An Unlikely Alliance: ‘Vulture’ Investors and Anti-Corruption Advocates in Emerging Markets
December 11th, 2007
From The International Herald Tribune, an interesting article on how ‘vulture’ investors may be making an unlikely & unanticipated contribution in the fight against corruption in [...]
More Pipe(line) Dreams? Nabucco’s Future
December 11th, 2007 Via Energy Daily, an excellent review of the proposed Nabucco natural gas pipeline, a 2,050-mile-long, $7.3 billion project connecting the Caspian region, Middle East and Egypt via Turkey, Bulgaria, [...]
December 11th, 2007 Via Energy Daily, an excellent review of the proposed Nabucco natural gas pipeline, a 2,050-mile-long, $7.3 billion project connecting the Caspian region, Middle East and Egypt via Turkey, Bulgaria, [...]
Libya’s (Petro) Can-Do Approach
December 10th, 2007 As reported in The Globe and Mail, Petro-Canada signed a US$7-billion deal with the Libyan National Oil Company on energy production sharing in the North African country. Under the agreements [...]
December 10th, 2007 As reported in The Globe and Mail, Petro-Canada signed a US$7-billion deal with the Libyan National Oil Company on energy production sharing in the North African country. Under the agreements [...]
Lafarge: Cementing Its Reach In Emerging Markets
December 10th, 2007 As noted in The International Herald Tribune, Lafarge – the world’s biggest cement maker – agreed to buy Egypt’s Orascom Cement for $12.8 billion in a deal that would raise [...]
December 10th, 2007 As noted in The International Herald Tribune, Lafarge – the world’s biggest cement maker – agreed to buy Egypt’s Orascom Cement for $12.8 billion in a deal that would raise [...]
China: A Bull in Iran’s Oil “Shop”
December 10th, 2007 As reported in The Financial Times, Iran signed a $2bn oil contract with Sinopec of China, sending a signal to western companies that they might miss out on potentially lucrative contracts with one [...]
December 10th, 2007 As reported in The Financial Times, Iran signed a $2bn oil contract with Sinopec of China, sending a signal to western companies that they might miss out on potentially lucrative contracts with one [...]
SOCAR, So Good: Azeri-Kazakh Energy Cooperation
December 9th, 2007 As noted by Energy Daily, the Azeri government is actively reaching out to Kazakhstan and Russia as the Caspian’s ongoing hydrocarbon development produces a financial windfall for all. [...]
December 9th, 2007 As noted by Energy Daily, the Azeri government is actively reaching out to Kazakhstan and Russia as the Caspian’s ongoing hydrocarbon development produces a financial windfall for all. [...]