The rise of oil prices and the growing instability of most oil providers, as well as ever-increasing levels of greenhouse gas emissions, have pressured the
Category: Analysis
Rebalancing China’s Energy Mix : Renewables versus Shale Gas
Phosphate-Price has interviewed Dr. Pei-Fei Chang, a Taiwanese-born Belgian scholar and expert in government energy policy with a special interest in China’s policy on renewables
China’s Shale Dream So Far Unfulfilled
Whereas the United States is going through an extremely successful “shale period” which has prompted the country’s Energy Information Administration to enhance the oil output
Assessing Latest Developments in Fertilizer Technology and Markets
Interview with Dr. Made Dana – leading fertilizer and plant nutrition expert PHOSPHATE-PRICE has talked with Dr. Made Dana who is an expert in fertilizers
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
European Energy Companies’ Dilemma in China: Staying Competitive without Advanced Technology Transfer
PHOSPHATEPRICE has recently interviewed Dr. Pei-Fei Chang, a Taiwanese-born Belgian scholar and expert in government energy policy about Chinese government’s policy on renewables and namely
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