Via Tasnim News, a report on Iran’s plans to create a natural gas hub in the south along the Persian Gulf coast. Russia, Qatar and Turkmenistan are also involved in the project in the Asalouyeh industrial area in Bushehr province. The gas hub will provide an alternative route for exports of Russian and Turkmen gas, […]
Read more »Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on an ambitious new project that aims to link New Delhi to the Middle East through roads, rails, and seaports: Last weekend, national security advisors from India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss an […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Poland’s energy giant, Orlen: Until a few years ago, Daniel Obajtek was the mayor of Pcim, a village whose name gets used in a derogatory way by other Poles to refer to a place in the middle of nowhere. Now, Obajtek stands at the main crossroads of […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Diplomat, commentary on India’s opportunity to shape the new BRICS direction and prevent China from using BRICS expansion to grow its strategic influence in the developing world: In the current tumult of world politics, one would have expected BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) to follow the route of the South Asian Association for Regional […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Jamestown Foundation, a look at Kazakhstan’s unique role in the global uranium market: Kazakhstan is the largest producer and exporter of uranium globally, mining and exporting more than 40 percent of the world’s supply. Up to now, it has been the major supplier for Russia and before that the Soviet Union. But […]
Read more »Via Upstream Online, a report that Brazil’s Petrobras is eyeing new investments in Guyana, Venezuela and Bolivia: Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras is assessing the possibility of carrying out fresh investments throughout South America. The signalling of a possible to return to regional investments came as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this week […]
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