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• The New Civil Wars Within the West

  Published 05 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Internecine civil wars are underway almost everywhere within the West, and most virulently in the United States of America. They are not yet kinetic wars,…

• How Realistic Is a Change of US Policy Regarding Israel?

  Published 01 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Whoever said "it's all about the economy, stupid," got it only partially right. It is indeed all about the economy, or at least half of…

• Oil Industry Reputation Hit by Gulf Oil Spill, Survey Shows

  Published 29 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The Gulf oil spill has hit the reputation not only of BP but of the entire oil industry, including among those who favor increased use…

• Tropical Storm Threat Propels Oil Prices to Gain for the Week

  Published 27 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Oil Market Summary for 06/21/2010 to 06/25/2010 Crude oil prices surged ahead more than 3% on Friday as the first Atlantic tropical storm of the…

• The "Stans" - Investment Opportunities and Political Pitfalls

  Published 24 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The former Soviet Central Asian republics are at a precarious crossroad today between accomplishing monumental progress, like Kazakhstan, and flirting with disaster and the prospects…

• A Bankrupt BP - Worse For The Financial World Than Lehman Brothers?

  Published 23 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The BP crisis in the Gulf of Mexico has rightfully been analysed (mostly) from the ecological perspective. People's lives and livelihoods are in grave danger.…

• Obama Administration Knew About Deepwater Horizon 35,000 Feet Well Bore

  Published 22 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  President Obama and Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were informed that BP would drill an…

• Energy Analyst Urges New Approach In Egyptian Offshore Production

  Published 21 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Although a recent U.S. government survey outlines the rich potential of offshore Egypt's natural gas reserves, the North African country is yet to offer attractive…

• Crude Oil Holds on to Week's Gains After High Inventories Threaten Rally

  Published 19 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Oil Market Summary for 06/14/2010 to 06/18/2010 Crude oil futures held on to strong gains for the week in lackluster Friday trading, after higher-than-expected inventories…

• Behind and Beyond The Sinking of The Cheonan

  Published 18 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  INCIDENT: Thousands rallied in Seoul in early June to protest perceived North Korean threats against their country after the severing of bilateral relations following the…

• Why Uranium Will Make Someone Rich

  Published 17 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Uranium is a very unusual sector. For one, it's small. So small, that at one point in history top-producing nations like Canada and France tried…

• The Israel-Turkey Rift: Is The Future of NATO At Risk?

  Published 16 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  If anyone still harbored any doubts that there is an urgent need to resolve the Middle East crisis one needs only look at the events…

• Geothermal Elbowing its Way into the Mainstream

  Published 15 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  As I've mentioned a few times, geothermal looks to be approaching a rolling boil. A few more positive indicators on the sector presented themselves over…

• Bill Gates and the Energy Research Dilemma

  Published 14 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  There is an idea that has been around for a long time, at least since the fall of 1973: All that stands between the United…

• Oil Price Rally Stumbles Friday on Negative Economic News

  Published 13 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Oil Market Summary for 06/07/2010 to 06/11/2010 After clawing its way back above $75 a barrel on Thursday for the first time in four weeks,…

• Great Divide Developing in U.S. Natural Gas

  Published 11 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Bentek Energy managing director Rusty Braziel sees a great divide developing in U.S. natural gas. Bentek are one of the leaders in tracking and analyzing…

• High Hurricane Activity Threatens Gulf Oil Production, Cleanup Efforts

  Published 10 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  As hurricane season begins in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, forecasters are predicting higher-than-usual activity that could disrupt oil and gas production in the…

• The Chinese Navy Faces a Critical Watershed as the East Asian Strategic Balance Changes

  Published 09 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  New strategic brinkmanship by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); a now-clear determination by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to "more aggressively assert…

• Middle East Producers See More Heavy Oil in their Future

  Published 08 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Middle East oil countries should increase production of heavy oil as oil prices remain higher and improved technology makes it easier, those attending an industry…

• BP's Continued Existence Seen Coming Under Threat as Gulf Oil Spill Continues

  Published 04 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The continued failure of BP's efforts to stop the Gulf oil spill and mounting political pressure are putting the very future of the British-based oil…