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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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Given this environment, it is not surprising that the revenue elasticity of production is highly sensitive, and negative. They are fighting a multi-front war with Iran directly (in Yemen) and indirectly (in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq). Saudi Arabia increased production by 6.8 Their need for revenue is intensifying rather than moderating.

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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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Holland, MI Lebanon, OR (Entek). Expanding established propulsion systems into a volume manufacturing environment. The Recovery Act awards for electric drive vehicle battery and component manufacturing are, by category: Cell, Battery, and Materials Manufacturing Facilities: $1,247 million. DOE Award ($mil.). Project locations.

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Israel carves playground as automobile era powerhouse

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Even if it has made ease with some, it nonetheless faces blackmails from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. “You have an environment in Tel Aviv where you can see 10 VCs in one day,” Gertel stated. All the way through a lot of its historical past, antagonistic neighbors have surrounded Israel.