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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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from a market for Russian crude and natural gas (via LNG) to a global competitor. into a major (potential) LNG competitor in global LNG import markets, and, via the U.S. and Europe in and over Syria could lead to broadening and strengthening of economic and financial sanctions. The emergence of the U.S.,

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

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. of global and 17% of European reserves.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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Seismology moved from a regional study to global science when on 17 April 1889, the German scientist Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz recorded an earthquake using two separate devices, one in Potsdam and the other 400 kilometers away, in Wilhelmshaven, near the North Sea. After the earthquake, they set up the Seismological Society of Japan.

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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In the last quarter of 2014, in the face of possible oversupply, Saudi Arabia abandoned its traditional role as the global oil market’s swing producer and therefore it role as unofficial guarantor of existing ($100+ per barrel) prices. This increase in output occurs with the context of a narrow global demand opportunity.

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Syria to sign Paris Climate pact, leaving US alone; Trump disinvited from climate summit

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Following President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States from the Paris Climate Accord—a global pact to reduce carbon output and curb climate change—only two other nations had not signed the treaty. This week Syria, the final nation invited to join. Now, the U.S.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

To answer these questions, we collaborated with Envirostrat to investigate some of the most common questions and concerns about the environmental impact that increased EV uptake will have on NZ, and in particular, how they really compare to ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles). In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

To answer these questions, we collaborated with Envirostrat to investigate some of the most common questions and concerns about the environmental impact that increased EV uptake will have on NZ, and in particular, how they really compare to ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles). In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6