International
South Sudan: War Economy: Irrecoverable Losses at South Sudan Oil Fields
Mar 30, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
South Sudan has suffered huge production losses amounting to about 20 million barrels of crude oil as a result of the 15-month shutdown of oil…
South Sudan/Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan to Exchange Electricity for Oil
Mar 29, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
South Sudan may supply Sudan with crude oil in exchange for imports of electricity, according to a tentative agreement signed Wednesday.
An official at Sudan's Ministry…
Liberia: Liberia Transparency Body Warns Resource Companies Over Tax Records
Mar 29, 2015
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Hints News Network
A Liberian body that advises the country on corporate transparency on Friday named dozens of companies for failing to disclose tax payment records to it…
Liberia: Liberia Transparency Body Warns Resource Companies Over Tax Records
Mar 29, 2015
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Hints News Network
A Liberian body that advises the country on corporate transparency on Friday named dozens of companies for failing to disclose tax payment records to it…
Vietnam/China/South China Sea: Vietnam Has Much at Stake in S. China Sea
Mar 28, 2015
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Pierre Tran, Defense News
Vietnam's national security and economic development are tied up in a risk-laden dispute over the South China Sea with China, the neighboring giant whose policies…
Turkey: Reconciliation Process Helps Oil Operations in Northern Iraq
Mar 27, 2015
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Daily Sabah
The reconciliation process is permitting Turkey to explore for oil in northern Iraq, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız said yesterday. Turkey's reconciliation process…
Yemen: War in Yemen Could Threaten One of the World's Most Important Oil Choke Points
Mar 27, 2015
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Armin Rosen, Business Insider
Oil prices are surging after Saudi Arabia began a military operation against Iranian-supported Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen:
Yemen isn’t a world-shaking oil producer, churning out…
Myanmar: Minister Faces Land-Grab Accusations
Mar 27, 2015
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Wa Lone, Myanmar Times
Minister for Agriculture U Myint Hlaing has been embroiled in allegations that he oversaw the confiscation of thousands of acres of land while military commander…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: China 'Seriously Concerned' by Philippine's Building in South China Sea
Mar 27, 2015
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Channel News Asia
China's Foreign Ministry expressed serious concern on Friday after the Philippines said it would resume repair and reconstruction works on disputed islands in the South…
South Sudan/Sudan/Abyei: More Than 30, 000 Flee Clashes in South Sudan’s Disputed Abyei region
Mar 27, 2015
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StarAfrica
The South Sudan government has disclosed that more than 30, 000 people have been displaced from Abyei State, a disputed area with neighbouring Sudan following…
DRC: DRC Will Learn from Zambia Tax U-turn
Mar 26, 2015
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David McKay, Miningmx
Commenting on a review of the DRC's mining code, which includes increases in the tax burden, Jacobs said: "I think what happened in Zambia this…
Sudan: U.S.: Schlumberger 'Willfully' Violated Sanctions
Mar 26, 2015
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David J. Graeber, United Press International
For six years, a division of oil services company Schlumberger "willfully" violated U.S. sanctions against Iran and Sudan, the Justice Department said.
