International
Liberia: Lofans Say LCC Concession Agreement Has Motive Ulterior
Oct 7, 2014
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Sallu K. Swaray, AllAfrica
The Quardu Gboni Citizens Association in Lofa County has petitioned the Legislature against what it refers to as "a bogus" concession agreement between the Liberian…
Iraq/Syria: Turkey Cracks Down on Oil Smuggling with ISIS in Mind
Oct 6, 2014
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Associated Press
HACIPASA, Turkey - Sevda, a 22-year-old waitress in a brown apron, recounts how she made a small fortune running smuggled diesel from a village on…
Water Wars: A New Reality for Business and Governments
Oct 6, 2014
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Oliver Balch, The Guardian
During his reign from 2,450-2,400BC, King of Lagash set about building boundary canals around his territory. The result was a gradual reduction in the water…
Liberia: Oil Companies Monitor Outbreak; Exxon Mobil Delays Liberia Drilling
Oct 6, 2014
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Sarah Scully, Houston Chronicle
Several oil companies say they're continuing normal operations in West African nations battling to contain or prevent Ebola outbreaks, days after Exxon Mobil Corp. said…
Myanmar: ‘Burma Will Become a Responsible Timber-Trading Country’
Oct 5, 2014
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Aye Nai, Democratic Voice of Burma
A workshop on exporting Burmese timber and other forest products to Western countries was held on 30 September at the Myanmar Timber Merchants Association office.…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Protesters Force Gazprom Neft to Quit Halabja Block
Oct 5, 2014
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Osamah Golpy, Rudaw
HOREN, Iraq - Russian oil company Gazprom Neft has been forced to halt operations in the Halabja block following demonstrations by locals demanding all oil…
South Sudan: Malnutrition Rates Still High Despite Food Security Improvements
Oct 4, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
Juba — Tens of thousands of children under the age of five remain at risk of malnutrition-related death in South Sudan, despite temporary improvements in…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Pomegranates, Not Oil, the Star of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Rebirth
Oct 4, 2014
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Hugh Naylor, The National
HALABJA, IRAQ - For Shakhawan Mohammed the future of Iraqi Kurdistan lies not in oil but in pomegranates.Mr Mohammed cultivates a dozen varieties of the…
Myanmar: Millions of Tonnes of Teak and Hardwood Exported
Oct 4, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
The Thein Sein government has permitted the export of 5.7 million tonnes of teak and hardwood over the past four years.The timber was exported with…
Africa: UN Hunger Report: Despite Positive Trends at Global Level, Food Security Continues to be a Big Concern Across Near East and North Africa Countries
Oct 3, 2014
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Zawya
The number of undernourished in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) has more than doubled since 1990 standing now at about 33 million peoples,…
Syria: Pentagon: Most of Islamic State’s Oil Refineries in Syria Have Been Destroyed
Oct 3, 2014
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Maggie Ybarra, The Washington Times
The Pentagon says that it has demolished the majority of the oil refineries the Islamic State has been using to fund its terrorist activities and…
Conflict Minerals: Sourcing Practices Changing as US Law on Mineral Imports Takes Hold
Oct 3, 2014
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Anine Vermeulen, Mining Weekly
For decades, the trade in tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (also known as 3TG), along with various other minerals and resources, has played a central…
Iraq: Iraq Asks 2nd Circ. For $10B Oil-For-Food Rehearing
Oct 3, 2014
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Cara Salvatore, Law360
New York -- The Republic of Iraq urged the full Second Circuit on Thursday to rehear a split decision in a $10 billion racketeering suit…
Iraq: Murkowski: Iraqi Oil Market Showed Early Signs of Instability
Oct 3, 2014
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Timothy Cama, The Hill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) put out a report Friday saying that publicly available data on Iraqi oil markets should have helped predict the rise of…
Conflict Minerals: Disclosure Issuers Want Feedback on First Disclosures As They Prepare Next Conflict Mineral Filings
Oct 3, 2014
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Yin Wilczek, Bloomberg
After the first-ever filings for conflict minerals disclosures in June, some issuers now are asking: is anyone even paying attention?
