International
Viet Nam/South China Sea: Vietnam to Build Big Oil Rigs
Nov 8, 2014
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Dat Viet, VietnamNet
The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), Vietsovpetro (the main investor) and PV Shipyard in October held a keel laying ceremony for the Tam…
Iraq Kurdistan Exported $3bn Worth of Oil in 2014
Nov 8, 2014
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PressTV
Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has exported nearly three billion dollars worth of oil to southern Turkey since the beginning of 2014 despite Baghdad calling such…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Thanks to IS, Iraqi Kurdistan Sees Oil Revenues Rise by 60%
Nov 8, 2014
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Voltaire Network
Since the beginning of the crisis in Iraq four months ago, that is to say since the invasion of a part Iraq, prearranged between the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Envoy Says His Nation in Talks with Kurdistan over Oil on Tanker (subscription)
Nov 7, 2014
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Rhiannon Myers, Houston Chronicle
With falling oil prices stripping Kurdistan and Iraq of needed cash to fend off attacks from extremist militants, Iraq's ambassador to the United States said…
Iraq: Iraq Army Regains Full Control of Baiji Oil Refinery
Nov 7, 2014
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PressTV
Iraqi troops have retaken full control of the country’s biggest oil refinery on the outskirt of the northern town of Baiji in Salahuddin Province, Iraqi…
Water Wars: Water Crises Drying Seas, ‘Hydro-Diplomacy’ Needed: UN
Nov 7, 2014
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Randall Hackley, Bloomberg
Water crises are drying seas and creating a more urgent need for “hydro-diplomacy” to help avert conflict over shared rivers and lakes, the United Nations’…
China/ South China Sea: CNOOC Puts Second Deep-Water Rig into Use
Nov 6, 2014
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E China News
CNOOC Group Ltd, China's largest offshore oil and gas developer, announced on Wednesday that its semi-submersible drilling rig Nanhai Jiu Hao completed the first deep-water exploration well…
China/ India: China and India's Next Rivalry- Energy
Nov 6, 2014
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Huffington Post
With two of the fastest growing economies in the world, India and China are racing towards securing resources they need to sustain their economic growth.…
Myanmar: NGOs Say Ethnic Areas Have No ‘Virgin Lands’
Nov 6, 2014
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DVB News
The Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF) released a statement on Thursday which slammed Burma’s draft National Land Use Policy for failing to protect small-scale farmers…
Iraq/ Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Close to Economic Independence, Says Oil Minister
Nov 6, 2014
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Rudaw
The Iraqi Kurds are within sight of economic if not political independence with oil exports expected to rise to 500,000 barrels a day by early…
Syria: Syrian Army Regains Control of Oil Wells Captured by Islamic State
Nov 6, 2014
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Middle East Monitor
The Syrian army regained control on Wednesday over two important oil wells that had been seized recently by the Islamic State (ISIS), according to the…
Egypt: Analysis - Why Ethiopia and Egypt Aren't Fighting a Water War
Nov 6, 2014
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allAfrica
There were times last year, when the rhetoric in Cairo reached fever pitch, that some kind of conflict between Ethiopia and Egypt over the waters…
Conflict Minerals: Debate in the European Parliament on the European Commission’s Conflict Minerals Proposal
Nov 6, 2014
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National Law Review
On November 6, the Committee on International Trade (INTA) of the European Parliament will have a first exchange of views on the proposal presented in…
Kenya: Kenyan Law Aimed at Luring Mining Giants Sparks ‘Resource Curse’ Fears
Nov 6, 2014
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Andrew Thompson, The Guardian
Community and human rights advocates in Kenya are wary of a new mining bill that is on the verge of being passed into law.
