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What’s Going On With Saudi Arabia and the Petrodollar?

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On June 9th, Saudi Arabia decided against renewing a deal with the United States to continue trading oil in U.S. As this represents a major shift in international trade, many independent and foreign outlets claimed the nation dumping the “petrodollar” would fundamentally change the global market. weapons systems.

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Benchmark: Saudi Arabia is building an EV battery supply chain

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Saudi Arabia has cut a number of deals recently that coud make the country’s lithiu-ion supply chain the most developed in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The Saudi processing plant will process spodumene from a mine that European Lithium is developing in Wolfsberg, Austria.

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bp Statistical Review shows 4.5% drop in primary energy consumption in 2020; mainly driven by oil

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bp released the 70 th annual edition of the bp Statistical Review of World Energy ; the data collected in this year’s edition includes energy data for 2020. The Review captures the significant impact the global pandemic had on energy markets and how it may shape future global energy trends. million b/d).

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Baker Institute expert: crude-oil production increase a risky strategy for Saudi Arabia

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A number of factors are pushing Saudi Arabia to raise its crude-oil production capacity, but the wide range of potential outcomes suggests that such an increase is a risky strategy for the kingdom and the global environment, according to a new article by an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Lucid signs agreement with Saudi Arabia for 155k unit capacity manufacturing facility

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Lucid Group announced today that it has signed a contract with several Saudi Arabian government agencies that locks in plans for a production facility with an annual capacity of 155,000 units. billion in aggregate over the next 15 years to build the facility in Saudi Arabia, it said. Lucid Group will receive up to $3.4

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Baker Institute team says fossil fuel subsidies need global reform

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Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. 5 consumer of oil,” Krane said. Costs ranged from a low of 0.3%

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Opinion: Saudi Arabia Continues To Turn Screws On US Shale

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Saudi Arabia continues to ratchet up production, taking market share away from US shale producers. According to OPEC's latest monthly oil report , Saudi Arabia boosted its oil output to 10.31 That was enough for the de facto OPEC leader to claim its highest oil production level in more than three decades.