Kuwait seeks to challenge its traditional Gulf ally and bigger neighbour, Saudi Arabia, in a contest over market share in Asian oil markets. The battle
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“Building Mini-Hydro is a Question of Economics, Environment and Energy Security”
PHOSPHATE-PRICE has talked with Dr. Karl Peter Kucera who is a leading expert in the management of natural resources on advantages and drawbacks of developing
OPEC Expected to Lower Production Target
The secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC), Abdullah al-Badri, said that his organization was planning to lower its production objectives during its
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
Several Kurdish Tankers Still Unable to Offload and Sell Disputed Oil
After a U.S. judge said that she had lacked jurisdiction to seize a Kurdish tanker off the U.S. shore, and if it did, it would
Iraq’s Militants Start Oil Smuggling
Iraq’s militants seized four small oil drilling sites when they swept through the north of the country last month. Now, they have started selling crude
Global Oil Demand to Accelerate Next Year
Global oil demand will expedite next year as the global economy resumes its growth. The demand will again encounter not only increasing growth rates across
Iraq’s Major Oil Refinery under Attack by Islamist Rebels
Iraq’s Islamist militants almost managed to seize the country’s major oil refinery after fighting counterterrorism units yesterday (June 19) who succeeded to keep the important
Iraq Crisis Pointing to Canadian Oil Sands’ Strategic Importance
The escalating crisis in Iraq and the looming geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East have highlighted the urgent need to increase output of Canada’s oil