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Waiting on Egypt for Oil & Gas Investment

Jul 26, 2013 at 15:30 | Editorial Dept

Whither Egypt and its nearly 4.4 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and 77 trillion cubic feet of natural gas? Well, it’s never been a cakewalk, getting energy-starved Egypt’s development…

Armenia Faces Opposition over Gazprom Deal

Jul 26, 2013 at 14:54 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Armenia’s plans to hand over the state’s remaining stake in its natural gas monopoly to Gazprom has opposition politicians furious over the prospect of ceding total control of…

Romania to Build Gas Pipeline to Moldova with Major Political Implications

Jul 26, 2013 at 14:52 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Romania announces that construction will begin soon on a natural gas pipeline to neighboring Moldova, in a project that will underbid Gazprom prices and challenge Russia’s control in…

Is it Possible that the Ongoing Events in Syria and Egypt were Planned?

Jul 23, 2013 at 18:04 | Claude Salhani

Many are those within the governments in Washington, London, Brussels, Paris and other major capitals cities, who are burning the midnight oil trying to think ahead as to what may…

Iran Gets Creative Over Energy Payments from Turkey and Pakistan

Jul 22, 2013 at 15:43 | John Daly

First begun in 1979 following the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran is now subject to three differing sets of sanctions – the U.S., the European Union and…

Can Abe Revive Japan?

Jul 20, 2013 at 00:29 | Defense and Foreign Affairs

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s determination to revive Japan’s global influence faces considerable constraints, not least of which is the country’s persistent economic malaise. Although Abe is seeking to amend Japan’s…

Azerbaijan, Russia Draw Closer Over Energy Ties

Jul 19, 2013 at 23:27 | John Daly

The implosion of the Soviet Union in 1991 produced three petro-states – the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.Of these, Azerbaijan has the longest history, having begun producing petroleum…

Exclusive Intelligence: Be the First to Get in on Bosnia

Jul 19, 2013 at 22:53 | Editorial Dept

We’ve been holding on to this nugget for some time, waiting for one of the last pieces of the puzzle to near position. Now it’s time: Bosnia and Herzegovina has…

Again, We Bring You Oryx

Jul 19, 2013 at 22:42 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Swiss billionaire Jean Claude Gandur’s Oryx Petroleum Corp. could hit it big again in property adjacent to its key acreage in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq, and we should know…

Watch as Russia Descends on New EU Member Croatia

Jul 19, 2013 at 22:38 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Now that Croatia has joined the European Union, Russia will work hard and fast to get its foothold in the Balkan country’s energy market, where location gives it…

Ten Reasons Why Egypt is Vital to the US Economy and Security

Jul 18, 2013 at 17:12 | Juan Cole

A Pew poll shows that far fewer Americans are following events in Egypt closely now than in January-February 2011. Actually, about the same percentage are following it “fairly closely”…

Is the West Turning Away from Middle East Energy?

Jul 17, 2013 at 16:59 | Daniel J. Graeber

Russian energy company Gazprom said this week it was considering sending a delegation to Algeria to review the prospects for more energy work.  The Russian energy giant said it was…

New Pipeline from Kurdistan to Turkey Poses Risk for Relationship with Iraq

Jul 17, 2013 at 16:50 | ISN Security Watch

While the Kurdistan Regional Government remains unable to resolve its differences with Iraq over the oil sector, its cooperation with Turkey is expanding. Today, the Atlantic Council's Ross Wilson and…

Cash Strapped Greek Government Hopes for Rising Oil Output

Jul 15, 2013 at 18:19 | John Daly

The dire state of the Greek economy is well known to its European Union partners. Further hammering the economy are Greece’s massive oil imports. According to the U.S. government’s Energy…

Egypt Violence Subsides as Investors Eye New Liberal Faces

Jul 15, 2013 at 18:16 | Charles Kennedy

The violence has largely subsided in Egypt seven days after more than 90 people were killed in clashes between the military and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed president…

POLITICAL & SECURITY ALERTS - Lebanon Concerned that Israel Could Reach its Oil

Jul 12, 2013 at 13:24 | Editorial Dept

Ghana’s Jubilee Production Hits 110,000 b/d, Amid Political CrisisGhana’s giant offshore Jubilee field continues its steady increase in production, now reaching 110,000 barrels per day, and its operator,…

US and China Battle it Out for Latin America

Jul 10, 2013 at 16:50 | ISN Security Watch

According to Robert Valencia, China is vying for greater economic influence in Latin America, to include possibly constructing and operating an alternative ‘Panama Canal’ through Nicaragua. One unanticipated consequence of…

Qatar: Rich in Oil, Natural Gas and Chutzpah

Jul 09, 2013 at 17:22 | Claude Salhani

Qatar is one of the smallest of the Arab counties and one of the richest countries in the world. Yet what it lacks in size it makes up in its…

Egypt Better Prepared for Future after Power Change

Jul 09, 2013 at 17:14 | Gregory R. Copley

The Egyptian decision to remove Pres. Morsi was demonstrably no less “democratic” than the decision to remove Pres. Mubarak, but the latest events showed that the US could no longer…

Suitably Pacified, Rosneft to Invest in Chechen Oil Infrastructure

Jul 08, 2013 at 17:16 | John Daly

Foreign energy companies will be intrigued to learn that Russia’s turbulent Caucasian republic of Chechnya is now open for investment in its hydrocarbon industry. Chechnya’s troubled relationship with…

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