Renewable energy has been promoted all around the world on the grounds of cost reduction, increasing energy demand, and socio-economic benefits. The region of the
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EU’s Prospects in East Med: Gas Discoveries as Means for Regional Cooperation
Sohbet Karbuz (Barcelona Center for International Affairs – CIDOB) A number of major natural gas discoveries that have been made in recent years as well
Oil and Geopolitics: Qatar Crisis May Mess Up LNG Trade
The escalating diplomatic row between a number of Middle Eastern countries and Qatar has negatively impacted LNG market, severing transport links with the tiny Gulf
Powering the MENA Region: North Africa Running Out of Electricity
North Africa is slowly running out of electricity due to rapidly growing population and the fast-paced industrial and economic expansion. Analysts predict that this could
Lebanon About to Kick-Start Its Offshore Gas and Oil Production
Lebanon is planning to kick start its oil and gas industry by rekindling its licensing process with the aim to boost the development of a
India’s Sun Group Pondering a Potash Plant in Egypt
Sun Group, one of the leading international trading and consultancy organizations, is pondering setting up a US$ 40 million-phosphate production plant in Egypt. The plant
Analysis: Can South-Eastern Mediterranean Gas Be a Supply for the EU?
At the time when the transport of energy resources from Russia is uncertain due to the crisis in the east of Ukraine, the European Union
Iowa Fertilizer Expands Its Lee Country Project by $100 Million
A fertilizer plant that is under construction in the southeast of Iowa needs additional $100 million on top of the almost $2 billion that had
Cronus Chemical LLC Chooses Illinois over Iowa for its Billion-Dollar Fertilizer Plant
Cronus Chemical LLC, owned by a group of Swiss and Turkish investors, has selected an Illinois site over one in Iowa for the location of
Cheaper Oil Not Bad for the Gulf Countries
Decreasing oil prices are not expected to harm the economic growth in Arab countries. In contrast, some economists believe that they might be in fact