Almost 100 miners were trapped in a potash mine in south-eastern Saskatoon in Canada. The mine collapsed after a fire had broken out and eventually
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Geopolitics and the (In)Security of EU’s Phosphate Imports
Natural gas is by far not the only area in which the European Union is significantly dependent on the outside world. When it comes to
Assessing a Major Shift in the Commodity Market : Will Non-Bank Traders Replace Banks?
In recent years, global commodity market has seen a major shift in its landscape with major banks pulling out of commodity trading following an implementation
A $100–Billion Plan to ‘Fix’ Algeria’s Moribund Resources Sector
Algeria’s state-owned firm, Sonatrach, has announced a plan to invest about 100 billion USD into the country’s energy sector between 2014 and 2018 with the
China’s Energy Policy and Quest for Energy Security
Exclusive Interview with Leonard Kuo – Taiwanese Expert in Energy Technology PHOSPHATEPRICE has talked in Taipei (Taiwan) to Mr. Leonard Kuo who is an expert
Squaring the Circle : Egypt’s “Alternative” Energy Sources
When Egypt’s Minister of Electricity, Mohamed Shaker, promised earlier this year that the country’s energy crisis would be solved in three years, most of the
EU’s Policy of Reducing Russian Energy Dependence: Still in the Brainstorming Phase
Over the last few weeks, we have witnessed several major steps that Russia had taken in order to fortify its revenues from selling its natural
Real Energy Security Lies in Renewables and Efficiency, not in Diversifying Dependence on Fossil Fuels
Interview with David C. Murphy – Executive Director of Greenpeace Czech Republic. PHOSPHATE-PRICE has spoken to David C. Murphy – currently an Executive Director of
Kazakhstan to Help Ease EU’s Energy Dependence on Russia
The Central Asian region has a strategic geopolitical location, an enormous economic and energy potential and abundant wealth of resources that represent an important factor
Stop Africa Bashing : Shifting the Focus of the UNFCCC Agenda
The German city of Bonn has recently hosted an international conference on climate (4-15 June) during which Achim Steiner, the Executive Director of the United