After months of negotiations, main gas producing countries agreed to form an Organisation to protect their common energy interests. The initiative has been criticised by those fearing the formation of a...
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The International Energy Agency is projecting that worldwide demand for oil will have declined in 2008, the first such decline in 25 years. With softening demand due to the ongoing financial crises and the apparent global recession, oil prices have dropped dramatically...
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The following article at the Economist recounts the Brazilian diplomatic mischiefs in the region amid the recent celebration of the LatAm Summit. It also analyses the Brazilian falling of grace with left...
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As Christmas time approaches and Caracas enjoys a cool weather, political activities continue to warm up Venezuelans. On Friday 18 December 2008, the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) and the National...
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All theories that govern the price of crude is in question, whether increasing demand or decreasing supply, or increasing winter demand, or hedging or gold price, non seems to be justifying this crude trend. But...
created by Amitjha | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 181 views | 9 recommendations | 1 comment
2009 will mark the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, which many scientists say is the most 'notorious human-caused environmental disaster in history'. From a recent survey at Prince William...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 766 views | 41 recommendations | 9 comments
T. Boone Pickens Sent out this letter regarding Obams Energy Team Picks " Some big pieces of the puzzle got put in place this afternoon. President-elect Obama named his Energy Team, including Steven Chu as...
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Two long weeks after he was abducted from the Niger Delta, Ben Strachan - a Scottish oil worker - was freed and reunited with his Nigerian wife and their son. Strachan - who is employed by one of the many oil...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 208 views | 8 recommendations | 3 comments
Now for once I did not write my self about Niger and the Tuaregs, no this is an article published in the Herald Tribune, the Global edition of the New York Times. This article called "in Niger, a war for what's...
created by Uwe Paschen | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 526 views | 43 recommendations | 16 comments
Inarguably, Alberta's oil sands are a boon to the Canadian economy: export revenues, jobs, infrastructure, attendant service industries... but this comes at a huge ecological price, preventing Canada from meeting...
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By, Uwe Paschen. The German Government has announced that it is now doubling its aid budget for the Republic of Niger as APA reported in Niamey, Niger....
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The development of the United States’ vast domestic oil and natural gas resources that had been kept off limits by Congress for decades could generate more than $1.7 trillion in government revenue, create...
opinion by BMCWrites | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 223 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
By, Uwe Paschen.The 10 Poorest countries on our planet today. The Republic of Congo in central Africa is leading the way being the Poorest Country today with a GDP-per Capita of $300.00, being...
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The following BBC article attempts to portray recent political events in Venezuela. Adopting the view of local opposition, it reports on the reaction to prospects of extending Chavez´s tenure in...
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In reaction to unusual international media questioning over the recent Venezuelan-Russian joint naval exercises, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a strong clarification. "Russia sees no need to set up...
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