East Siberian-Pacific Ocean Pipeline Reaches China
April 10th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, a report that Russia will finish an oil pipeline connecting Siberian oil fields to energy-hungry China in several weeks. As the article quotes Prime Minister Vladimir Putin: “As I have just been told by the management of Transneft, within just a few weeks the phase of reaching the Chinese border will be […]
Read more »More Pipe Dreams? White Stream and Nord Stream Updates
April 10th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, an update on the White Stream and Nord Stream pipeline projects. As the article notes: “…Georgia signed a memorandum of understanding in Tbilisi with the London company responsible for the planned White Stream pipeline under the Black Sea to Europe.White Stream would bring gas from the Caspian region along a complex route […]
Read more »More Pipe Dreams? Russian & Turkey Thoughts On Blue Stream 2
April 6th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, an interesting article on the continued impact that January’s natural gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine has had throughout European energy markets: Europe, alarmed by the vulnerability of its supplies, is sounding out new possibilities for transmission of natural gas, including the proposed Nabucco pipeline. Russia, in its turn, is seeking bypass […]
Read more »China & Ecuador: Oil For Investment Money
April 6th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, a report that China is close to inking a one-billion-dollar deal to receive Ecuadorian oil. As the article notes: “…China has offered us initial capital worth one billion dollars for infrastructure projects, we are going to pay little by little with our oil,” Correa said during a weekly television address. The deal […]
Read more »Gazprom: Into Africa (Again)…
April 4th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, a detailed report on Russia’s renewed interest in Nigeria’s oil patch. As the article notes: “…Russian energy firm Gazprom has signed an agreement with the New Nigeria Development Co. for exploration of three oil blocks in the country’s north, officials from both countries said.Though rights to the blocks in the Chad Basin […]
Read more »Mongolia’s Treasure
April 4th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, an interesting look at Mongolia’s resource riches. As the article notes: “…In a world increasingly concerned with reliable sources of energy, however, Mongolia is rapidly becoming a major player, and an international race is on to secure access to one of its most valuable mineralogical deposits, uranium.A vast landlocked nation in the […]
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