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With oilprices low and showing no sign of an immediate rebound, the industry is beginning to pull back on spending. Oilprices have dropped around 30 percent since summer highs, raising fears among producers across the globe. Yet, many oil majors are relatively diversified, with large holdings downstream.
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Today’s weak economic environment has reduced expectations of oil demand growth for the medium term, yet the reallocation of demand by region and key product, which has been underway for the last 15 to 20 years, is expected to continue. —IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven.
With both population and consumption growing worldwide, the capacity of the world’s economy to require less energy for each unit of output has been a rare positive trend for the environment. In addition to technological advances, price developments play a key role in determining overall energy usage, Worldwatch notes.
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As part of the report, which was requested by Senators Barbara Boxer (as Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works) and Susan Collins, the GAO makes several recommendations to Congress and for executive (i.e. Department or Agency-level) action. non-ethanol biofuels. specifies this year. per year for conventional ethanol.
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This collaboration comes at a timely moment, on the back of rising oilprices. NTU researchers will work closely with our partners to develop better catalysts, and more efficient reactors for extracting hydrogen. This will not only benefit its citizens, but also support the country’s vision of becoming a more sustainable nation.
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