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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. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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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. The Saudis obviously miscalculated the degree to which their shift would negatively impact oil prices.

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

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In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6 The good news is, most analysts suggest it will never see the shortages, cartels or sales restrictions that oil does. Battery metals vs. oil as a source of tension and instability. What about other battery components? There’s no debate that we live in a fossil fuel-centric world.

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

Drive Electric

In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6 The good news is, most analysts suggest it will never see the shortages, cartels or sales restrictions that oil does. Battery metals vs. oil as a source of tension and instability. What about other battery components? There’s no debate that we live in a fossil fuel-centric world.