International
Rwanda: Imena Speaks Out on Gatumba Concession, Conflict Minerals
Jul 27, 2014
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Ivan Mugisha, AllAfrica
Mining companies will soon receive long term licenses, thanks to the new mining law, Evode Imena, the Minister of State in charge of Minerals has…
Iraq: ISIS Grabs Oil and Gas Fields in Syria and Iraq, but Challenges Remain
Jul 26, 2014
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Mazin Sidahmed, The Daily Star
BEIRUT: As militants from ISIS establish themselves as the dominant force in the fight for oil and gas resources among rebel factions within Syria and…
Iran/Iraq: Gas Exports to Iraq Will Start in 2015
Jul 26, 2014
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Zawya
"After the completion of infrastructure, pipe testing and the installation of measurement systems, Iran's gas will be exported to Iraq early next (Iranian) year," Deputy…
China/Vietnam: China's Oil Rig No.981 Sets Sail Again
Jul 26, 2014
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China News
Chinese maritime authorities announced that the offshore oil drilling vessel 981 is back in operation off the coast of Hainan island.
The resumption of the operation…
Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish oil nears Texas port for likely offloading
Jul 26, 2014
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Terry Wade and Erwin Seba, Reuters
(Reuters) - A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is hours away from the Port of Galveston in Texas, according to Reuters ship tracking…
DRC: It’s Raining Copper in the DRC’s Katanga Province
Jul 25, 2014
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Allesandro Bruno, Investor Intel
El Nino Ventures Inc. (‘ELN’, TSXV: ELN) has a copper exploration project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and two zinc-lead-silver (copper) exploration and development…
Liberia: Oil Company of Liberia Holds Secret Session With Legislature
Jul 25, 2014
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Henry Karmo, AllAfrica
Monrovia — Days after protesters stormed the Capitol Building against alleged plans by government to sell new oil blocks in Liberia, officials of the National…
China/Vietnam: Controversial Chinese Deep-Water Rig Drifts Into Calmer Seas
Jul 25, 2014
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The Wall Street Journal
A Chinese deep-water oil rig at the center of one of the tensest maritime standoffs between China and Vietnam in recent memory has finally moved…
Iraq: UN: Iraq Likely to Face Severe Food Shortage Because of Conflict
Jul 24, 2014
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Lisa Schlein, Voice of America
GENEVA — A senior U.N. official warns millions of people in Iraq are likely to face severe food shortages because of fighting in the north.…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdish Oil Nears US Port Despite Concern in Washington
Jul 24, 2014
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David Sheppard, Ahmed Rasheed and Timothy Gardner, Reuters
LONDON/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is just two days away from arriving at a U.S. port, according…
Iraq: Iraq's South Oil Exports Rise to Near-Record, Avoid Northern Conflict
Jul 23, 2014
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Alex Lawler, Reuters
LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil exports from its southern terminals in July rose to a near-record rate, according to loading data and industry…
Iraq: Oil Smuggling Finances Islamic State's New Caliphate
Jul 23, 2014
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Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
(Reuters) - Islamic State militants seized four small oilfields when they swept through north Iraq last month and are now selling crude oil and gasoline…
Liberia: Concern Mounts Over U.S.$8.5 Million Escrow Account
Jul 23, 2014
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AllAfrica
Civil society groups are mounting concern over the status of the US$8.5 million placed in the escrow account at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL).…
Liberia: 'Don't Sell Our Oil Blocks' - Citizens Mount Pressure On Lawmakers
Jul 23, 2014
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AllAfrica
Monrovia — With information that there are ongoing discussions for the 53rd National Legislature to hastily ratify agreements for the sale of additional oil blocks…
China/Vietnam: After HYSY-981: A US-Vietnam Alliance?
Jul 22, 2014
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Ankit Panda, The Diplomat
Carl Thayer, Flashpoints‘ resident South China Sea expert, took a look at the reasons China might have preemptively withdrawn its oil rig from South China Sea…
Iraq: Baiji Refinery Still Under Siege
Jul 22, 2014
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Iraq Oil Report
Elite Iraqi soldiers at Iraq's largest oil refinery are still fending off regular attacks by militants led by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham…
Liberia: In Japanese Oil Deal - What Happened to $8.5 Million Earmarked for Development Projects?
