Brazil’s Pre-Salt Oilfields: Larger Than Initially Thought
November 8th, 2008
As recently reported by The Financial Times, Brazil’s newly discovered “pre-salt” oilfields may contain more than 100bn barrels, Haroldo Lima, head of the industry regulatory. As the article [...]
Russia: CPC Down; Kazakhstan-China Pipeline To Go
November 6th, 2008 Via Stratfor, a detailed analysis of the implications arising from Russia increasing its share in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) to 31 percent after buying a 7 percent stake from Oman. The [...]
November 6th, 2008 Via Stratfor, a detailed analysis of the implications arising from Russia increasing its share in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) to 31 percent after buying a 7 percent stake from Oman. The [...]
Azeri Efforts to Manage European & Russian Interests In Its Resources
November 5th, 2008 Via The International Herald Tribune, an interesting look at Azerbaijan’s efforts to play Europe and Russia off against each other during the tug-of-war over over Azerbaijan’s energy [...]
November 5th, 2008 Via The International Herald Tribune, an interesting look at Azerbaijan’s efforts to play Europe and Russia off against each other during the tug-of-war over over Azerbaijan’s energy [...]
Iran, Dubai, and Economic Sanctions
November 2nd, 2008 An interesting article in The New York Times Magazine on the strategy and impact of economic sanctions against Iran. As the article notes, the idea is to prevent a country reliant on global trade [...]
November 2nd, 2008 An interesting article in The New York Times Magazine on the strategy and impact of economic sanctions against Iran. As the article notes, the idea is to prevent a country reliant on global trade [...]
Cuba and Brazil: Cooperating on Offshore Exploration
November 2nd, 2008 As ably reported by the St. Petersburg Times, Brazilian president Inacio Lula da Silva recently signed an agreement between his country’s state oil company, Petrobras, and its Cuban [...]
November 2nd, 2008 As ably reported by the St. Petersburg Times, Brazilian president Inacio Lula da Silva recently signed an agreement between his country’s state oil company, Petrobras, and its Cuban [...]
China’s Confidence in Long Term Value of Oil: Chinese Takeover of Russian Oil
October 30th, 2008 From Robert Amsterdam’s insightful blog, an interesting analysis of recent high level agreements between China and Russia in the energy field. As the article notes “…First [...]
October 30th, 2008 From Robert Amsterdam’s insightful blog, an interesting analysis of recent high level agreements between China and Russia in the energy field. As the article notes “…First [...]