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Biden authorizes release of more than 180M barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 1M bpd for 6 months

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DOE received over 90 offers that resulted in 28 contracts with 15 companies for deliveries of 30,640,000 barrels. This SPR release was part of a coordinated effort among the 31 members of the International Energy Agency (IEA). 1 March 2022 IEA Coordinated Release.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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Saudi Aramco’s investment of $300 billion in the next 10 years will, in large part, be focusing on the new technology needed to keep existing projects running while opening up new volumes in the future. But the current production increases in Nigeria, Iraq and Libya, will most probably be temporary.

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US Shale Is Now Cash Flow Neutral

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Indeed, shale companies were coming off of one of their worst quarters in terms of cash flow in recent history. E&P companies began cutting costs, laying off workers, squeezing their suppliers and deferring projects that no longer made sense. If we stay (at $55 a barrel), the world’s biggest oil companies start to make money again.

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Opinion: Who Will Be Left Standing At The End Of The Oil War?

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State-owned oil companies often have many more responsibilities than just producing oil. The fact that the government is considering taking parts of Saudi Aramco public does not bode well. And that’s with per barrel production costs of around $31/$32 in Nigeria, $23/$24 in Libya, and $10/$11 in Iraq. Right now, they can’t.

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Can Autonomous Weapons Be Compatible With International Humanitarian Law?

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This article is part of our Autonomous Weapons Challenges series. AWS being used in Libya and questions about AWS being used in Ukraine, the extent to which AI and autonomy will change warfare remains unknown. The latter could include actions by private security companies, police, border control agencies, and non-state armed groups.

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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. It would also force foreign suppliers to seek other markets for all or part of the exports they previously sent to the U.S. crude will compete with Russian crude in several key markets.

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Gas War: Biden Administration Releasing One Million Barrels of Gasoline from Northeast Reserves

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It has likewise claimed to be combating oil companies on behalf of the environment. Western oil companies have also rolled back production on their own accord and have even been accused of price fixing with OPEC. Joe Biden is also hardly the only president to authorize tapping into the country’s petroleum reserves.