Charles Kennedy

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• Russia Remains Committed to Burgas-Alexandroupolis Oil Pipeline

  Published 18 June 2011 | viewed 9,765 times

  Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoli Ianovskii told journalists during an Energy Ministry conference at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum that Russia remains committed to the…

• Russian Oil Company Lukoil Seeks Re-Entry to Iraq

  Published 16 June 2011 | viewed 11,705 times

  Russia, blindsided by the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion, is seeking to revive previous Iraqi opportunities. Excluded from Iraq by the U.S.-led March 2003 invasion, Russia’s…

• Following Fukushima, India Slows Nuclear Development

  Published 16 June 2011 | viewed 10,936 times

  Resource-poor India proposes to increase its nuclear electrical power capacity to 63,000 megawatts by 2032. In the wake of Japan’s March Fukushima catastrophe New Delhi…

• Russian Expert Criticizes Bulgaria's Proposed Belene Nuclear Plant's Cost

  Published 16 June 2011 | viewed 10,390 times

  One of the most contentious issues since the 1991 implosion of the USSR and the end of the Kremlin’s protectorate over Eastern Europe has been…

• Debate Over Ethanol Subsidies Heats up in Washington

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 12,466 times

  Washington currently provides approximately $5 billion worth of annual tax credits to U.S. farmers growing crops for ethanol production. The question of ending the subsidies…

• Natural Gas Issues Inflame Palestinian-Israeli Dispute

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 13,278 times

  Massive potential natural gas fields off the Gaza Strip in the Mediterranean are complicating Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiations. Earlier this week Israel's Ministry of…

• Zimbabwe's Biodiesel Industry in Trouble

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 11,519 times

  Biofuels have been heavily promoted in the hydrocarbon-poor third world as both a fuel source and a valuable earner of foreign currency. Now however, The…

• Fallout From Fukushima Rattles Australia's Uranium Mining Industry

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 10,923 times

  The slow-motion Japanese Fukushima reactor debacle has sent ripples worldwide, with Germany, Switzerland and Italy all now deciding to exit nuclear power. The downturn in…

• Pentagon’s "Operational Energy Strategy" Promotes Energy Reform

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 10,609 times

  The U.S. Defense Department is the U.S. government’s largest energy consumer, using 300,000 barrels of oil (bpd) per day. Seeking changes in how it procures…

• Rosneft Confident Oil Pricing Dispute With China Resolved Soon

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 10,559 times

  China and Rosneft are disputing the price that the Russian company is to provide oil through its Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, but Rosneft remains…

• Despite Fukushima, Taiwan to Build 4th Nuclear Reactor

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 11,466 times

  Taiwan’s government intends to press forward with constructing the island’s fourth nuclear power station, despite political and environmental opposition. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is…

• Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out Generates Lawsuits

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 10,593 times

  On 3 June, after meeting with the premiers of German states, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany's abandonment of civilian nuclear power will be…

• Weekly Geopolitical Summary, 14 October 2010

  Published 15 October 2010 | viewed 5,503 times

  In this week’s issue: •Head of Turkmengaz Fired and Replaced with Deputy•CYBERCOM to Go Operational This Month•Govt Takes over Hungarian Plant after Deadly Toxic Spill•French…

• Swiss Finish Sets New Standard for Global Bank Regulation

  Published 13 October 2010 | viewed 7,413 times

  The traditional Swiss finishing school taught young women etiquette and social graces, but international bank regulators are talking about something much tougher when they refer…

• Russia Makes Major Headway with South Stream Pipeline

  Published 08 October 2010 | viewed 5,568 times

  Russia’s South Stream pipeline plans have increased momentum, netting formal agreements in the Balkans, most recently with Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska and Macedonia.…

• Turkmen Oil Delivered to BTC Pipeline

  Published 13 September 2010 | viewed 5,798 times

  British Petroleum has announced that Turkmen oil has begun to flow into the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, bypassing Russian territory, and delivering directly to Europe. Analytical Note:…

• Russia Diversifies Oil Exports with China Pipeline Link

  Published 10 September 2010 | viewed 4,995 times

  Last weekend, Russia officially opened a section of the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) oil pipeline link to China. Russia's RIA Novosti quoted Prime Minister Vladimir…

• Liberia Moves to Allow Foreign Oil and Gas Exploration

  Published 09 September 2010 | viewed 7,867 times

  For the first time since it gained independence over a century and a half ago, Liberia has struck an agreement with a foreign company for…

• Turkey’s Growing Influence in the Balkans

  Published 09 June 2010 | viewed 12,247 times

  Over the past two years, Turkey has launched a massive political, social, and economic offensive across the Balkans, focusing primarily on Bosnia-Herzegovina. More than two…

• Russia Supports New UN Sanctions Against Iran

  Published 05 June 2010 | viewed 6,996 times

  INCIDENT: Iran has disputed a recent report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) claiming that it intends to use depleted fuel rods for pyroprocessing…