Wed Jan 19, 2011 17:00 GMT |
A week after a largely-peaceful independence referendum in southern Sudan set the stage for the creation of Africa’s newest state, many questions remain over the future of the country’s critical oil industry. As a result of Western sanctions against the government in Khartoum and a precarious security situation, the country has long been off the… [Read more]
Tags: Abyei, border, CNPC, infrastructure, investment, Juba, Khartoum, oil companies, oil industry, pipelines, Referendum, refineries, revenues sharing, sanctions, South Sudan, Sudan
Posted in: Africa, Commodities, FDI, General, Geopolitics, infrastructure, oil and gas, Political Risk
Thu Jul 1, 2010 16:27 GMT |
In response to Iran’s non-compliance with the UN over its nuclear programme, and its continued support for terrorist organisations, the US Congress on June 24 passed the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 – an amendment to the original Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. As expected, the act tightened restrictions against Iranian… [Read more]
Tags: BP, energy, EU, Gas, gasoline, Gulf of Mexico, Iran, nuclear programme, oil, oil spill, sanctions, Tony Hayward, UN, US
Posted in: FDI, General, Geopolitics, Middle East, Political Risk