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• Tensions Mount In The Golan Heights Over Oil And Territory

  Published 28 March 2016 | viewed 30,544 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 15,035 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 6,566 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 9,212 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 7,146 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 7,934 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 11,137 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 9,779 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 7,637 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 6,168 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 28,108 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 7,883 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 12,341 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…

• Drug Cartels Threaten Mexican Energy Future More Than Oil Prices

  Published 28 January 2015 | viewed 12,630 times

  As the oil and gas industry deals with a very unfavorable international market environment, Mexico’s current government can no longer ignore the risks posed by…

• Corruption Scandal Threatens Brazilian Oil Developments

  Published 20 January 2015 | viewed 10,998 times

  Petrobras looked like a model for transparency in the energy sector and, with a recent discovery of large offshore deposits, was poised to make Brazil…

• Five Geopolitical Predictions for 2015

  Published 03 January 2015 | viewed 27,355 times

  One year ago today, the world mulled over the global ramifications of Turkish anti-government protests, Chinese escalation in the East China Sea, and the imminent…

• Low Oil Prices Could Improve Relations Between DRC And Uganda

  Published 27 December 2014 | viewed 11,518 times

    Tensions along the border between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda have risen over the last decade, as successive exploration and appraisal efforts…

• Violence In South Sudan Threatens Chinese Oil Investment

  Published 18 December 2014 | viewed 24,474 times

  On December 15, 2013, fierce fighting broke out in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. Rebel forces loyal to Machar targeted South Sudan’s oil fields, and what…

• How Will US Fed React To Low Oil Prices

  Published 16 December 2014 | viewed 9,490 times

  Falling oil prices are the newest wrench in the Fed’s decision making, but the effect might seem counter-intuitive. Since the Fed’s last meeting in October,…

• Oil Price Winners And Losers In Latin America

  Published 13 December 2014 | viewed 16,764 times

  Oil cartel OPEC decided not to cut output in a meeting on November 28, despite repeated pleas by members Ecuador and Venezuela to do so.…