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White House: OPEC+ oil production increases “simply not enough”

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We are engaging with relevant OPEC+ members on the importance of competitive markets in setting prices. Competitive energy markets will ensure reliable and stable energy supplies, and OPEC+ must do more to support the recovery. As a result, EIA’s crude oil price forecast remains mostly unchanged from the July STEO.

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NREL study suggests cost gap for Western renewables could narrow by 2025

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The benchmark for the study is based on the projected future cost of a new combined-cycle natural gas turbine (CCGT) built in the destination market, with natural gas in 2025 at a nominal price of between $7.50/mmBtu Montana and Wyoming could emerge as attractive areas for wind developers competing to meet demand in the Pacific Northwest.

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Harvard Kennedy School researcher forecasts sharp increase in world oil production capacity and risk of price collapse

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Such an increase in capacity could prompt a plunge or even a collapse in oil prices, he suggests. The Bakken and Three Forks fields in North Dakota and Montana alone could become the equivalent of a Persian Gulf-producing country within the United States. million barrels per day and conceivably produce a total of 11.6

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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Additionally, the states have alleged these changes would hurt domestic employment while simultaneously raising the average price of vehicles.& But both have stated that they’re concerned about the ramifications for traditional supply chains and the possibility that the changes would negatively impact the U.S.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Market analysis: cross-border pipeline constraints have a limited impact on crude flows and prices. The earlier 2011 Final EIS was developed contemporaneously with the start of strong growth in domestic light crude oil supply from tight oil formations, such as those formations found in North Dakota’s Bakken region.

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Volkswagen and Varta Microbattery Ltd. to Collaborate on Next-Generation Li-ion Systems for Electric Drive Vehicles

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The initial goal is the research and development of a Li-ion cell which is technically superior and price competitive. However, the company’s focus to date has been more on supply of miniature battery technologies for mobile communication, medical and electronic equipment. Volkswagen and Varta Microbattery Ltd.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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In addition, the SEIS suggests, projected crude oil prices are sufficient to support production of essentially all Western Canadian (and US tight oil) crude oil projects, even with more expensive transport options to market. times the length of the current proposal (1,384 miles), with nearly identical routes in Montana and South Dakota.