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China issued a substantial increase in its crude imports quotas for this year, the clearest sign yet that Chinese refiners are set for a material…
India has officially booted Japan out of the number three spot in the global automotive market. Latest industry data, reported on by Nikkei, shows that for…
Tesla owners in China are apparently not pleased with the company's new policy of cutting prices on what now seems like a weekly basis. The…
Tesla's sales of China-made vehicles fell to a five month low in December, despite China's passenger vehicle market rebounding, according to new data…
As Exxon and Chevron focus more on shareholder returns and less on speculative spending, they are both reining in investments in large international oil projects…
If you’ve had the pleasure of visiting Norway in recent years, you may have been amazed not only by the country’s breathtaking landscapes, but also…
U.S. and European natural gas prices are sliding as warmer weather reduces demand for the heating fuel, and storage levels remain high. Risks of a…
In a press release put out midday on Monday, Tesla announced it had delivered a record 405,278 vehicles for the Q4 2022 quarter. The number…
Lithium is often dubbed as “white gold” for electric vehicles. The lightweight metal plays a key role in the cathodes of all types of lithium-ion…
How long will Tesla hold onto its dominant electric vehicle (EV) market share? This is one of the biggest questions facing the U.S. automotive industry.…
Global coal use jumped to a record high this year because of the sharp increase in natural gas prices. This prompted a wave of fuel…
Having promised that it would reveal its response to the recently implemented by the G7 price cap on Russian oil exports, moments ago the Kremlin…
Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, As the US intensifies its efforts to cut China off from advanced semiconductors, it is also making a run…
The cold blast this holiday weekend across the eastern half of the US exposed the fragility of power grids as soaring heating demand spiked peak…
Increased sabotage incidents on the US power grid are very concerning. On Christmas Day, three substation facilities were vandalized in Pierce County, Washington, plunging thousands…
U.S. scientists at the National Ignition Facility, part of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), announced a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion last week. For…
After two weeks of silence in detailing how it would react to the G7 oil price cap, overnight the Kremlin raised the stakes for the…
Tesla’s year went from bad to worse on Tuesday, when the company’s battered share price dropped another 8 percent, bringing it down to a new…
Peter Schiff recently appeared on the Jay Martin Show. During the interview, explains how the private sector can ultimately lead the world back to a…
Over the weekend, we reported that oil exports of Russian ESPO-grade oil from the Pacific port of Kozmino had collapsed by more than 50% following…