SOCAR, So Good: Future Oil And Natural Gas Production from Azerbaijan
December 18th, 2011
Via The Oil Drum, an interesting article on Azerbaijan’s future oil and natural gas production. As the report notes: “…The President of SOCAR, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, is touring the United States at the moment. His goal is, in part, to gain support for the Baku Higher Petroleum School, a place to generate […]
Read more »Indonesia’s Growing Middle Class
December 13th, 2011
Courtesy of Emerging Markets Insight, a report on Indonesia’s growing middle class: Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world in terms of population. Fast growing consumption, powered by growing affluence of the middle class, is the main driver of Indonesia’s economic growth Favorable Demographic Profile With a total population of 238 million, Indonesia […]
Read more »China Refines Overseas Oil Investment Strategy
December 13th, 2011
Via Reuters, a look how Chinese oil companies are changing their approach to investing in oil and gas projects overseas, placing more emphasis on community development and less on Beijing’s political goals. As the article notes: “…Over the past decade, China’s state-controlled energy giants have been the most prolific buyers of oil and gas companies […]
Read more »South America: Regulatory Update
December 6th, 2011
Via Emerging Markets Insights, an interesting look at some of the regulatory issues and government sales in South America, that can deeply impact the bottom line:
Read more »An Introduction to Azerbaijan
December 5th, 2011
Courtesy of The Oil Drum, an in-depth look at Azerbaijan: “…Azerbaijan sits in a region of states along the southern Russian border that show the promise of holding some of the last large deposits of fossil fuel yet to be fully developed. Location of Baku, and Azerbaijan (Google Earth)The first fields to be developed were […]
Read more »Asia’s Growth Forecast
December 5th, 2011
Via Emerging Markets Insight, a updated look at Asia’s economic forecast. As the report notes: Asia’s outlook has darkened over the last month as flooding in Thailand disrupted regional supply chains and declines in the Chinese property market injected uncertainty into the region’s growth forecasts. While these developments will require active monitoring, multinationals should keep […]
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