Russia, Iran, Qatar, Venezuela, and other members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (G.E.C.F.) met in Doha on April 9 amidst Western fears that Moscow may encourage the birth of a “gas O.P.E.C.” Western decision-makers fear that such a new organization could give producers of natural gas an advantage over consumers.
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Economic Brief: The Implications of a Russia-led Gas Cartel
Posted by Matt in April 12th, 2007 | no comment
Published in Energy, Russia, Cartel, doha, Energy, gas, Gas_Cartel, Iran, moscow, natural_gas, pinr, Qatar, Russia, Venezuela
How We Can Fight Tehran
Posted by Matt in April 1st, 2007 | no comment
Published in Britain, Europe, Iran, U.S., Britain, Europe, european_union, gazprom, Iran, natural_gas, petronas, refineries, U.S.
The bullying, blustering bravado of the Iranians should not conceal the truth that Iran is massively vulnerable to international pressure. For example:
* Iran’s decrepit refineries cannot produce enough gasoline for Iranian drivers.
* Iran’s rusting industries, many of them state owned, depend heavily on parts and equipment [...]
Iran’s long Term Energy Problems
Posted by Matt in April 1st, 2007 | no comment
Published in Energy, Iran, Oil, Energy, infrastructure, Iran, kazem, natural_gas, Oil, oil_exports, oil_minister, opec
While Iran has the world’s second largest reserves of Natural gas and also one of the world’s largest reserves of oil the long term energy situation here is far from bright. This is the life line of its economy yet the Iranian government is investing surprisingly rather small sums in maintaining the infrastructure and [...]
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