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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. and Europe in and over Syria could lead to broadening and strengthening of economic and financial sanctions. In addition, mismanaged confrontation with the U.S.

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What Does The Next OPEC Meeting Have In Store?

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The Prince outlined his strategy in “Vision 2030”, and a major step in that direction is the listing of the state-owned oil company Aramco. He said that without solutions to the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, an agreement is unlikely. OPEC is in a difficult situation.”.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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The recently launched ENEFIT280 technology of the state-owned company Eesti Energia highlights Estonia’s achievements in reducing emissions and increasing efficiency for the oil shale industry, the IEA article says. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey.

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Puzzling Out the Drone War Over Ukraine

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These include the Eleron-3SV and the Orlan-10 drones, both of which have been used extensively in Syria and Ukraine. Also, a dozen small companies have developed jamming and spoofing systems specifically aimed at countering modern drones. The most common Russian drones are mid-sized ones used for surveillance and reconnaissance.

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The Fall and Rise of Russian Electronic Warfare

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And with more exposure to NATO-supplied radios, experienced Russian EW operators who cut their teeth in Syria are beginning to detect and degrade Ukrainian communications. And with more exposure to NATO-supplied radios, experienced Russian EW operators who cut their teeth in the last decade of war in Syria are beginning to.

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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Furthermore, several national oil companies, Venezuela’s among them, are building refineries with local partners in Asia, which will use their crude. They are fighting a multi-front war with Iran directly (in Yemen) and indirectly (in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq). Saudi confidence in their financial wherewithal is proving misplaced.

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Commercial Satellites Are National Security’s Next Frontier

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Meanwhile, the general public already had access to “satellite imagery of the war operations in Syria, horrific videos on YouTube, detailed maps and timelines of events, and audio recordings.” Lewis says the sharp contrast between such information and the official dossier released on Syria, “further harmed the credibility of U.S.