Oiling the Silk Road…
November 8th, 2007
Kazakh national energy company KazMunaiGas announced that it – along with China National Petroleum Corporation – have agreed to build a natural gas pipeline linking Beijing to natural gas [...]
Iran: Refining its Decision to Import Oil Products
November 7th, 2007 As noted in a recent Stratfor report (subscription required), Iran’s national oil company announced plans to build eight new oil refineries with the ultimate goal of becoming a net exporter of [...]
November 7th, 2007 As noted in a recent Stratfor report (subscription required), Iran’s national oil company announced plans to build eight new oil refineries with the ultimate goal of becoming a net exporter of [...]
Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. – A Study in Petrocracy
November 6th, 2007 I strongly recommend a terrific article by Tina Rosenberg in the New York Times magazine which describes the unexploited promise – and many problems – associated with Petróleos de [...]
November 6th, 2007 I strongly recommend a terrific article by Tina Rosenberg in the New York Times magazine which describes the unexploited promise – and many problems – associated with Petróleos de [...]
The New Seven Sisters: Sending Big Oil the Way of the Dinosaurs?
November 2nd, 2007 An interesting post from Oil and Glory noting an evolutionary shift in the oil business that will see the growing marginalization – and probable absolute shrinkage – of Big Oil over the [...]
November 2nd, 2007 An interesting post from Oil and Glory noting an evolutionary shift in the oil business that will see the growing marginalization – and probable absolute shrinkage – of Big Oil over the [...]
North Korea: Following Vietnam’s Model?
November 2nd, 2007 Stratfor offered an interesting look at North Korea’s economic strategies recently (subscription required), noting that Kim Jong Il himself has suggested that North Korea might use Vietnam as a [...]
November 2nd, 2007 Stratfor offered an interesting look at North Korea’s economic strategies recently (subscription required), noting that Kim Jong Il himself has suggested that North Korea might use Vietnam as a [...]
China: Banking on Africa
October 31st, 2007 A few interesting articles, courtesy of Bloomberg and The Financial Times, detailing two recent Chinese investments into the African banking sector, namely Industrial & Commercial Bank of China [...]
October 31st, 2007 A few interesting articles, courtesy of Bloomberg and The Financial Times, detailing two recent Chinese investments into the African banking sector, namely Industrial & Commercial Bank of China [...]