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Geopolitics

Iran’s Return Prompts Changes to Saudi Arabia Energy Strategy

Feb 10, 2014 at 16:22 | Global Risk Insights

As the Iranian nuclear deal begins to take effect and international pressure on the regime continues to diminish, Gulf nations have begun re-establishing diplomatic and economic relations with their once-distant…

A Month of Panic in Iraq

Feb 07, 2014 at 14:55 | Editorial Dept

As we have noted on numerous occasions, despite the continued influx of investment in Iraq, the situation is untenable and each month moves closer to an all-out civil war. First,…

Latin America Energy Advisory – 7th February 2014

Feb 07, 2014 at 14:53 | Editorial Dept

This week we’re stepping back to focus on Latin America again due to the volume of energy developments in the region. This week and last we were debriefed by our…

Israel’s Oil Platforms in Jeopardy and the Samson Syndrome

Feb 04, 2014 at 17:11 | Claude Salhani

Are Hezbollah and Israel preparing for the next war? Everything seems to indicate that they are, despite the fact that all logic dictates that they should not. A number…

Nigerian Company to Sue Total, Samsung

Feb 04, 2014 at 17:08 | Joao Peixe

An indigenous Nigerian oil company is suing major foreign players for allegedly plotting to exclude the local company from a $3.8 billion floating production vessel that was intended to be…

Southeastern Europe Energy Advisory

Jan 31, 2014 at 16:38 | Editorial Dept

This week we are focusing on some potential opportunities opening up in an area that gets little attention and largely flies under the oil and gas radar. Croatia…

China’s Careful Days

Jan 30, 2014 at 16:46 | Felix Imonti

The Chinese believe that they can achieve their objective of acquiring islands throughout the South and East China Seas without a fight.  It worked against the Philippines.  If they try…

How OPEC Could be Threatened by Iraq’s Re-Emergence as a Major Oil Producer

Jan 29, 2014 at 17:00 | Energy Post

Iraq is returning to an energy market which is radically different than the one it was forced to leave years ago, and its OPEC partners now also have a different…

Iraqi Government Threatens Action Against Kurds as Oil Exports Set to Begin

Jan 28, 2014 at 17:34 | Nick Cunningham

Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs firmly stated the central government will take action, “including fiscal measures,” if Kurdistan begins exporting oil without coming to an agreement with…

Post-Energy Reform, Mexico Signs First Oil Deal with Russia

Jan 28, 2014 at 17:31 | Joao Peixe

Russia's Lukoil has announced an agreement with Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex for exploration, extraction and cooperation on environmental best practices.The cooperation memorandum was agreed on…

Where is US Foreign Policy these Days?

Jan 28, 2014 at 17:22 | Claude Salhani

There is a remarkable absence of a comprehensive US foreign policy in the Middle East with the Obama administration missing the beat on just about every major event in the…

Sakhalin Energy Reserves Russian Calling Card for Improved Japanese Ties

Jan 24, 2014 at 17:04 | John Daly

Siberia has traditionally conjured up images of fearsome cold and death, first as a place of exile under the Russian Tsars and later under the murderous regime of Lenin’s Bolsheviks.

The Iran Momentum: Hard to Slow, Hard to Control

Jan 24, 2014 at 16:12 | Editorial Dept

Iranian officials are now beginning the suspension of production of 20% enriched uranium, under a six-month agreement that will give Iran increased access to funds held overseas (over $4 billion…

Turkey Energy Advisory

Jan 24, 2014 at 16:10 | Editorial Dept

We have had some requests from Oil & Energy Insider subscribers to evaluate the situation for foreign E&P companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan and the potential impact the Turkish political…

This Week in Energy: At the Crossroads of Japan’s Energy Future

Jan 24, 2014 at 13:58 | James Stafford

Japan’s 9 February gubernatorial elections are being billed largely as a referendum on the fate of the country’s nuclear energy future—an election that will shape the debate on whether Japan…

Ten Trends that will Effect Asia in 2014

Jan 23, 2014 at 17:00 | ISN Security Watch

According to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Asia could be in for a turbulent 2014. Today, Evan Feigenbaum outlines the ten key factors – both positive and negative –…

UAE to Invest $1.2bn in Kurdish Oil

Jan 22, 2014 at 16:53 | Charles Kennedy

Majority state-owned UAE national oil company has announced plans to invest some $1.2 billion in the development of a key oil and gas block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.…

Winds of Change are Shifting in Arabia

Jan 21, 2014 at 17:04 | Claude Salhani

Throughout the years of the Cold War the oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was the stability that kept the tumultuous Middle East in check. The kingdom counted on silent diplomacy…

BG Group to Start First Honduras Exploration

Jan 21, 2014 at 17:01 | Charles Kennedy

UK-based BG Group is preparing to launch oil and gas exploration on Honduras's Atlantic coast with an initial investment of at least $20 million, marking the first contract…

Mexico, Pemex and the Oil Theft Threat

Jan 17, 2014 at 17:37 | Editorial Dept

Oil theft from Nigerian pipelines tends to steal (literally) the media spotlight due to the sheer volume and the external markets that encourage it. But the same issue in Mexico…

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