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 [...]
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 [...]
Pipe Down: A Summary of Central Asia’s Pipeline Wars
October 31st, 2007  As always, an interesting post by Steve Levine, discussing the U.S. failure to match Russia so far in the European pipeline war. Since I’ve discussed various pipeline (and a few pipe [...]
October 31st, 2007  As always, an interesting post by Steve Levine, discussing the U.S. failure to match Russia so far in the European pipeline war. Since I’ve discussed various pipeline (and a few pipe [...]