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Geopolitics

Global Energy Advisory December 16th 2016

Dec 16, 2016 at 15:58 | Dan Dicker

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State, sparking outrage on all sides of the political spectrum. What unites…

Global Energy Advisory December 9, 2016

Dec 09, 2016 at 17:03 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) of Libya is fighting the Libyan National Army (LNA) to regain control over the country’s export terminals, which LNA took…

Global Energy Advisory December 2nd, 2016

Dec 02, 2016 at 16:01 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The biggest news of the week, of course, is that OPEC reached an agreement to cut its output by over a million barrels per day, to…

Global Energy Advisory - 25th November

Nov 25, 2016 at 15:53 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Donald Trump is keeping NATO on its toes with regard to Russia. After slamming the pact for being “obsolete” and saying its maintenance was extremely…

Global Energy Advisory 21st October 2016

Oct 21, 2016 at 16:16 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • The Iraqi army, with its allies from the Kurdish Peshmerga and the U.S.-led international coalition are preparing to enter Mosul, the last ISIS stronghold in…

Global Energy Advisory September 30th 2016

Sep 30, 2016 at 15:56 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • OPEC has, against expectations, agreed to freeze its oil output in a much-awaited move to do something deliberate to rebalance oil markets. However, skepticism remains…

How Uncertainty In Uzbekistan Threatens China’s Energy Security

Sep 02, 2016 at 16:54 | Global Risk Insights

Following reports of a stroke, a global guessing game has ensued, with observers uncertain as to the status of Uzbekistan’s president, Islam Karimov. While rumours of his death…

Global Energy Advisory September 2nd 2016

Sep 02, 2016 at 16:08 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Iraq has warned it might start exporting crude via Iran, if negotiations with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) fail. The negotiations were prompted…

Global Energy Advisory August 19th 2016

Aug 19, 2016 at 17:22 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • South Sudan is determined to ramp up its oil production and by November start exporting fuels to neighbor Ethiopia. The announcement…

Global Energy Advisory 12th August 2016

Aug 12, 2016 at 16:07 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • South Sudan now has a new Oil Ministry head, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth. The change of ministers involved another five ministries as well and…

Nigerian Ex-President Accused of Backing the Niger Delta Avengers

Aug 09, 2016 at 09:32 | Erwin Cifuentes

A Nigerian rebel group splintered from the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) accused ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and nineteen other politicians of supporting separatist attacks in the oil-rich nation. As…

Global Energy Advisory 29th July 2016

Jul 29, 2016 at 16:23 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Libya is still struggling with the recovery of its oil industry amid a fresh spike in tensions between the national Oil Corporation, the…

Erdogan’s Power Game: Turkey On Collision Course With NATO

Jul 22, 2016 at 17:56 | Gregory R. Copley

It is unsurprising that the world should be incredulous at the explanations given by the Turkish Government as to the origins, sponsors, and actions of the putsch which…

Global Energy Advisory July 22nd 2016

Jul 22, 2016 at 16:59 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Turkey took center stage this week after an attempted military coup that was quickly crushed, resulting in what can only be…

Global Energy Advisory 15th July 2016

Jul 15, 2016 at 16:44 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Iran has moved closer to the final approval of its new contract – the Iran Petroleum Contract – aimed to lure…

The Hague Tribunal Ruling On South China Sea Raises Tensions

Jul 12, 2016 at 09:30 | Irina Slav

An international tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, has ruled against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, spurring concern about Asia’s biggest economy’s next moves. China…

Global Energy Advisory 8th July 2016

Jul 08, 2016 at 15:55 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The Brexit Fallout We’ve been ignoring Brexit largely on the Global Energy Advisory because, well, no one on this side of the…

Giant Helium Find May Spell Trouble For Tanzania

Jul 01, 2016 at 18:44 | Global Risk Insights

The discovery of a massive helium deposit in Tanzania this week has excited both scientists and mining experts, yet for all its potential this new cache holds risks…

Nigeria Prepared To Negotiate With Niger Delta Avengers

Jun 07, 2016 at 12:04 | Lincoln Brown

After a string of attacks on Nigeria’s oil infrastructure, its government plans to open talks with the newly formed militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). As the group continues…

Iran And Turkey Court The KRG For Oil

May 30, 2016 at 16:09 | Tugce Varol

Two years ago, while Kurdish oil was flowing to Turkey’s port of Ceyhan, Iran and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) signed a natural gas-for-oil agreement that included…

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