Analysis: Algeria’s Merry-Go-Around in Energy Sector Leadership
Francis Ghilès (Associate Senior Researcher, CIDOB) The appointment of Moumen Ould Kaddour as the new CEO of the state-run Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach
Fertilizer Industry News: Emmerson, Phospholutions and Verdesian Life Sciences
EMMERSON, a British company whose primary focus is on developing the Khemisset Potash project located in Northern Morocco, intends to start the construction of an
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
Doha Under Arab Boycott: Qatar’s Potash Exports Unaffected by Diplomatic Row
Norway’s Yara International said that Qatar fertilizer exports from Qatari producer Qafco would be unaffected by a regional diplomatic row that saw major Gulf economies
Market Update: Saudis Contemplating Oil Output Freeze Beyond March 2018
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that OPEC and other leading non-OPEC producers might need to prolong their output freeze in the future after they
California Seeks Carbon Trading with China to Counterbalance US Withdrawal from Paris Accord
California Governor Jerry Brown said yesterday (1 June), following Donald Trump’s announcement of the US withdrawal from the Paris climate deal, that he would discuss
$700 Million Proposed to Build Potash Industry in Michigan
Denver-based Michigan Potash Co. LLC has come up with a $700 million proposal for potash extraction and processing operation to tap into a large newly discovered
Saskatchewan’s Potash Industry Turning the Corner
Saskatchewan’s potash industry is finally poised to turn the corner after months of austerity measures with established potash firms recording higher profits and a few
Iran’s Election Result Prophesizes Hot Contracts with International Oil Majors
Thanks to the reelection of Hassan Rouhani, Iran has high hopes to sign huge deals with major oil companies such as Total and Lukoil this
Danish Company FLSmidth Awarded a Contract in Morocco’s Phosphate Industry
FLSmidth, a leading supplier of equipment and services to the global cement and minerals industries, has been awarded a five-year contract from Moroccan Phosphates Office
UNHCR Opens the World’s First Solar Plant in a Refugee Camp
Jordan’s Azraq is the world’s first solar plant in a refugee camp about to transform the lives of thousands of Syrians living in harsh desert