Indonesia … the forgotten member of OPEC?
July 24th, 2007
Given my last post and as further reminded by an article at Stockerblog.com, we should keep Indonesia in the back of our minds. I am personally less than bullish on the specific companies mentioned in the article, but I do believe that Indonesia – as a market and opportunity – is often unfairly “penalized” or […]
Read more »CNPC’s deal with Turkmengas … really a done deal for the first non-Russian route for gas exports out of Central Asia?
July 18th, 2007
Given Turkmenistan’s tendency to “revisit†agreements (especially when other potential customers such as Turkey, Pakistan, Europe, and Russia are also knocking on the door re: buying gas), it may be prudent to wait and see how this deal shakes out, but certainly another good example of China’s (via CNPC) efforts to lock up alternatives to […]
Read more »Gazprom reconsiders “going it alone” in Shtokman…
July 8th, 2007
Interesting change of pace by Gazprom: first, allowing foreign participation in the project; and second, the possibility of including an LNG plant in the project which could supply the U.S. Seems likely they have concluded they’re going to need additional capital and expertise to develop this find.  Gazprom close to Shtokman gas field deal Gazprom […]
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