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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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Lucid launches Saudi Arabia EV factory, the first in the country

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Lucid announced this morning that it has officially opened an electric vehicle factory in Saudi Arabia, the first in the country. In March 2022 , Lucid announced that it would officially build its first international EV production facility in Saudi Arabia.

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Lucid Group, Saudi Arabia agree to 100,000 EV fleet deal

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Lucid Group announced today that it had reached an agreement with the Government of Saudi Arabia to purchase up to 100,000 electric vehicles from the automaker over ten years. The deal will start with an initial commitment of at least 50,000 vehicles with the option to purchase 50,000 additional cars over the same period.

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

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Lucid announced it had officially signed agreements with the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (“MISA”), the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (“SIDF”), Emaar, The Economic City, at King Abdullah Economic City (“KAEC”), and Gulf International Bank (“GIB”).

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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: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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November 27, oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices. by Dalan McEndree for Oilprice.com. and $65.65

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Platts: June OPEC output of 32.73M barrels of crude per day, highest since Aug. 2008

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Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil output surged 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) in June, close to an eight-year high of 32.73 The bloc’s top producer, Saudi Arabia, increased its output further to produce an average 10.33 million b/d. The situation remains volatile.