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• How Corruption And Oil Crime Are Tearing Nigeria Apart

  Published 04 June 2016 | viewed 37,450 times

  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…

• Russian Natural Gas Dominance Under Threat From Croatian LNG Terminal

  Published 23 May 2016 | viewed 11,172 times

  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…

• Could China And India Save The Beleaguered Coal Markets?

  Published 07 May 2016 | viewed 5,273 times

  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…

• Crisis In Venezuela – A Lesson From Saudi Arabia

  Published 06 May 2016 | viewed 17,714 times

  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…

• Can Mongolia Be Saved From Low Commodity Prices?

  Published 21 April 2016 | viewed 6,161 times

  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…

• Reform Needed For Algeria To Ride Out Low Oil Prices

  Published 18 April 2016 | viewed 4,914 times

  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…

• Is Algerian Oil Worth The Risk?

  Published 31 March 2016 | viewed 17,687 times

  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…

• Tensions Mount In The Golan Heights Over Oil And Territory

  Published 28 March 2016 | viewed 30,820 times

  Following the resolution of a permit issue, Afek Oil & Gas, a subsidiary of American company Genie Energy, has resumed efforts to verify whether or…

• Russia Under Threat From U.S. Natural Gas

  Published 22 March 2016 | viewed 15,124 times

  The world focused its attention recently on Cheniere and the United States’ first liquid natural gas export. But the more telling story actually lies behind…

• Chinese Loans Keep Russian Energy Sector Afloat

  Published 22 March 2016 | viewed 6,580 times

  Since the introduction of Western sanctions in 2014, Russia has increased its efforts to lure China to participate in large energy projects, primarily in the…

• Egypt’s Gas Find Could Make Or Break Geopolitics In The Region

  Published 30 September 2015 | viewed 9,354 times

  Over the past few years, the discoveries of hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean have quietly led to strategic realignment among the regions actors, including Egypt,…

• Why China Can Profit From Turkmen LNG To Europe

  Published 03 June 2015 | viewed 7,240 times

  Turkmenistan has emerged as a potential supplier of liquid natural gas (LNG) to Europe as the EU desperately searches for an alternative to Russian energy.…

• Market Fundamentals Make Oil Price Increase Unlikely

  Published 01 June 2015 | viewed 7,973 times

  Regardless of recent upshots in oil prices, the million-dollar question remains in which direction the oil prices will go in the future. The volatility in…

• Four Opportunities Presented By Stabilizing Oil Prices

  Published 26 May 2015 | viewed 11,281 times

  The past year has been seen oil prices drop to below $50 per barrel. But now that prices seem to be stabilizing, a number of…

• EU Struggling To Diversify Away From Russian Gas

  Published 14 April 2015 | viewed 9,812 times

  Russia will remain a major supplier of natural gas to the EU as projects to find alternative sources face headwinds from escalating costs and political…

• Price War: OPEC Versus U.S Shale Likely To Continue Despite Iran Deal

  Published 13 April 2015 | viewed 7,763 times

  Regardless of the final outcome of Iran’s nuclear program negotiations, the coming months will see a continuing price war between OPEC producers and the shrinking…

• Lebanon Facing Uphill Battle To Develop Energy Resources

  Published 25 February 2015 | viewed 6,177 times

  Estimates show that Lebanon has significant offshore energy reserves, including more than 120 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. International firms have lined up to…

• Oil Price Crash: Top 5 At-Risk Countries

  Published 24 February 2015 | viewed 28,317 times

  Since June 2014, global oil prices have dropped by more than 50%. The drop could strongly affect the economic and political stability of these five…

• Too Little, Too Late For Venezuela?

  Published 03 February 2015 | viewed 7,932 times

  Rapidly declining world oil prices, a lack of basic goods in supermarkets, insecurity, and a more united opposition look set to make 2015 the most…

• Can Saudi Arabia Diversify Away From Oil?

  Published 29 January 2015 | viewed 12,490 times

  The Saudi government hopes new special economic zones can spur foreign investment and lessen the Kingdom’s reliance on oil. Regulatory reforms are needed, however, to…