Potash prices have been declining for a number of years and observers agree that the situation is unlikely to improve anytime soon. In fact, the
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OPEC to Focus on Long-Term Mega Investment Projects
OPEC leaders privately admit that the US oil industry’s high-tech flexibility is a competitive advantage that will enable the country to respond quickly to the
UK Readies for the First China-Designed Nuclear Plant in the West
The United Kingdom has announced that it would guarantee a £2bn deal that will lead to a final investment decision on the Hinkley Point nuclear
Russia Seeks a Change in Taxation to Raise More Oil Revenue
Russia’s finance ministry has suggested that the calculation method for the mineral extraction tax for oil companies should be changed. The change should include also
What Potential for Cooperation between the EU and Turkey on Diversification of Gas Supply?
Sami Andoura (IstitutoAffariInternazionali) Given the constantly rising energy consumption, the European Union must look for other sources to ensure its energy security. In this regard,
Energy Firms Seizing the Opportunities Given by Crude Oversupply
Glencore Plc, a global integrated commodities producer and trader, has recently joined Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent oil trader, and hired tanks at the
Incitec Expects Bigger Profits from its New U.S. Plant Due to Recent Fertilizer M&A
Incitec Pivot, the Australian multinational corporation that manufactures fertilizer, explosives and chemicals, estimates that its brand new $850 million U.S. ammonia plant outside New Orleans
New IEA Chief Seeks Deeper Institutional Ties with India and China
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director, Fatih Birol, visited New Delhi on Monday (14 September) where he met with senior Indian ministers. He urged the
French Hesitation’s Over: Paris Ends Coal Subsidies for Developing Markets
Following nine months of indecisiveness and hesitation, France has finally made up its mind and ended subsidies for overseas coal-fired power stations without a carbon
From Oil and Gas to Phosphate: ISIS’s Progressive Seizure of Syrian Economy
Following ISIS’s seizure of Syrian regime’s important oil and gas fields, the extremists deepened their strike at heart of the Syrian economy at the end