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CO2 vehicle standards could reduce the price of oil

Explaining the ups and downs of the price of oil requires either a PhD and/or an ability to craft a good story. The French institute Enerdata has found another factor that anyone who wants to tell the full tale should take note of: CO2 regulations can affect global oil prices. Perhaps someone should tell the EPA. Enerdata calculated that the 2012 European CO2 standards will drop global consumption by 0.9 percent. In turn, this will result in a 1.2 percent drop in oil prices, Enerdata says. The trick is going to be whether this downturn will, ... Read more →

OPEC doing its part for economy, urges U.S. to do same

After a meeting which saw a decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to leave current production levels in place rather than cutting them to maintain higher prices, a ...

Price of oil down, but gas could hit $2.50 before spring

You may have noticed that the price of gas has been going on an upward creep following its dramatic collapse last autumn. The climb is happening despite a continuing drop in the price of oil. ...

Falling gas prices may open opportunities for ants

You may already know the story of the ant and the grasshopper. While the summertime of low gas prices reigned, grasshoppers went out and bought SUVs, convinced that the warm season was here to stay. ...

Drill Here! Drill Now! Pay less!

Photo by Natalie Maynor Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. It wasn't so long ago that the airwaves and blogosphere echoed with the shrill cry of "Drill here! Drill now! Pay less!" It seemed ...

CO2 vehicle standards could reduce the price of oil 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Explaining the ups and downs of the price of oil requires either a PhD and/or an ability to craft a good story. The French institute Enerdata has found another factor that anyone who wants to tell the full tale should take note of: CO2 regulations can affect global oil prices. Perhaps someone ...

OPEC doing its part for economy, urges U.S. to do same 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

After a meeting which saw a decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to leave current production levels in place rather than cutting them to maintain higher prices, a top-level member of the organization has said that they have done their part for the world's economy and ...

Price of oil down, but gas could hit $2.50 before spring 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

You may have noticed that the price of gas has been going on an upward creep following its dramatic collapse last autumn. The climb is happening despite a continuing drop in the price of oil. There are estimates that the price of a gallon at the pump may even reach $2.50 before spring, which may ...

Falling gas prices may open opportunities for ants 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

You may already know the story of the ant and the grasshopper. While the summertime of low gas prices reigned, grasshoppers went out and bought SUVs, convinced that the warm season was here to stay. They laughed at ants in their hybrids and on their bicycles. "Silly ants", they said, "However do ...

Drill Here! Drill Now! Pay less! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Natalie Maynor Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. It wasn't so long ago that the airwaves and blogosphere echoed with the shrill cry of "Drill here! Drill now! Pay less!" It seemed people were so desperate for the price of gasoline to stop its meteoric rise that they were willing ...



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