Turkmen Gas Reserves: A Riddle Wrapped In An Enigma…?
November 9th, 2009
Via Gundogar, an article noting that questions have recently been raised about whether the gas resources of Turkmenistan are in fact as spectacularly voluminous as verified last year by the British firm, Gaffney Cline & Associates. As the report notes: “…Gaffney Cline certified that the new South Yoloton field held between 4 trillion and 14 […]
Read more »PDVSA’s Joint Venture With Petrobras: A Sign of Brazil’s Increasing Influence
November 4th, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an interesting look at a new partnership between Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) to establish a joint-venture company to build and operate the Abreu e Lima refinery in northeastern Brazil’s Pernambuco state. As the article notes: “…Under the agreement, Petrobras will own a 60 percent stake in […]
Read more »China’s Global Oil Ambitions
November 4th, 2009
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an excellent look at the reach of China’s state oil companies around the globe. As the article notes: On a leafy street in Almaty, a few hundred miles from Kazakhstan’s border with China, the elegant mansion of China National Petroleum Corporation is kept under close guard. Behind its closed shutters, […]
Read more »The Axis of Oil Goes Commercial: Iran and Venezuela Launch A Joint Company
October 28th, 2009
Via Xinhua News, a report that Iran and Venezuela will launch a joint oil company with its headquarters based in Spain. As the article notes: “…Iran and Venezuela are establishing an oil company named Beniroug which allows us to make investments and activities in other countries, including Cuba, Sudan, China and Bolivia,” First Secretary for […]
Read more »Kazakh Oil: Greasing An Improved Russia – Turkey Energy Partnership
October 26th, 2009
Via Foreign Policy, a brief analysis of the role that Kazakh oil is playing in the closer ties between Russia and Turkey over energy. As the article notes: “…Turkey’s dream of becoming the energy hub of the region, benefiting from all the pipelines either up and running or on paper, in Eurasia, is one step […]
Read more »Oil Is Not Well In Azerbaijani-Turkish Energy Relations
October 25th, 2009
Via The Asia Times, a report on the troubled state of energy relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey. As the article notes: “…In all the debate and speculation over the various pipelines planned for the Caspian-South Caucasus corridor and adjacent regions (Nabucco, South Stream, White Stream, and Trans-Caspian Gas Pipelines in addition to various oil pipeline […]
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