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The War in Ukraine Disrupts Trade in Both Food and Fuel

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Russia ranks second in the extraction of both crude oil (behind the United States and ahead of Saudi Arabia) and natural gas (behind the United States and ahead of Iran), and it is the sixth-largest producer of coal (behind Australia and ahead of South Africa). share in 2020, by contrast, was about 9 percent.

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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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The Outlook for Energy provides ExxonMobil’s long-term view of global energy demand and supply. The outlook is developed by examining energy supply and demand trends in 100 countries, 15 demand sectors covering all manner of personal and business needs and 20 different energy types. Outlook for Energy. Transportation in general.

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Strong Dollar Could Cap Oil Prices

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Argentina, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa have seen significant depreciations in their currencies this year. The oil supply outages in Venezuela, Libya and Iran could yet drive oil prices much higher. If the supply outages do not materialize, there is much more room on the downside for oil prices.