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Inside this issue
• Emissions from air, land and sea travel are set to more than double by 2050 unless something is done to stop them
• The global economy is likely to be dependent on the oil price for many years to come - -
Content
Wind of change in corridors of power
Cutting emissions while meeting rising demand is going to be a tough challenge, writes Ed Crooks
Iraq: Baghdad starts to rebuild its oil industry
Renewed confidence in global demand is having a beneficial effect, writes Carola Hoyos
Venezuela: Help needed to make Orinoco flow
Benedict Mander explains the changing attitude in Caracas
Australia: Competition for infrastructure resources
Peter Smith looks at the prospects for the array of new natural gas projects
Transport fuel: Problems with the alternatives
Ed Crooks looks at the potential for new technologies
Oil sands: Dirty fuel needs more than a bucket and spade
Bernard Simon on the objections to Canada’s reserves
United States: Dash for gas is a fast way to cut carbon emissions
Sheila McNulty explains why it is now regarded as a viable alternative
Guest column: Advantages of frugal fuel
Saving energy is the most readily available and rapid way to reduce greenhouse gases, writes Andrew Warren
Oil crunch: Crisis or a rosy future?
Carola Hoyos asks whether the industry is set for a squeeze or a boom
Guest column: Prosperity of the world hinges on oil
With structural demand for petroleum now so inelastic, demand for oil has become the most significant influence on the health of the global economy, writes Michael Rothman

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