To date, the Securities and Exchange…
West Africa: How Saving West African Forests Might Have Prevented the Ebola Epidemic
Oct 3, 2014
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JA Ginsburg, The Guardian
The world now knows in great detail how Thomas Eric Duncan, a man who just a few weeks ago showed admirable compassion for a sick,…
Iraq: Oil Giant Puts Exploration on Hold, but Kurdish Villagers Not Allowed Back on Their Land
Oct 2, 2014
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Independent Catholic News
Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraqi Kurdistan visited its partners in villages affected by the ExxonMobil operations on 8 -12 September. The huge Exxoncamp near Hajji…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Kurds Tripling Oil Output While Renewing Baghdad Talks
Oct 2, 2014
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Khalid Al-Ansary and Nayla Razzouk, Bloomberg
Iraq’s Kurds are boosting crude output threefold by the end of next year and plan soon to resume talks with the new central government, signaling…
South Sudan: South Sudan Devalues Its Currency by 50 Percent
Oct 2, 2014
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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTurboNews
South Sudan’s Central Bank has finally faced reality when they devalued the currency from the unsustainable rate of 2.96 SSP (South Sudan Pounds) versus one…
Myanmar: Mandalay Farmers Rally Against Land Grab, Shooting of Villagers
Oct 2, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
About 1,000 farmers took to the streets of Singu Township, Mandalay Region, on Tuesday, to demand the return of seized farmland and protest against authorities’…
Iraq: Thailand Imports Iraqi Crude for the First Time in Two Years
Oct 2, 2014
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Platts
Thailand for the first time in over two years bought crude oil from Iraq, but the grade of the import remains unclear.
Thai customs data released…
Liberia: Ebola Outbreak Upsets Exxon Drilling Plans
Oct 2, 2014
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Matt Krantz, USA Today
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is disrupting some drilling plans for the USA's biggest oil company.
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson said at a press conference…
Liberia: U.S.$25 K Scandal Rocks Nocal - Legislature, LACC Probing
Oct 1, 2014
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AllAfrica
A scandal involving a purported attempt to defraud the Liberian government is sending shivers in the corridors of the national legislature, linking the office of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Protesters Halt Gazprom Neft in Halabja
Oct 1, 2014
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Mohammed Hussein and Patrick Osgood, Iraq Oil Report
Russia’s Gazprom Neft has halted operations in one of its exploration blocks because of ongoing protests by residents – the latest oil company in Iraq's…
Myanmar: 130 Firms to Exhibit at October Oil & Gas Fair
Sep 30, 2014
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Democratic Voice of Burma
One hundred and thirty firms from 22 different countries will exhibit a range of services and products at Burma’s inaugural oil and gas trade fair,…
China/South China Sea: Chinese Patriotism Fuels Cruises to Disputed Isles
Sep 30, 2014
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Peng Peng and Jack Chang, Associated Press
On a cruise more about politics than pleasure, Zhang Jing watched the gray shells of the Paracel Islands emerge from the purple, pre-dawn South China…
Vietnam/South China Sea: US and Vietnam to Discuss Curbing China’s Sea Claims
Sep 30, 2014
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David Brown, Epoch Times
When Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meet in early October, China’s aggressive behavior in the waters of…
Liberia: Gov't Reduces Petroleum Prices
Sep 30, 2014
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All Africa
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in close consultation with the management of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company, (LPRC) has announced a reduction in the…
Iraq/Syria: Who Is Buying The Islamic State’s Illegal Oil?
Sep 30, 2014
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Chris Dalby, OILPRICE
In June 2014, computer files captured from a courier for the Islamic State shortly after the fall of Mosul revealed that the group had assets…
Philippines/South China Sea: U.S. and Philippines Hold Joint Military Exercises
Sep 29, 2014
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Floyd Whaley, New York Times
SUBIC BAY, Philippines — Joint military exercises between the United States Navy and its Philippine counterpart kicked off on Monday in Palawan, the island closest…