Kenya’s national…
Central African Republic: Gold, Diamonds Fuelling Conflict in Central African Republic U.N. Panel Says
Nov 5, 2014
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Reuters
Gold and diamond sales are being used to finance conflict in Central African Republic and United Nations peacekeepers should monitor mining sites to clamp down…
China/ South China Sea: Energy Potential in Disputed Waters
Nov 5, 2014
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New Strait Times
FOR the past several years, China has been throwing its weight around the South China Sea, a body of water studded with coral reefs that…
Myanmar and EU Discuss Forestry Cooperation
Nov 5, 2014
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Mizzima
The European Union and Myanmar’s Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry recently held discussions about how Myanmar can encourage sustainable management of the country's forests…
Timor-Leste: East Timor Kicks out Judges over ConocoPhillips Tax Fight
Nov 5, 2014
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Reuters
East Timor has ordered five foreign judges out of the country after a court ruled in favour of U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips in…
Deer with 'Vampire Fangs' Spotted for 1st Time in Decades
Nov 5, 2014
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Kelly Dickerson
An endangered deer with vampire-like fangs was spotted for the first time in nearly 60 years, in a remote forest in northeastern Afghanistan.
The fanged creature…
Sierra Leone: Ebola's Catastrophic Consequences on Sierra Leone’s Small-Scale Mining Sector
Nov 4, 2014
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The Guardian
Ebola is having catastrophic economic consequences for Sierra Leone, where the disease is running rampant.
The country, together with the two other Mano River Union states, Liberia…
Uganda: Catalyst or Curse? East Africa’s Oil and Gas Boom
Nov 4, 2014
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World Politics Review
As he delivers his lecture from the breezy, pink-hued classroom, Robert Rutaro is optimistic about Uganda’s future in oil.
An attorney with a master’s degree in…
Liberia: Equatorial Revises Down Oil Palm Planting Target Due To Ebola Virus
Nov 4, 2014
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Alliance News
Equatorial Palm Oil PLC Tuesday said there have been no instances of the Ebola virus at its operations in Liberia and the company continues to…
Iraq: Carrots to Kalashnikovs- The Dangers Faced by Oil Workers Abroad
Nov 4, 2014
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The Guardian
As international oil companies begin to restart full operations in Iraq despite the continuing threat of attacks by Islamic State (Isis), one lifelong oil worker…
Iraq: Iraqi Troops, ISIS in Heated Battle for Oil Refinery
Nov 4, 2014
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Al Iraqiya
Iraqi troops advanced toward the northern Iraqi city of Beiji on Tuesday, exchanging heavy fire with militants from the Islamic State group, footage from a…
Iraq: The KRG to Cooperate with USA to Put an End to ISIS' Oil Smuggling
Nov 3, 2014
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Kurdish Globe
The Islamic State (formerly ISIS) has been exporting oil from Northern Iraq to finance its activities, thanks to a solid network of smugglers. The Kurdistan…
Russia/Ukraine: Russia Continues to Train and Equip Ukraine Rebels, NATO Official Says
Nov 3, 2014
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New York Times
Hundreds of Russian troops are still training and equipping separatists in Ukraine, NATO’s top military commander said Monday, activities that are heightening tensions with the West…
Iraq/ Syria: This Is How ISIS Smuggles Oil
Nov 3, 2014
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Buzzfeed
This town on the Turkish-Syrian border is covered in trash. Residents refuse to let any outsiders — even garbagemen — inside. What makes Besaslan more…
Iraq/ Kurdistan: Baghdad Blacklists Foreign Tankers
Nov 3, 2014
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Arabian Supply Chain
Iraq’s oil marketing agency has banned three foreign tankers from Iraqi ports, according to the Platts news service, citing market sources.
Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation…
Af-Pak 2014: Waste of the Environment
Nov 3, 2014
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Wazhma Fazli, Ghotei Safi and Abdur Razzaq
Chronic air pollution, filthy water and mountains of garbage in cities are creating a pandemic of respiratory and water-borne diseases both sides of the Durand…
Conflict Minerals: Scotland Leading Way in Fight to Stop War, Slavery and Misery Powering our Technology
Nov 2, 2014
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Herald Scotland
Every time you switch on your mobile, power up your laptop or even switch on a light, you could unwittingly be fuelling slavery, civil wars…