A Permanent Presence
With up to 14 “enduring bases” being built in Iraq it seems the US’s fabled “exit strategy” may be not to exit at all.
Geopolitics & Military
Will Washington tolerate a Chinese-Venezuelan Petro Pact?
President Chavez’s goal of reducing his country’s almost total dependence on the U.S. oil market may precipitate a global shift in which China will benefit by helping to meet its exponentially growing energy demands with Latin American oil.
Energy tsunami unleashed
An energy tsunami formed due to a number of multi-billion dollar energy deals in oil and gas involving Iran, India, Russia and China has been unleashed in Asia, with great economic and political implications for the United States in particular and our global society in general.
Report: U.S. Conducting Secret Missions Inside Iran
The United States has been conducting secret reconnaissance missions inside Iran to help identify potential nuclear, chemical and missile targets, The New Yorker magazine reported Sunday.
Thatcher case opens opaque world of African oil politics
Sir Mark Thatcher’s decision to plead guilty to unwittingly helping an alleged African coup plot is the latest twist in one of the more bizarre and murky tales in the continent’s history of power struggles involving natural resources.
Pakistan shuts largest gas field after gunbattle
Pakistani authorities suspended gas supplies from the country’s largest gas field after clashes between tribal militants and security forces killed four people, officials said.
An RV that can withstand nuclear radiation
Two private U.S. companies have designs on building the first luxury recreational vehicle that could withstand nuclear radiation.
US investigates risk of losing oil supplies from Venezuela
The US is investigating the risk of losing its share of Venezuela’s oil exports as the government of President Hugo Chávez seeks to steer more supplies towards China and other nations.
Saboteurs strike Iraq’s oil industry on daily basis: minister
Insurgents are carrying out at least one attack a day on Iraq’s vital oil infrastructure, at times shutting down all fuel lines to Baghdad, Oil Minister Thamer Ghadban said Thursday.
Panicked India goes after Iranian, Russian and American Energy Assets competing directly with China
India panicked over future oil supply went after international oil assets competing directly with China. Both China and India may be wrong in their approach, which will not solve their problem and may turn out a very costly experiment for both the countries.
China: Expanding Into U.S. Oil Sweet Spot?
China continues its attempt to become a major global oil producer. Having mishandled and prematurely depleted the reserves within its own borders, it has embarked on a strategy of global acquisitions.
You did not notice but the third world war started – it is the fight for dominance in oil and trade
This new dangerous third world war is all on trade and energy resources. No country in the world can survive without viable and reliable source of energy without going back to cave ages.
