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• Critical New Year for Egypt

  Published 06 December 2013 | viewed 8,321 times

  Bottom Line: The completion of Egypt’s constitution and a planned referendum in early January will determine the security situation for 2014, and tensions will be…

• Kurds Helping Baghdad Save Face Over Oil Independence Battle

  Published 06 December 2013 | viewed 6,391 times

  Bottom Line: There is a great amount of confusion as to the recent steps the Iraqi Kurds have taken with Turkey towards oil and gas…

• Only Oil Insiders Are Looking At This Play

  Published 29 November 2013 | viewed 4,893 times

  U.S. oil men usually love their home turf. Especially today, with U.S. shale plays yielding some of the best production and reserves numbers on the…

• Iran Deal: Political Game-Changer or Epic Delusion?

  Published 29 November 2013 | viewed 5,829 times

  On Sunday, 25 November, in Geneva, the US and Iran made what can only be described as a landmark move towards ending sanctions despite a…

• Looking North: Mexico and the US

  Published 29 November 2013 | viewed 26,768 times

  Bottom Line: Energy reform in Mexico will probably happen in pieces, and more slowly than it first appeared, but it must happen.Analysis: A recent presentation…

• Where’s The Top Place to Produce Oil and Gas Today?

  Published 22 November 2013 | viewed 5,414 times

  One of the most critical pieces of news for the E&P sector came this month. Not a new discovery. Or a high-impact drilling technique. In…

• Breathing Life into Egypt’s Dying Energy Sector

  Published 22 November 2013 | viewed 5,994 times

  When Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak was taken down in the 2011 revolution, the energy sector went with him. Since then, it has been a long…

• Mozambique Faces Critical Security Threat

  Published 22 November 2013 | viewed 6,098 times

  Bottom Line: After two decades of relative post-civil-war peace, Mozambique is seeing a resurgence of violence and the fact that the country made the largest…

• Kenya’s Uncertain Security Environment

  Published 22 November 2013 | viewed 5,193 times

  Bottom Line: The security situation in Kenya is set to worsen in the aftermath of the September attack on a shopping center as anti-terror police…

• In Oil Executive Team Identifies Acquisitions; Commences Capital Raise

  Published 18 November 2013 | viewed 5,417 times

  Spend a little time with In Oil and what quickly strikes a chord is that they conduct themselves like a well established oil company preparing…

• When Iran Negotiations Aren’t About Iran

  Published 18 November 2013 | viewed 11,952 times

  Bottom Line: What is important to understand about negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program is that is has less to do with nuclear issues…

• A Chance To Find The World’s Best Uranium Deposit… Again

  Published 15 November 2013 | viewed 3,970 times

  There’s something very special about Australia’s Olympic Dam uranium mine.Olympic Dam is the largest uranium ore body in the world, with a towing 57-year reserve…

• Morocco: Investor Haven in Chaotic North Africa

  Published 15 November 2013 | viewed 4,705 times

  Before we get into the oil and gas scene that is suddenly attracting the supermajors to this unexplored venue that has all the promise of…

• Inside Intelligence: Peace Through Energy & Iranian Negotiations

  Published 15 November 2013 | viewed 4,730 times

  Security Risk RankingsThis week we are introducing our new security risk ranking system designed to provide investors and potential investors with a continual look at…

• EIA Predicts Gasoline Prices to Average $3.39 for 2014

  Published 13 November 2013 | viewed 6,289 times

  The EIA expects gasoline prices to decline further in 2014 according to the Short Term Energy and Winters Fuel Outlook released today: • The weekly…

• 4 Keys to Watch on the US-Mexico Natural Gas Boom

  Published 08 November 2013 | viewed 5,178 times

  Sometimes geography just works. That’s certainly the case in North American natural gas markets today. To the north you have America—a new natural gas superpower.…

• Algeria’s on the Rise, but so are the Threats

  Published 08 November 2013 | viewed 6,856 times

  The importance of security in Algeria should not be underestimated. This is a country that plays an extremely crucial role in the global oil and…

• Argentina: Hydropower Plans and EU Bio-Diesel Duties

  Published 08 November 2013 | viewed 31,331 times

  Bottom Line: The European Union appears to be punishing Argentina over the expropriation of Repsol YPF with higher duties on Argentine bio-diesel that will cost…

• Libya: Benghazi Burns as Clashes Intensify in Tripoli

  Published 08 November 2013 | viewed 6,075 times

  Bottom Line: Benghazi is heading toward a conflict climax, while myriad clashes in Tripoli are of a less cohesive nature, they are still indicative of…

• China Optimistic on Peru Outlook, but Other Investors Wary

  Published 08 November 2013 | viewed 10,872 times

  Bottom Line: China’s optimism as it enters final talks to acquire Petrobras’ assets in Peru is not shared yet with other potential foreign investors as…