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The New Oil Cartel Threatening OPEC

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The reason they are likely to join in is that unlike in previous oil price cycles, now there are alternatives to fossil fuels. Electrification is where OPEC may have to face off with a future oil buyers’ cartel. Another survey identified price and range as additional roadblocks towards the mass adoption of EVs in India.

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The New Oil Cartel Threatening OPEC

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The reason they are likely to join in is that unlike in previous oil price cycles, now there are alternatives to fossil fuels. Electrification is where OPEC may have to face off with a future oil buyers’ cartel. Another survey identified price and range as additional roadblocks towards the mass adoption of EVs in India.

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

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Most notably, a rise in Saudi crude-oil output could trigger a damaging period of global oversupply, said Jim Krane, the Wallace S. This glut could be exacerbated by future carbon taxes and other policy restrictions on fossil fuels, he said. Internationally, Saudi Arabia also faces conflicting priorities for its crude oil.

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Belfer Center Brief Urges Higher, Stable Energy Prices to Achieve Long-Term Energy Policy Objectives

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The US government must place an initial price on US greenhouse-gas emissions, either through a cap-and-trade mechanism or a tax. A tax has the advantages of predictability and being simple to implement quickly. International engagement—especially with China—is also a need. Oil security policy.

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RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

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The other two key findings from Bartis’ introductory report are: Where security shortfalls impede hydrocarbon production or transport, current and future US Air Force partnership-building capabilities offer security improvements that could promote greater production of petroleum and natural gas resources. Could oil production peak after 2050?

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AECOM study finds EV adoption in Victoria can offer significant economic benefits by late 2020s; PHEVs initially lead uptake

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Assumes there are only Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) available, with no Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) or pure Electric Vehicles (EVs). The analysis is based on central forecasts of oil price, electricity. However, as EV and PHEV prices gradually reach. Scenario 1.

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GAO Report Concludes Industry and Government Face Significant Challenges in Meeting RFS Target While Minimizing Unintended Adverse Effects; Suggests Federal Research Give Priority to Non-Ethanol Biofuels

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For example, while increasing demand for corn for ethanol contributed to higher corn prices, thereby providing economic incentive for some corn producers, they also increased feed costs for livestock producers. However, future movement toward cellulosic feedstocks could reduce some of these effects. tax credit is.