.). Project locations. Technology. Johnson Controls. A123 Systems, Inc. Novolyte Technologies, Inc.

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