Posted by Matt in July 21st, 2008 |
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China,
Energy,
Middle East,
Oil,
China Wars,
Chinese Strategy,
Control,
Energy Demands,
Energy Resources,
Governments,
Great Leap,
Imperialist,
iranian,
Lenin,
Middle East Policy,
Natural Resource,
Oil Imports,
Oil Producing Nations,
Peter Navarro,
Physical Control,
Relationships,
rivalry,
Verge,
West China,
Zero Sum Game
As China’s energy demands grow at a rate much faster than any other country in the world, so too have its relationships with the oil-producing nations in the Middle East. With half its oil imports from the region, China’s Middle East policy is on the verge of a “great leap forward.” Chinese strategy for securing [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 26th, 2008 |
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Americas,
Oil,
Cantarell Field,
Decade,
Main Source,
Mexico,
Oil Imports,
Oil Output,
Oil Production,
Oil World,
Opposition,
Pemex
Output is tanking, but there’s fierce opposition to a plan that could reward Big Oil for helping find new reserves
Reform is urgent: Oil output in Mexico, the world’s No. 6 producer of crude, is plummeting. At the Cantarell field, the country’s main source of oil, production is declining 15% annually. Pemex pumped 2.85 million barrels [...]
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