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In setting out the framework for greenhouse gas emissions reduction worldwide beyond 2020, the agreement reached by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
An economy in ruins More than five years of armed conflict has had a catastrophic impact on the Syrian economy. National GDP has plummeted to…
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…
Global oil markets have become volatile once more as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced on August 8 that they will hold informal…
On the surface, the announcement to unify Libya’s contending National Oil Corporations (NOCs) on 2nd July greenlights a turn towards the restoration of the oil…
Recently, a group of oil companies led by Chevron announced a $36.8 billion investment deal for the development of Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field. The sizable…
The rise in oil prices over the past six months has come as a blessing for the battered U.S. shale producers. Oil prices have risen…
Nuclear Suppliers Group backgrounder At the recent visit of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the U.S. in May 2016, the closer relationship between the…
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…
In March, nine Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) European Union member states sent a letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker objecting to the construction…
The global oil price slump has dominated the news for months, as exporting nations and energy companies worry about losses. Low prices are affecting both…
In recent years, images of China’s rapid industrialization have become all too familiar: from enormous factories, and infrastructure projects, to the ubiquitous smokestacks of the…
Following the landmark nuclear arms deal Iran signed with key Western powers earlier this year, investors have been lining up to mend ties with the…
Political risk has always been a part of oil business, and today’s situation in Nigeria is no exception. Over the past several months the insurgency…
On April 26th, a tanker carrying U.S. liquid natural gas (LNG) arrived at the Port of Sines, Portugal, opening a new source of European energy…
Tectonic shifts in the global coal market are underway, posing a series of questions for traditional coal supply markets. Coal has historically played and continues…
President Nicolás Maduro has implemented measures such as shortened workdays, increased federal holidays and scheduled blackouts in an attempt to reduce energy consumption across the…
Having capitalized on the global commodity boom, and its proximity to a ravenous China, Mongolia has until recently seen rapid economic growth. As Chinese growth…
The sharp decline in oil prices over the last two years has generated a heavy economic shock on oil-exporting nations, especially those whose GDP and…
In the past month alone, two major events unfolded in the Algerian oil and gas sector that will in many ways shape the industry risk…