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According to the United States geology reports. There is at least $50 trillion worth of rare earth minerals in Pakistan. Pakistan neither has the technology, government nor organization skills to excavate these highly valuable minerals. These minerals are the 21st century version of oil nowadays because very few countries have them There is more countries with oil than rare earth minerals. Right now, China exports 80% of the world’s rare earth minerals America produces little to none which means they’re heavily dependent on China for this Rare earth minerals are…

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Russian crude oil and condensate production has been 1.9% lower this month compared to July, and if the trend holds, August will be the first month in four in which Russian production will have dropped from the previous month, according to Russian energy ministry data seen by Bloomberg. Russia has managed to restore its oil and condensate production to the levels from February 2022, just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Still, Moscow is way behind in its OPEC+ quota, which calls for monthly increases of 100,000 barrels per day…

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Iran has offered its assistance to Europe in the form of oil and gas deliveries for the winter, per a statement by Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji. According to a report in Iran Front News, the minister noted that energy prices were out of control, pointing to Germany as an example and saying businesses there might have to shut down because of excessive energy costs. The official said Iran could help relieve the price pressure by exporting more gas to Europe but pointed out that the Europeans had done this…

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The spot prices of liquefied natural gas have gone through the roof this year as Europe suddenly became a major buyer in its attempts to reduce reliance on Russian commodities. Since last year, LNG spot prices were up 267 percent, averaging $57 per million British thermal units in the week to August 19, per Reuters data. However, this price does not reflect the supply situation of LNG. Reuters Clyde Russell noted in a recent column that LNG exports to Asia—the biggest market for the superchilled fuel—are seen at 20.59 million…

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s China’s coal imports from Russia jumped 14% in July from a year earlier to their highest in at least five years, as China bought discounted coal while Western countries shunned Russian cargoes over its invasion of Ukraine. China brought in 7.42 million metric tons of coal from Russia last month, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Saturday. That was the highest monthly figure since comparable statistics began in 2017, up from 6.12 million metric tons in June and 6.49 million metric tons in July 2021. Western…

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