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China/ South China Sea:China Discovers Major Gas Field in South China Sea

Sep 15, 2014 | China Central Television

China has discovered a major natural gas field in the South China Sea. It is the country’s first independent deep-sea discovery. CCTV reporter Han Peng…


Iraq/ Syria: Islamic State Fighters Drawing on Oil Assets for Funding and Fuel

Sep 15, 2014 | The Washington Post

Oil has helped fund and fuel the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, with small amounts coming from fields in northern Iraq and being smuggled…


Iraq: Islamic State Bombs Baiji Oil Refinery in Iraq

Sep 15, 2014 | Hydrocarbon Processing

Islamic State militants set fire to an oil storage tank at Iraq’s largest refinery as the US prepares to escalate the campaign against the extremist…


Iraq/ Syria: EU Members Purchased Oil from ISIL

Sep 15, 2014 | Press TV

A senior European Union official has revealed that some EU member states have purchased oil from ISIL Takfiri militants despite their rhetoric against the group.

In…


Iraq: Oil Pipeline Sabotaged in Diwaniya

Sep 15, 2014 | Iraq Business News

An oil pipeline passing through the governorate of Diwaniya has reportedly been sabotaged by an explosion, the first event of its kind in the province.

Aswat…


Myanmar: Twenty-One More Farmers Falsely Convicted for Pursuing Their Land Rights

Sep 15, 2014 | Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that twenty-one more farmers from Kanbalu Township have been convicted regarding an attempt to defend…


Conflict Minerals: SEC Official Offers Three Pointers on Issuers’ Conflict Mineral Disclosures

Sep 15, 2014 | Yin Wilczek, Bureau of National Affairs

After staff review of issuers' inaugural conflict mineral disclosures, Keith Higgins, the director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance, Sept. 12…


United States: Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies/Geography

Sep 14, 2014 | Colgate University

Colgate University's Peace and Conflict Studies Program (P- Con) and Department of Geography invite applications for a jointly appointed tenure-track assistant professorship in Peace and…


Call for Submissions: Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Peace Studies (WESIPS) Conference

Sep 14, 2014 | Winthrop University & James Madison University

Organizers
Dr. Richard J. Chacon (Winthrop University)
Dr. Yamilette Chacon (James Madison University)

Conference Homepage

When: May 29-30, 2015

Where: The Center for Cross-Cultural Study (Spanish Studies Abroad) in Seville,…


Call for Papers: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2015: Linking Land Tenure and Use for Shared Prosperity

Sep 14, 2014 | The World Bank

The World Bank is pleased to announce the 16th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty being held from March 23 – 27, 2015 at the World…


Call for Submissions: Symposium on Gender, Conflict, & Global Environmental Change

Sep 14, 2014 | Peace Review

Under the guest editorship of Dr. Christiane Fröhlich (Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at Hamburg University, IFSH) and Dr. Giovanna Gioli (Institute of…


Ethiopia: Capacity Development/ Instructional Design Specialist

Sep 14, 2014 | International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Capacity Development / Instructional Design Specialist to enhance ILRI’s contribution to the capacity development and…


South Sudan: Food Security and Livelihoods Manager

Sep 14, 2014 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at…


Kenya: Chief of Party, REGAL-IR

Sep 14, 2014 | Adeso

Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African-based international organization, working with communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive. We work to prevent and overcome…


Iraq/Kuwait: Kuwait Energy Makes First Oil Discovery in Block 9, Iraq

Sep 14, 2014 | Arab News

Kuwait Energy has announced that the consortium comprising Kuwait Energy (70 percent and operator) and Dragon Oil (30 percent) has made its first oil discovery…


Iraq/Syria: Report: US Unable to Persuade Turkey to Cut Off ISIL's Oil Revenue

Sep 14, 2014 | Today's Zaman

The United States has been trying to prevent the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from obtaining oil revenue; however, it failed to…


Liberia: Global Witness Frowns On The Sales Of Four Additional Oil Blocks By NOCAL

Sep 14, 2014 | The Perspective

In urgent need of revenue to fight the country’s Ebola epidemic, the Liberian Government has tendered four offshore oil blocks. Global Witness believes that, if…


Conflict Minerals: 'Nearly All Intel Chips Will Be Conflict Mineral Free From 2016'

Sep 14, 2014 | Will Green, Supply Management

Armin Sarstedt, vice president in the technology and manufacturing group at Intel, told a conference the company had a “passion for sustainability”.

“We are one of…


Russia: Fresh Sanctions Catch Russia's Oil Industry Off Guard

Sep 14, 2014 | Olesya Astakhova, Katya Golubkova, and Vladimir Soldatkin, Reuters, Business Insider

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fresh U.S. and EU sanctions imposed on Moscow will bring an abrupt halt to exploration of Russia's huge Arctic and shale oil…


Iraq: Islamic State Bombs Iraq Oil Refinery as U.S. Hardens Stance

Sep 13, 2014 | Kadhim Ajrash and Khalid Al-Ansary, Bloomberg

Islamic State militants set fire to an oil storage tank at Iraq’s largest refinery as the U.S. prepares to escalate the campaign against the extremist…


Iraq/Syria: Examining the ISIS Oil Business

Sep 13, 2014 | Karen Leigh and Syria Deeply, ABC News

On Wednesday, as part of President Barack Obama's plan to "systematically degrade, dismantle and defeat" the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the U.S.…


Iraq/Syria: Isis Crisis: An Unholy Alliance - Islamic State 'Selling Oil to President Assad's Regime'

Sep 13, 2014 | Mark Piggot, International Business Times

Terrorist group Isis (Islamic State) is so desperate to fund its military activities in Iraq and Syria that it is secretly selling oil to its…


South Sudan: Oil Worker Goes On the Run After Accusing Government of Role in Sacking

Sep 13, 2014 | Sudan Tribune

September 12, 2014 (JUBA) – A sacked oil worker says he has gone on run for his own safety after alleging the South Sudanese government…


Energy Competition in South China Sea: A Front-Burner Issue?

Sep 12, 2014 | Nation Multimedia

The recent clashes between Vietnam and China over the latter's deployment of a deep-water drilling rig in disputed waters have refocused the spotlight on energy…


Timor-Leste: Agribusiness Specialist

Sep 12, 2014 | ACDI/VOCA

Since 1963 and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C.,…


Afghanistan: Livelihood Program Specialist

Sep 12, 2014 | The Liaison Office

The Liaison Office (TLO) is an Afghan non-governmental organization that emerged at the end of 2003 as a swisspeace pilot project (supported by theHeinrich Böll Foundation), working to…


DRC: Lake Tumba Program Manager/Landscape Leader

Sep 12, 2014 | WWF

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world. We are an international NGO committed to…


Madagascar: WASH Manager

Sep 12, 2014 | Medair

To implement, monitor and evaluate the tasks assigned, improving access to safe water and sanitation for the target population. Assess WASH needs, initiate and effectively…


Burkina Faso: Social Scientist (Regional Researcher)

Sep 12, 2014 | International Water Management Institute

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is looking for a Social Scientist (Regional Researcher) who will lead and undertake innovative research on the social, institutional…


Iraqi Kurdistan: IDP Community Project Manager

Sep 12, 2014 | Croix-Rouge Française

Mid-2013, the French Red Cross (FRC) launched operations to assist the Syrian refugees fleeing the conflict that had been affecting the country for 3 years.…