GlobalRiskInsights.com provides the web’s best political risk analysis for businesses and investors. Our contributors are some of the brightest minds in economics, politics, finance, and international affairs. Our goal is to help individuals and corporations analyze and understand the politics of doing business so that they can make better informed decisions about their economic activities in every corner of the world. Any questions, comments or enquiries can be directed to email.
A very busy year The last year was kind to Rosneft. Even with continuous low oil prices and the Western sanctions, the Russian state-owned oil…
As the core international group of oil exporters, OPEC announced last Wednesday the first production limits since the 2008 financial crisis. Cuts had long been…
The dramatic fall in oil prices over the last two years has sent shockwaves throughout Africa. From a high of $115 a barrel in June…
Coal was meant to help build Siberia and the Far East. Russia’s national energy strategy of 2012 aimed to match Soviet levels of coal production…
Tanker diplomacy In conjunction with the Dutch oil firm Trafigura and Russian fund United Capital Partners (UCP), the Russian state oil firm Rosneft closed a…
A long summer On September 17th, Iran’s parliament endorsed a new Petroleum Contract put forward by the energy ministry and the cabinet. The coming weeks…
On September 11th, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces under General Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on the oil facilities in Ras Lanuf, al-Sidr, Az-Zuwaytinah, and…
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…