The Thirsty Dragon Deals With Chavez
January 2nd, 2008
An interesting report in the Christian Science Monitor, detailing a new oil exploration deal between China and Venezuela – China’s largest single investment in an overseas energy project [...]
Angola + Brazil = The World’s First Supermajor from The Developing World
January 1st, 2008 Via Stratfor (subscription required), a highly interesting report about an emerging partnership between state-owned Angolan oil company Sonangol and Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras). The [...]
January 1st, 2008 Via Stratfor (subscription required), a highly interesting report about an emerging partnership between state-owned Angolan oil company Sonangol and Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras). The [...]
Big Oil = Dinosaurs at the Tar Pit?
December 30th, 2007 As we’ve discussed before, Big Oil is quickly losing its historical global primacy to state-owned oil and natural gas companies in Russia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, i.e. the New [...]
December 30th, 2007 As we’ve discussed before, Big Oil is quickly losing its historical global primacy to state-owned oil and natural gas companies in Russia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, i.e. the New [...]
Venezuela’s Regional Geopolitics of Oil & The Unsustainability of Petrocaribe
December 30th, 2007 Several articles have recently been tracking Venezuela’s increasing efforts to utilize its energy reserves & expertise to influence politics in Latin America. As Energy Daily points out, [...]
December 30th, 2007 Several articles have recently been tracking Venezuela’s increasing efforts to utilize its energy reserves & expertise to influence politics in Latin America. As Energy Daily points out, [...]
Russia’s Energy Secret and The Chinese Threat
December 30th, 2007 A very interesting article in Newsweek, which details that – despite its aggressive energy-related dealings – Russia can barely meet its own demand. While reading this report, I [...]
December 30th, 2007 A very interesting article in Newsweek, which details that – despite its aggressive energy-related dealings – Russia can barely meet its own demand. While reading this report, I [...]
Serbia: Russia’s Strategic European Petroleum Beachhead?
December 30th, 2007 Via a report by UPI, Russia has offered Serbia $1.5 billion for control of its oil industry and additional deals related to a gas pipeline and a gas underground storage. The deal would give Russia [...]
December 30th, 2007 Via a report by UPI, Russia has offered Serbia $1.5 billion for control of its oil industry and additional deals related to a gas pipeline and a gas underground storage. The deal would give Russia [...]