Pipe Dreams (cont’d): TAPI
October 10th, 2022
Via Times of Central Asia, the latest on a decades-long vision that seems unlikely to truly advance any time soon: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that the delegation of the Islamic Emirate (Taliban-led Afghan government) on a visit to Turkmenistan reached agreements on important issues related to the TAPI (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) […]
Read more »Nigeria’s $25 Billion Gas Line May Get Investment Nod Next Year
October 10th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report on a potential $25B gas line from Nigeria to Morocco: An investment decision on a $25 billion gas pipeline from Nigeria to Morocco that could supply the fuel to Europe will be taken next year, the head of the West African nation’s state oil company said. The Nigerian National Petroleum Co. and Morocco’s […]
Read more »Ethiopia May Allow Overseas Lenders to Own 30% of Local Banks
October 8th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report that Ethiopia may allow overseas lenders to own up to 30% of local banks: Ethiopia plans to allow overseas lenders to acquire up to 30% in its commercial banks, the latest step by the government to encourage investment in one of Africa’s biggest economies. A draft by Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers […]
Read more »Don’t Let Politics Kill the Lebanon-Israel Gas Deal
October 7th, 2022
Via Foreign Policy, an article on a U.S.-brokered maritime border agreement that could have profound effects on the entire Middle East: Last month, we visited a Hezbollah tunnel on the Israeli-Lebanese border as part of a bipartisan group of Middle East experts. Dug almost a football field deep—with twisting staircases, advanced lighting, and oxygen cables—the tunnel’s […]
Read more »China’s Growing Investment In Russia’s Resource-Rich Far East
October 7th, 2022
Via South China Morning Post, a look at a number of joint infrastructure projects between China and Russia that have been completed in the resource-rich Far East region in recent months to make imports of Russian oil, natural gas and farm goods easier: China is strengthening transport links with Russia’s Far East at an accelerating pace, with […]
Read more »Iran: Regional Energy Hub
October 6th, 2022
Via Mehr news, an article on Iran’s ambitions to become a regional energy hub with Russia’s support: Iran’s oil minister said on Thursday that oil and gas swap between Iran and Russia would turn Iran the hub of energy in the region. Javad Owji, who accompanied Iran’s First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber in Moscow to attend […]
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