Trans-Caspian Pipeline Politics
July 31st, 2009
Via The Oil and Glory, an interesting look at the continued “pipeline politics” surrounding the Nabucco project and the entire trans-Caspian region. As the article notes: “…On one hand, Turkmenistan is in the catbird seat. Exxon, Chevron, BP and ConocoPhillips are salivating over the country’s onshore natural gas fields, in particular South Yolotan-Osman, the fifth-largest […]
Read more »Russia and Cuba: Plans To Cooperate On Offshore Oil Exploration
July 30th, 2009
Via The Financial Times, a report that Russia and Cuba have signed contracts that ”set the bases” for Russian oil company Zarubezhneft to search for oil in Cuba’s part of the Gulf of Mexico. As the article notes: “…In its online edition, Communist Party newspaper Granma said four oil-related contracts had been signed during a […]
Read more »Chinese Marketers Look Overseas
July 29th, 2009
Via Advertising Age (subscription required), a detailed look at how internationally-minded Chinese companies are trying to build brands and retail operations overseas, such as Li Ning (who hopes its Italian sportswear brand will appeal to hip teens), Chery, Haier, and Lenovo. As the article notes: “…The global recession has turned cash-hungry western companies into takeover […]
Read more »Failed States: Potential Investment Opportunities?
July 28th, 2009
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, their annual Failed States Index which looks at the world’s most fragile countries suffering from virulent economic crisis, countless natural disasters, and government collapse. As the article notes: “…Yemen may not yet be front-page news, but it’s being watched intently these days in capitals worldwide. A perfect storm of state failure […]
Read more »Impact Of Political Turmoil On Iran’s Natural Gas Sector
July 28th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, a report on the impact that the continuing political turmoil sweeping Iran will have upon its pressing need to develop its natural gas sector, which is widely perceived as the country’s answer to its worsening economic problems. As the article notes: “…Iran, whose oil is declining and whose energy industry is so […]
Read more »Indonesia’s Energy Sector: Great Potential With Reform
July 23rd, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), a detailed analysis of Indonesia’s transition from being a major oil exporter to leaving the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to seeing its natural gas prospects expand. As the article notes, the question now is whether the government — which received a strong mandate in recent elections — will be able […]
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