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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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The research concentrates on two aspects: maximizing the production of liquid fuel and reducing the carbon intensity of oil shale-based power and heat generation. Ash, as a processing residue, is clean and has several applications in cement production and the construction industry. Renewable energy is another solution.

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What Does The Next OPEC Meeting Have In Store?

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The 2 June 2016 OPEC meeting will be held amid a backdrop of oil prices near $50 per barrel, a sharp drop in Nigerian production due to sabotage, turmoil in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia operating with a new oil minister, and Iran aggressively pumping close to pre-sanction levels. There will always be a need for additional production.

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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He argued that rapidly growing production outside OPEC made the existing status quo unviable, and that lower prices in the short term would increase prices in the longer term through reduced investment and ultimately benefit all OPEC members. Saudi Arabia increased production by 6.8 million barrels per day in June. percent in 2016.

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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Behold the modern-day fighter plane: the hypertrophied product of the longest arms race since the days of the dreadnaught. “In Greico, Stimson Center Back in 1981, Israel sent modest contraptions sporting surveillance cameras in its war against Syria, to some effect. The F-35 , today’s top-of-the-line U.S.

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Commercial Satellites Are National Security’s Next Frontier

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Meanwhile, the general public already had access to “satellite imagery of the war operations in Syria, horrific videos on YouTube, detailed maps and timelines of events, and audio recordings.” Lewis says the sharp contrast between such information and the official dossier released on Syria, “further harmed the credibility of U.S.

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Israel carves playground as automobile era powerhouse

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Even if it has made ease with some, it nonetheless faces blackmails from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. Barel recollects his third-grade daughter coming house from college with a bunch project to develop a shopper product. All the way through a lot of its historical past, antagonistic neighbors have surrounded Israel.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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The Saudi decision to let the market set prices and to pursue market share, has led to steep declines in crude and petroleum product prices. and Europe in and over Syria could lead to broadening and strengthening of economic and financial sanctions. In addition, mismanaged confrontation with the U.S.

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