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Jen Alic

Jen Alic

ISA Intel

Contributor since: 29 Sep 2011

Biography

Jen Alic is a geopolitical analyst, co-founder of ISA Intel (www.isaintel.com) in Sarajevo and the former editor-in-chief of ISN Security Watch in Zurich

Latest articles from Jen

  • Assad is Back, and Syrian Peace Will Be on His Terms

    Published 22 May 2013 | viewed 1,332 times

    Since the war in Iraq, US foreign policy has been in a downward spiral: It was caught off guard by the “Arab Spring” and the…

  • Billionaire Soros Hits the Energy Scene with New Gusto

    Published 21 May 2013 | viewed 2,292 times

    What is New York billionaire-philanthropist George Soros spending his money on? New position in energy companies in Houston, Texas to the tune of $88.4 million…

  • US Energy Infrastructure Fails to Keep Pace with Boom

    Published 20 May 2013 | viewed 1,287 times

    America’s energy infrastructure is in dire straits and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has given it a D+ in a “report card” that…

  • BP, Shell, Statoil, Platts Raided for Price-Fixing

    Published 19 May 2013 | viewed 1,343 times

    The European Union Commission has raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell, Statoil and Platts over energy price-fixing concerns in an investigation that could take…

  • Get Ready for More Energy Unrest in Bulgaria

    Published 16 May 2013 | viewed 1,223 times

    Protests over high energy prices brought down the Bulgarian government in February, and elections last week have brought back essentially the same government so we…

  • Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Petro-Political ‘Peace’ for Syria

    Published 15 May 2013 | viewed 2,379 times

    We’ve got an extremely muddled peace process going on for Syria right now, and petro-politics defines agendas and actions. A US-Russian “peace” conference will be…

  • Fuel Efficiency Boosted by New HydraGen Technology

    Published 14 May 2013 | viewed 1,809 times

    Canadian-based dynaCERT Inc. is making gains with its flagship product, the HydraGen, to boost fuel efficiency for the heavy truck industry. HydraGen is an advance…

  • Gambling on Lebanon’s High-Stakes Oil & Gas

    Published 13 May 2013 | viewed 1,620 times

    With its first-ever bidding round for offshore oil and gas exploration blocks opened as of 1 May and licensing scheduled for November, Lebanon is now…

  • Anadarko’s Impressive Q1 Sales

    Published 10 May 2013 | viewed 925 times

    Anadarko Petroleum (APC) continues to beat earnings estimates, and its quarter results released on Monday show an impressive 12%+ year-on-year increase in sales volumes—with more…

  • Global Markets Hot for U.S. Coal

    Published 09 May 2013 | viewed 2,855 times

    US coal giants have been hit hard, unable to compete with natural gas at home, but overseas this market is getting hotter by the minute.…

  • JP Morgan: A New Type of Dirty Energy

    Published 08 May 2013 | viewed 3,414 times

    As US power plants lose money, a bit of market manipulation goes a long way … ask JPMorgan Chase.The banking giant is accused of manipulating…

  • Genel Energy Riding High on Kurdistan, Africa

    Published 07 May 2013 | viewed 1,576 times

    Genel Energy (GENL) is hot right now, with new April finds in Northern Iraq, a targeted uptick in production here, as well as a new…

  • As Kurds Gain Power, Baghdad May be Ready to Deal

    Published 06 May 2013 | viewed 2,032 times

    As the Iraqi Kurds boost their bargaining power with their first unilateral sale of crude oil on the international market, and new unilateral pipelines coming…

  • The Desalination Energy Dilemma

    Published 05 May 2013 | viewed 2,139 times

    Desalination plants consume a significant amount of energy, and the question now is how much energy should we expend on boosting clean drinking water supplies?…

  • Kenya Aspires to be East Africa Hydrocarbon Transit Hub

    Published 02 May 2013 | viewed 4,697 times

    Kenya is moving forward incrementally with its massive $24 billion regional infrastructure project, the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transit Corridor (LAPSSET), awarding a key tender to…

  • Verizon Prepares for $100m Renewable Energy Investment

    Published 30 April 2013 | viewed 1,903 times

    Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) will spend $100 million to green up its facilities with solar panels and fuel cells, putting it in the big leagues…

  • Tullow Hits 19-Month Low over Ethiopia Delay

    Published 30 April 2013 | viewed 3,760 times

    UK-based Tullow Oil Plc (TLW) has seen its stock plunge to a new low as it is forced to delay drilling a new well that…

  • Fractured US Intelligence Rules out Greater Cooperation with Russia

    Published 29 April 2013 | viewed 2,253 times

    The US intelligence community is in a state of disarray—most recently illustrated by the Boston Marathon Bombings—and the idea of a more structured cooperation with…

  • Barclays Carbon Trader Resigns Amid Market Woes

    Published 28 April 2013 | viewed 1,439 times

    Media reports are emerging that the head of carbon trading for Barclays bank has resigned in the aftermath of the EU’s rejection of a backloading…

  • Amid Deteriorating Security, Libya Seeks Higher OPEC Quota

    Published 25 April 2013 | viewed 2,577 times

    A day after Libya announced it would seek to increase its OPEC oil output quota once production reaches 1.7 billion barrels per day, an attack…