Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictEgyptWe are concerned about the potential fallout and wider implications of the assassination of a high-ranking Egyptian official, Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat,…
Introduction Australia is emerging as a massive producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Several large and high-profile LNG export terminals are scheduled to be completed…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Greece on the Brink The back and forth between Europe and Greece over the past few weeks is reaching its denouement.…
Introduction The election of a new, more leftist politician in the province of Alberta has some Canadian oil companies starting to look to investments outside…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Elections in Turkey and Erdogan’s ‘Defeat’Turkey’s 7 June parliamentary elections are important not only for anyone eyeing oil and gas exploration…
Mexico has long been in the world’s top 10 in terms of oil production. For years, that was buttressed from the massive flows from one…
Sudan & South Sudan: A Lifelong Dictator for Khartoum, and More Oil Uncertainty in the South South Sudan’s military said its forces are in control…
IntroductionLatin America is a major player in the world of oil. Brazil and Venezuela dominate the continent’s position in oil production, and continue to attract…
Global Energy Advisory – 5th June 2015 Forget About Syria, or Reduced OPEC ProductionSyria is now a lost cause as far the US is concerned.…
IntroductionWhen Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) proposed the acquisition of BG Group (LON: BG), it was staking its future on the growth of liquefied…
Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictAs we predicted, trouble has flooded across Saudi Arabia’s eastern border with Yemen. On 22 May, a suicide bomber blew himself up…
Introduction The North Sea has long been in decline. An era in which the British Islands fueled Europe’s oil and gas needs, which has lasted…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict South Sudan South Sudanese rebels claim to have captured a key refinery for the country’s largest oilfield (Paloch) in the Upper…
IntroductionDespite all of the hype around the shale revolution in the United States, over the long-term, US shale is expected to deteriorate. Owing to high…
Geopolitics & OilLet the games begin in Cuba …As the US and Cuba work to restore diplomatic relations, keeping in mind that we are doubtful…
Bannock Creek Project.Clouds over the oil investment space are obscuring a few rare wealth-creation opportunities. The history of exploration indicates that massive discoveries are often…
IntroductionAs summer approaches, Arctic sea ice will start to melt away. That will open up the region for oil and gas exploration. In American waters,…
Africa/Middle East Oil & Gas UpdateKurdistanThe Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq is upping the ante with Baghdad over the long-running oil question. Now…
IntroductionThere has been a lot of ink spilled on the energy relationship between Russia and Europe. Russia is, after all, Europe’s top supplier of natural…
GeopoliticsRussian Oil and Gas: The Squeeze Is On—Sort ofEuropean Union regulators have formally charged Gazprom with abusing its dominant market position in Europe—a charge a…