Iran Announced New Gas Project While Turkey Is Still Thinking
June 24th, 2023
Via New Eastern Outlook, a report on Tehran’s efforts to create a gas hub in the industrial district of Asaluyeh in Bushehr Province on the Persian Gulf coast with the participation of Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan and Qatar while Turkey still considers its strategy: Following the undermining of Russian gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 […]
Read more »6 Swing States Deciding the Future of Geopolitics
June 7th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at six middle powers of the global South: Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare foray out of Ukraine, spending almost one week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Hiroshima, Japan. His goal: to win the support of Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia—four major fence-sitters on Russia’s […]
Read more »Türkiye, Oman Sign Deal to Purchase 1.4B Cubic Metres of Gas Annually
January 31st, 2023
Via TRT World, a report on a new deal between Türkiye, Oman sign deal to purchase 1.4B cubic metres of gas per year: Türkiye is signing a new gas deal with Oman, the Turkish energy minister has announced, a move to diversify Ankara’s gas supplies. “We will purchase 1.4 billion cubic metres of gas annually and […]
Read more »A New Copper Age Is Coming …
January 21st, 2023
Via The Arab News, commentary on the prospect of a new copper age: We are entering a new copper age. As the world moves toward ambitious net zero carbon emissions targets, copper will take center stage as the key metal for our electrified future. From wind to solar to electric batteries and more, the coming […]
Read more »Uganda Turns To Turkey To Build Railway After Chinese Talks Collapse
January 15th, 2023
Via Quartz, a report that Uganda has turned to Turkey to build its railway after talks with Chinese firms fell through: Uganda has canceled all contractual work it signed with China Harbour Engineering Company to build a 273-kilometer standard gauge railway (SGR) from its border with Kenya to its capital in Kampala, after the project failed to kick off […]
Read more »Bulgaria Signs Long-Term Gas Deal With Turkey
January 3rd, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, an article on a gas deal between Bulgaria and Turkey: Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz on Tuesday signed a long-term deal with Turkish state gas firm Botas, giving it access to neighbouring Turkey’s gas network and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to help bring in supplies. Bulgaria was almost fully dependent […]
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