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A Pony with Multiple Tricks: Why Transmission is America’s Energy Security Secret Advantage

America is amidst an energy revolution, and we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to control our destiny and realize an energy independent economy. One piece of overlooked infrastructure holds the key: high-voltage electric transmission.

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Energy Security

Geopolitical Risk Rises For Oil

A series of apparent attacks on oil infrastructure in the Arabian Peninsula thrusted geopolitical risk to the forefront of market concerns. Against a backdrop of an already tightening supply-demand balance, the possibility of a serious supply outage poses a major risk to market stability.

topics: Geopolitics, Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Blocked Chinese Ministry Website Foreshadows Wider Sino-U.S. Tech Competition

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website has been blocked to international visitors—a move some observers believe is a precursor to rising Sino-U.S. competition in technology and industry.

topics: Electric Vehicles
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Advancing Mobility

New Report Highlights 5G’s Connected Vehicle Benefits

In combination with new and innovative technologies, high-speed wireless networks will transform the United States’ transportation system and generate billions of dollars in economic benefits—but only if the FCC gives mobile carriers access to vital mid-band portions of the spectrum.

topics: autonomous vehicles
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Energy Security

Supply Risks Mount Even as Oil Market Sees Balance

Between Iran, Libya and Venezuela, the seeds of a major disruption to the oil market have already been sown. A significant outage in one could push the market into deficit.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Oil Prices Rise as U.S. Allows Iran Waivers to Expire

The U.S. State Department announced on April 22 that it would let all Iran sanctions waivers expire at the beginning of May as part of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Iran Oil Sanctions Reaction Highlights Inextricable Link Between Oil and U.S. Foreign Policy

The oil market’s immediate reaction to the White House's announcement to not reissue Iranian oil waivers underlines the fact that oil prices and world politics are inextricably linked

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

U.S. Mulls Iran Sanctions, Constrained By Oil Market

With the expiration of the waivers now just a little more than two weeks away, the oil market is on edge as the White House weighs its next steps.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Libyan Civil War Threatens Oil Supply

The attack on Libya’s capital by a militia called the Libyan National Army threatens to cut off, or at least disrupt, the nation’s oil supply.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

International Automakers Face Challenges and Opportunities with New Chinese EV Safety Measures

After a spate of fires and accidents involving electric vehicles, new regulations from Chinese authorities offer hope for international EV manufacturers to claim greater market share.

topics: Electric Vehicles
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Energy Security

Oil Titans’ Market Strategies Set to Clash as U.S. Prepares to Flex its Energy Muscle

For the United States to realize its foreign policy ambitions, domestic oil demand must be reduced.

topics: Oil and Gas