Leaders of Iraq’s labour movement have criticised government plans to “hand control” over the country’s oil production to multinational companies. At a meeting in Amman, Jordan, late last week, leaders of Iraq’s five trade union federations called for a fundamental...
PetroChina, the country’s largest oil company, has signed a 25-year agreement to buy three million tons of liquefied natural gas a year from Iran to supply terminals it plans to build on China's northern coast. Gas deliveries will start in...
A quiet revolution is taking place in Louisiana, courtesy of company you have probably never heard of: Cheniere Energy. With help from Exxon Mobil and others, Cheniere are building three new liquefied natural gas terminals that will double America’s capacity...
This week the EU will reveal new allocations for the next phase of the Europe-wide greenhouse gas emissions trading, a market worth 12 billion Euros and covering 11,000 installations throughout Europe. Since it was introduced many people have argued that...
Angola and Sudan have followed Ecuador in saying they may join Opec, a move that would boost the power of the oil cartel, add impetus to resource nationalism and put international oil companies on their guard. Angola, Sudan and Ecuador...
Just as we get the good news of Arnie signing an historic deal on climate change in California, there are more dire predictions on the issue from the scientists. This time from Professor Peter Cox, of Exeter University in the...
Continuing our Latin American theme today that shows the influence Chavez is having on the region. The Bolivian President Evo Morales has finally signed contracts giving the government control over foreign energy companies' operations, completing a process begun May 1...
Chad has become the latest country to expel foreign companies operating in its country, after the country’s president kicked energy giants Chevron and Petronas, out of a World Bank-backed project. Ironically, Chad-Cameroon pipeline project was meant to serve as a...
The times really are a' changing. The state of California has launched an unprecedented lawsuit against the six largest carmakers in the US for allegedly contributing to global warming. The state has accused Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Chrysler and...
Here is Rich Cookson's third blog from Sakhalin. "In early-morning off-the-record briefings, Sakhalin Energy's (SE) employees - many of them from Shell - insist that the company is committed to protecting the island's environment. They say, for instance, that the...
