China & Kyrgyzstan: Closer (But Unbalanced) Ties
August 1st, 2008
From The Asia Times, an interesting examination of China’s efforts to steadily strengthening political and economic ties with small, landlocked Kyrgyzstan, with one eye on the sizeable energy reserves of its neighbors to the north and west. As the article notes, this integration results in Kyrgyzstan’s dependence on Chinese income and infrastructure growing deeper by […]
Read more »Vietnam’s Economy: Growing Pains
August 1st, 2008
From The American, a detailed look at how – despite rapid economic growth in the past few years - the past several months have offered a reality check for Vietnam, as inflation has spiked and concerns have mounted over currency depreciation and macroeconomic stability. As the article reports: “…In June, the consumer price index inflation rate […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Relationship with Gazprom
August 1st, 2008
Via Energy Daily, an interesting look at evolving relationship between Turkmenistan and Gazprom, specifically Turkmenistan’s ability to play off Chinese and Western interest in its reserves as a way to keep Gazprom “in line”. As the article notes: “…Eurocrats perturbed by Gazprom’s growing dominance of Europe’s natural gas market and its hardball capitalist tactics, take […]
Read more »Gazprom: Turning Western Partners into EU Lobbyists
July 25th, 2008
As reported by The International Herald Tribune, Gazprom is working to turn its Western partners into a lobbying network to try to overcome the European Union’s worries about its aggressive expansion plans. As the article notes: “…Companies working with Gazprom in its Siberian fields may be happy to oblige, analysts say, eager to strengthen their […]
Read more »Pemex: Mexico’s Last Resort
July 23rd, 2008
From Stratfor (subscription required), an excellent analysis of Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) turning to its last resort to prevent Mexico from becoming a net oil importer within a decade, namely its announcement that the company may start drilling for crude oil abroad if the government fails to ease legislation to allow foreign energy partners into […]
Read more »Russia and Venezuela: Closer Cooperation in Oil & Gas Markets
July 23rd, 2008
As reported in The International Herald Tribune, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia recently declared that their countries would more closely coordinate their actions on global oil and gas markets. As the article notes: “…Medvedev said it was still possible that Russia could join with Venezuela and other gas-producing nations […]
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