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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. Earlier this month, news broke that Saudi Arabia (the world’s largest oil producer after the U.S.) chose not to renew its 50-year petrodollar deal with the United States. weapons systems.

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Baker Institute team says fossil fuel subsidies need global reform

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of GDP in China to nearly 6% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, where, despite two cycles of price hikes, 60% of the cost of energy products and services continued to be borne by the state. Total subsidies in G20 countries that retain state-administered prices on fossil fuels. Costs ranged from a low of 0.3% Source: Baker Institute.

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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Eni has released the 18 th edition of the World Oil, Gas and Renewables Review , the annual statistics report on oil, natural gas and renewables sources. The first volume of the report, the World Oil Review, is devoted to oil reserves, supply, demand, trade and prices with a special focus on crude oil quality and on refining industry.

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bp Statistical Review shows 4.5% drop in primary energy consumption in 2020; mainly driven by oil

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Both primary energy consumption and carbon emissions from energy use fell at their fastest rate seen since the Second World War, while renewable energy continued its trajectory of strong growth, with wind and solar power recording their largest ever annual increase. The oil price (Dated Brent) averaged $41.84/bbl million b/d).

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Today’s Stunted Oil Prices Could Cause Oil Price Shock In 2020

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As oil prices remain unsteady and OPEC continues to make headlines every hour, the world is focused on oil’s immediate future. These important questions aren’t getting enough attention according to Johnston, whose firm Eurasia Group foresees a fast-approaching supply gap that Saudi Arabia and U.S. oil may not be able to fill.

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7 companies launch Green Hydrogen Catapult to increase green H2 production 50-fold over next 6 years

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The new “Green Hydrogen Catapult” initiative will see green hydrogen industry leaders target the deployment of 25 gigawatts through 2026 of renewables-based hydrogen production, with a view to halve the current cost of hydrogen to below US$2 per kilogram. —Paddy Padmanathan, CEO of ACWA Power. ºC campaign. degrees Celsius.

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BNEF: Oil price plunge to have only moderate impact on low-carbon electricity development, but likely to slow EV growth

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The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. However, the slump in the Brent crude price per barrel from $112.36 on 30 June to $61.60