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 […]
Read more »Angola Reaches Out To The Amazon
October 20th, 2009
Courtesy of Upstream Online, a look at Angola’s Sonangol Group’s interest in investing in Ecuador’s Amazon region. As the report notes: “…Angola’s oil minister and Opec president, Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, will travel to Ecuador at the end of October to discuss Sonangol’s investment in Ecuador, Jaramillo said during a meeting with foreign journalists. […]
Read more »An Energy Corridor For China’s Oil In Sudan?
October 16th, 2009
Courtesy of Energy Daily, a report that China and Kenya are discussing a huge project to develop a port on the Kenyan coast and a corridor creating a new export route for China’s oil in Sudan’s secessionist south. As the article notes: Most of Sudan’s oil is in the south — which has a semi-autonomous […]
Read more »Nord Stream Leading To Continental Divide?
October 13th, 2009
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on the ambitious Nord Stream pipeline planned to run along the bed of the Baltic Sea, the Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is driving a political wedge between Eastern and Western Europe. As the article notes: While the Russian-German pipeline offers clear energy benefits to Western Europe, […]
Read more »Russia Gives China Gas
October 13th, 2009
Via The New York Times, news that Gazprom signed a general trade agreement with China National Petroleum Corporation during a state visit by Russian officials. As the article notes: “…The deal calls for the supply of nearly 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas per year via two potential routes originating from Siberia. China has one […]
Read more »Dialing For Dollars In Iran
October 9th, 2009
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting look at a special type of investment in Iran, namely the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ recent takeover of a majority share in the nation’s telecommunications monopoly. As the article notes: “…The nearly $8 billion acquisition by a company affiliated with the elite force has amplified concerns in […]
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