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EIA: China is now the world’s largest net importer of petroleum and other liquid fuels

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The rise in China’s net imports of petroleum and other liquids is driven by steady economic growth, with rapidly rising Chinese petroleum demand outpacing production growth. In the meantime, Chinese production will increase at a much lower rate (5% over this period) and is forecast to be only one-third of US production in 2014.

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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The week of Chinese New Year holiday is indicated by the red lantern shown inset panels (b) and (h). They found that nitrogen dioxide pollution decreased by an average of 40% over Chinese cities and by 20% to 38% over Western Europe and the United States during the 2020 lockdown, as compared to the same time in 2019. van Gent, J.,

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in the first eleven months of 2012 Chinese self-developed brands exported 470,000 passenger vehicles in total—with automotive manufacturers on average showing a 30% sales increase over 2011 figures.

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IEA trims expected growth in oil demand for 2012/2013 by 300K–400K barrels per day

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Combined with still-slim OPEC spare capacity, and a series of geopolitical issues confronting several OPEC producers, not least Iran, this has kept crude prices strong through July and early-August. mb/d since last month, following a slowdown in apparent Chinese oil demand and refinery operations, and outages in the US and Japan.

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Comment on US poised to unveil tariffs on Chinese EVs next week, report says by DORAMAS

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Even Russia and Iran's markets are catching up to usa. Chinese market itself is enough to feed the ev companies, but throw a ASEAN or Africa in there and will make it literally the world Us market is now even more irrelevant. Markets in the east are way bigger.

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Opinion: The End Of An Era: Is The US Petrodollar Under Threat?

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Liam Halligan, a columnist for the Telegraph, says “the real danger” of closer Russian-Chinese ties is not a bust-up between China and the US, which could threaten crucial shipping routes for China-bound coal and LNG, but its impact on the US dollar. “If However, the Chinese have a problem in their plans for the yuan. Rise of the Yuan.

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Opinion: China To Continue Expanding Its Influence In The Oil And Gas Sector

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When it comes to Chinese energy industry, there are three major state owned companies. One of China’s most recent mid-stream deals included building a pipeline from Iran to Pakistan , which is being built despite objections from the U.S. China also made large investments in Saudi Arabia’s oil refining industry as well.

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