via LobeLog
by Sara Vakhshouri
After almost a decade of negotiations, Moscow reached a 400 billion dollar energy deal with Beijing yesterday, allowing the Russian state-controlled Gazprom to export gas to China for 30 years.
The key agreement guarantees long-term market access for Russian gas in the Asian market, where Russia has historically had [...]
via LobeLog
by Sara Vakhshouri
This week Iranians began dealing with a new phase of reduced fuel subsidies and increased gasoline prices. The new gasoline prices were announced at midnight on April 24 by the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC).The price for the semi-subsidized gasoline will be 7,000 rials per liter [...]
via LobeLog
by Sara Vakhshouri
The tension between Russia and the West, and particularly the European Union, over Crimea has once again raised questions over the security of energy supplies and the use of energy as a tool of foreign policy and diplomacy. On the one hand, energy exports are a vital source of [...]
via Lobe Log
by Sara Vakhshouri
In the last week of April, the US Energy Department issued a report showing that Iran’s crude oil and condensate exports have dropped to their lowest level in the past 26 years. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that Iran’s net oil export revenue in 2012 was $69 [...]
via Lobe Log
by Sara Vakhshouri
Sanctions against Iran by the European Union and the United States, which aim to change Iran’s attitude toward its nuclear program, have increased pressure on its oil export and revenue. This resulted in the reduction of Iran’s oil exports from 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in late 2011 [...]
From IPS News- Human Rights Violations and Culture of Impunity in South Asia
- Mali must not Be a New Site for Clashes Between Global Powers
- Covax, the Developing World’s Hope against COVID, Has Made It Only Halfway
- Health Workers Lauded for Role in Leprosy Treatment During Pandemic
- Count Me in: Working Together for Disability Inclusion in Guatemala
- Renewables Are Cheaper Than Ever – So Why Are Household Energy Bills Only Going up?
- Human Trafficking, Rape, Extortion Behind ‘Forced Conversions’, say Experts
- Key Pillars Mostly in Place to Speed up Africa’s Free Trade in 2022
- Adolescents Left Behind Global AIDS Response – Experts
- Asia-Pacific: Just 5% of the Region’s Population Owns 70% of Its Total Wealth
