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Policy brief #8/2016 The decline in global oil prices that began in the summer of 2014 carries with it a number of risks in assembling a whole range of major oil and gas projects, including shale gas extraction projects, deep-water offshore projects and projects in the Arctic shelf. In these conditions,...
... So, even if the agreement comes into force, no serious price growth should be expected, and there will still be an oil glut in the market. Even if the agreement comes into force, no serious price growth should be expected, and there will still be an oil glut in the market. Second, Iran’s refusal to join the initiative makes it much less likely that oil producing countries will reach agreement. It is doubtful that even special terms may induce the country to change its mind: Iran’s official representatives described the freeze on oil ...
Going South? While Russia and the Middle East have remained champions in gas and oil production for decades, the USA is looking for new greenfield projects and partnerships with countries not facing existing political constraints: it is the African market that lies within closer geographical proximity to American consumers what makes imports from that region less ...
Top Five Factors Affecting Oil Prices The situation on the oil market is a cause for concern – members are worried, and increasingly asking questions: prices continue to fall and there seem to be no signs of trend reversal in the offing. Nor is there any consensus among ...
... Alaska boasts the world’s largest zinc reserves, producing 5 percent of the global output and 79 percent of the total U.S. output. That mine also produces 3 percent of global and 33 percent of American lead. Alaska is also America's second largest oil producer, at 20 percent of the total extracted volume. And more huge oil and gas-bearing formations have been discovered in northern areas. Prudhoe Bay is the largest traditional continental field, which accounts for 8 percent of the national oil ...
The U.S. oil industry seems to be on the verge of the most significant turning point it has faced since the 1970s, when the export of hydrocarbons was banned by the 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act signed by President Gerald Ford, in what was to an extent ...
By Brian E. Frydenborg, February 26th, 2015 (updated February 27th-28th) Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse here If you think your site or another would be a good place for this content please do not hesitate to reach out to me! Please feel free to share and repost on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter (you can follow me there at @bfry1981) One of the sad things about looking at current commentary about Russia, America, and the state of their relationship is the lack of measured and reasoned...
... the oil producers themselves have stimulated the search for alternatives when prices were going up. The Americans and others have learned to extract gas from shale. The USA is also developing its own oil deposits. All this has helped to increase the USA’s oil and gas reserves. The Americans are no longer dependent on oil supplies from the Middle East. Researchers note that in 2016 the USA will import only 25% of the oil it needs, the rest coming from its own sources, whereas as recently as 2005 this proportion ...
... that seemingly binds together these two otherwise unconnected threats. According to Jonathan Freedland, "[IS] feeds Ebola, and Ebola feeds [IS] — and our fear feeds them both." The fight against IS has combined into one its military, oil, economic and financial components. It has already become a familiar argument that airstrikes alone cannot defeat these fanatic hangmen. And as they are suffering heavy losses, if they mix among the local population, most of the casualties of the ...
... numbers, compared to the actual amount of oil in any reservoir, and in fact there are rules for reporting the proven reserves that require a huge probability of being there, which makes these estimates very pessimistic in most cases. Let's now move to the USA situation. Before 1940, the US was not only a major oil producer, but also a major oil exporter. This changed dramatically after the war, and especially during the economic boom of the 50s and 60s, where cars became more and more powerful, more numerous, and used more and more gasoline. The US started ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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