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Irina Slav

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  • India Looks To Aramco, Adnoc For $44B Refinery Project

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  • UK Torn Between Hydrogen And U.S. LNG

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    Published 11 May 2018 | viewed 9,275 times

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  • Iraqi Elections Could Disrupt Oil Industry

    Published 11 May 2018 | viewed 9,654 times

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  • Iran Accuses U.S. Of Pushing Up Oil Prices

    Published 11 May 2018 | viewed 18,497 times

    U.S. President Trump has made a deal with some OPEC producers to keep prices high as they support the U.S. economy and boost federal taxes.…

  • Coal Is Losing Ground Despite Trump’s Promises

    Published 10 May 2018 | viewed 8,518 times

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  • China Sticks With Iran For Oil Imports

    Published 10 May 2018 | viewed 13,933 times

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  • Energy Storage Gains Washington’s Support

    Published 10 May 2018 | viewed 13,413 times

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  • Oil Markets Tremble On Iran, Israel Flare-Up

    Published 10 May 2018 | viewed 38,615 times

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    Published 10 May 2018 | viewed 8,158 times

    The government of Western Australia has started an inquiry into a delay in the implementation of a carbon capture program at the massive Gorgon LNG…

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    President Trump’s decision to pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran and six world powers has nothing to do with oil, a Saudi investment…

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