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Geopolitical tensions: a threat to energy infrastructure investment
2014-01-31 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
A report from the World Economic Forum highlights the need for better global governance in order to overcome persisting and new geopolitical tensions. Global risk specialist John Drzik discusses how this international friction threatens to derail oil
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Offshore Israel finding an export solution amid geopolitical tensions
2013-11-28 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Home to two of the biggest gas discoveries in the last decade, Israel needs to find a cost efficient and manageable gas export solution fast. But with long-standing geopolitical tensions to overcome and a never-ending boycott from the Majors, what do
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Today's Brent steady as Middle East geopolitical tensions prevail
2013-09-20 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Brent crude futures steadied at more than $108 a barrel today, as supply concerns are still in focus amid prevailing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East; however, the possibility of prices touching their lowest in three months is looming large,
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Syria, Geopolitical Risks a Boost for Gold, Oil Prices Tuesday
2013-08-27 18:35:21| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Grim as ever, the commodity market is responding. As stocks ready for a decline Tuesday, the price of Brent crude is ahead by 2% or so this morning to more than $112 per barrel.
FedEx CEO: 'Oil Has Become a Geopolitical Weapon'
2013-04-29 21:57:56| Air Courier - Topix.net
On Thursday Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx, a company that consumes "over 1.5 billion gallons" of gasoline per year, told a gathering at the libertarian oriented Cato Institute that "oil has become a geopolitical weapon of choice, both for U.S. interests and against U.S. interests." Smith told the audience at the event hosted by Cato and co-sponsored by ... (more)
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