Jul 22, 2014
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Augustus D.R. Bortue, AllAfrica
There is public concern regarding the status of a US$8.5 million, which was reportedly deposited in an Escrow Account at the Central Bank of Liberia…
India: Armed Bandits Demand Water in Dry Northern India
Jul 21, 2014
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Associated Press
Armed bandits in drought-stricken northern India are threatening to kill hundreds of villagers unless they deliver 35 buckets of water each day to the outlaws…
Liberia: Liberia Clan Fights Palm Oil Land Grab, Accused of Harassing Investors
Jul 21, 2014
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AFK Insider
Liberia’s Jogbahn Clan is at the forefront of efforts to resist the grab of Indigenous Peoples’ land and forests for palm oil plantations. But according…
Conflict Minerals: Cal Poly Adopts Student's Resolution on Conflict Minerals
Jul 21, 2014
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The Tribune
Cal Poly’s president has signed off on a resolution pledging the university will purchase products using conflict-free minerals whenever available.
Minerals such as tin, gold, tantalum…
Iraq: ISIS Militants Use Water as Weapon of War in Iraq
Jul 21, 2014
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Albawaba
Militants from ISIS now control or threaten key facilities on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, generating fears that the Al-Qaeda splinter group could turn off the taps to the…
Iraq/Syria: Jihadists Sell Syrian Oil to Iraqi Businessmen
Jul 21, 2014
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Global Post
The jihadist Islamic State is selling oil and liquid gas products extracted from fields under its control in Syria to Iraqi businessmen across the border,…
Afghanistan: U.S. troops in Afghanistan Sent Waste to Open Burn Pits, Report Finds
Jul 21, 2014
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David Zucchino, LA Times
Although the U.S. has spent millions to build incinerators in Afghanistan to avoid exposing anyone to toxic smoke from open burning, American troops sent waste…
Iraq: Iraqi Oil Sector Faces Prospect of Independent Kurdistan
Jul 21, 2014
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Walid Khoudouri, Al-Monitor
Iraq has been suffering a continuous series of political crises since the 1980s — the most recent of which include the possible secession of the Kurds to…
South Sudan: Oil Company Donates Agricultural Equipment to Upper Nile Farmers
Jul 20, 2014
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Radio Tamazuj
The Dar Petroleum Operating Company (DPOC) donated twelve pieces of agricultural machinery this month to local authorities of four counties in South Sudan’s oil producing…
Iraq: Kurdish Peshmerga Force Secures Kirkuk, Its Oil
Jul 20, 2014
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Jeffrey Young, Voice of America
KIRKUK, IRAQI KURDISTAN — The Kurdistan regional government has sent its Peshmerga troops into the adjacent province of Kirkuk to drive out insurgents, and to…
Iraq: Farm Project May Switch from Mosul to Kurdistan
Jul 19, 2014
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Kira Walker, Rudaw
Part of a foreign-funded project to improve agriculture in Iraq may be switched from Mosul to the Kurdistan Region after the country’s second-largest city fell…
South Sudan: South Sudanese Rebels Slam China’s Conflicting Roles in South Sudan
Jul 18, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
July 18, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese armed opposition faction of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM) under the leadership of the former vice-president,…
Liberia: Liberia, Sime Darby Ink $10m Palm Oil Factory Project
Jul 18, 2014
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Star Africa
The Malaysian palm oil company, Sime Darby, has broken grounds for the construction of a $10 million palm oil factory in Liberia, the management told…
Myanmar: Sagaing Court Imprisons 18 Farmers for Actions in Land Dispute
Jul 17, 2014
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Zarni Mann, The Irrawaddy
MANDALAY — A Sagaing Division court sentenced 18 farmers to prison terms varying from three months to three years on Thursday on charges of trespassing…