"Over a period of…
Middle East: War in the Middle East is Pushing Vital Water Plants 'Close to the Breaking Point'
Mar 25, 2015
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Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Fighters are increasingly targeting water and sanitation facilities across the Middle East, exacerbating severe shortages for agriculture and households, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said…
China/South China Sea: Conquering the South China Sea
Mar 25, 2015
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Wall Street Journal
China is building military bases on artificial islands hundreds of miles off its coast, in waters claimed by six other countries. These new fortresses in…
Iraq: Iraq's Oil Exports in February Below Planned, Depriving Nation of Funds to Fight Islamic State
Mar 25, 2015
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Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press
Iraq's oil exports for last month were below planned levels, the country's Oil Ministry said Wednesday, depriving the nation of badly needed funds for its…
Land Grabbing: Coke's Zero Tolerance for Land Grabs Proves Difficult to Fulfill
Mar 25, 2015
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Stella Dawson, Reuters
The Coca-Cola Co has made a good start in axing land grabs from its supply chain, but it must work harder in proving that its…
Water Wars: Water Being Used as a Weapon in the Middle East, Red Cross Warns
Mar 25, 2015
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Lucy Westcott, Newsweek
Water supplies are being targeted by fighters in Syria and Iraq and water systems in the Middle East are approaching breaking point due to conflicts…
Conflict Minerals: U.S. SEC Spent $2.75 Mln on Conflict Mineral Rules, White Says
Mar 24, 2015
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Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has spent about $2.75 million to write, implement and defend itself against legal challenges to its "conflict mineral rules,"…
Timor-Leste: Minister of Timor-Leste Restates Government Plans to Process Gas from the Greater Sunrise Field
Mar 24, 2015
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Macauhub
The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources of East Timor, Alfredo Pires restated in Dili, the government’s plan to process liquid natural gas (LNG) from…
Liberia: EPA Trains Staff in Climate Change Data Collection
Mar 24, 2015
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The Inquirer
Twenty-five employees of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia over the weekend completed an intensive training workshop in Climate Change Data Collection. The workshop…
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Sign Agreement on Nile Dam
Mar 23, 2015
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Khalid Abdelaziz, Reuters
Leaders from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed a cooperation deal on Monday over a giant Ethiopian hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the river Nile,…
Iraq: Bomb Hits Diyala Pipeline to Daura Refinery
Mar 23, 2015
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Adam al-Atbi, Iraq Oil Report
A bomb exploded Sunday on an oil pipeline that carries crude from the Naft Khana oil field, in Diyala province, to Baghdad's Daura refinery."The extent…
Libya: 'New Level of Complexity': Oil Wealth and Libya's Power Struggle
Mar 23, 2015
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Al Bawaba
The battle for Libya's oil wealth has taken on new dimensions as rival governments lay claim to the National Oil Company (NOC), further deepening divisions…
China/Indonesia/South China Sea: Indonesia President Joko Widodo: China Claim to South China Sea Has 'No Legal Basis'
Mar 23, 2015
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Nigel Wilson, International Business Times
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said China's claim to much of the South China Sea has no foundation in international law, according to a report…
Timor-Leste: Timor Leste 'Running Out of Money'
Mar 23, 2015
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Jonathan Pearlman, The Straits Times
In an unusual power swop last month, Timor Leste's charismatic resistance hero Xanana Gusmao voluntarily handed over control of one of the world's newest nations…
Iraq: Baghdad Has Lost $4b in Two Months from War and Lost Oil Fields
Mar 22, 2015
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Rudaw
The Iraqi government has suffered $4 billion in costs over the past two months due to losses from violence, fighting the war with Islamic State…
Water Wars: Interactive Map: The Flow of Water and Conflict
Mar 22, 2015
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McClatchy News Network
Conflict. Crisis. And a vital resource.
Sunday is World Water Day, a United Nations initiative to draw attention to issues of water scarcity and sanitation.
Ahead of…
South Sudan: South Sudan Economy on Edge Amid War, Low Oil Production
Mar 22, 2015
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Jason Patinkin, The Associated Press
Hit by falling oil revenues, South Sudan’s economy is also troubled by a violent conflict that looks set to continue. It could get worse in this…
Iraq: Iraq's Economy: An Empty Chest
Mar 21, 2015
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The Economist
Almost 90% of government revenue in Iraq comes from oil. Yet the price of the stuff has fallen by more than half over the past…
China/South China Sea: China State Media Tells US to Stop ‘Kibitzing’ over South China Sea Dispute
Mar 21, 2015
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Malay Mail Online
Chinese state media turned to Yiddish today in the war of words over territorial disputes, criticising the United States as a “kibitzer” for what it…