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Pensana plans $125M rare earth separation facility in England

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The Saltend plant would purify rare earth sulfates, which would be imported from the company’s Longonjo mine in Angola. China currently supplies 98% of Europe’s rare earth magnets. MP Materials is planning to produce around 6,000 tonnes of magnet metal oxides from 2023. —Ursula von der Leyen EU President, February 2021.

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UTM Offshore signs FEED agreement for Nigeria’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility

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With factors such as the Russian-Ukraine war, increases in energy demand and global energy transition-related policies fueling the energy crisis at global scale, the AEC strongly believes African gas has a huge role to play in liberating global economies and the global energy market. —NJ Ayuk, the Executive Chairman of the AEC.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Similarly, having a distribution line (often illegally rigged) running to a dwelling tells us nothing about the usage of power or the reliability of its supply. Even South Africa, by far the best-supplied country south of the Sahara, suffers from frequent blackouts.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Energy is the foundation of Russia, its economy, its government, and its political system. Russia supplied about 30 percent (146.6 They pose an existential threat to the industry and therefore to the Russian economy: The revenues Russia can earn from its crude and natural gas exports face intense pressure. mmbbl/day) in 2013.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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million barrels per day in 1H 2015, in part because as Russia's economy contracted, reducing domestic crude demand to 3.47 While all OPEC members, including Saudi Arabia, have suffered from the Saudi decision, they have not shared the pain equally. percentage points. Moreover, Saudi policy, combined with the impact of U.S. MMbbls/day.