Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2008 |
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Africa,
Energy,
Russia,
Chief Strategist,
Critical Juncture,
Energy Assets,
energy mercantilism,
Exploration Licenses,
Gas Exports,
gazprom,
Getty Images,
Libya,
Mercantilism,
Mr Putin,
Natural Gas Pipeline,
Natural Gas Producer,
Oao Gazprom,
Oil And Gas,
Oil Production,
Russian Prime Minister,
Russian Rivalry,
Severodvinsk,
Shipyard,
Uralsib,
Vladimir Putin
Russia’s use of companies such as OAO Gazprom, the world’s largest natural gas producer, to buy energy assets in Africa may thwart U.S. efforts to limit the role of oil and gas as political weapons wielded from Moscow.
Getty Images Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller visit the Sevmash shipyard in [...]
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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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Posted by Matt in May 25th, 2008 |
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Oil,
Carbon Dioxide,
Credit Markets,
Demand,
Dollar,
Dollar Increase,
Exxon,
Government Budgets,
Key Reasons,
Meltdown,
Oil Field,
Oil Fields,
Oil Prices,
Oil Production,
Oil Shock,
Overspending,
peak oil,
Real Assets,
Scandals,
Slowdown,
Subsidies,
Supply,
Supply And Demand,
Water Steam
Oil prices are soaring for three key reasons: the decline in the dollar, increase in demand from China, India and other countries, and finally decrease in supply due to underinvestment in oil fields and decrease in oil production.
The decrease in oil production from existing fields is primarily due to passing peak oil. As oil is [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2008 |
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Energy,
Attempt,
Bottom Line,
Crunch,
Downward Revision,
International Energy Agency,
Oil Companies,
Oil Fields,
Oil Production,
Oil Supply,
Paris International,
Pessimism,
Sharp,
Watchdog,
Wsj
The world’s premier energy monitor is preparing a sharp downward revision of its oil-supply forecast, a shift that reflects deepening pessimism over whether oil companies can keep abreast of booming demand.
The Paris-based International Energy Agency is in the middle of its first attempt to comprehensively assess the condition of the world’s top 400 oil fields. [...]
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