International
Liberia: Catholic Priest Wants Lawmakers to Account for Oil Money
Mar 5, 2015
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Antoinette Sendolo, The Inquirer
The Director of the Catholic Media Center (CAMCAM), Father Ambrose Dayouga Kroma, has urged the National Legislature to provide what he termed as detailed account…
South Sudan: Abandoned Oilfield a Toxic Wasteland in South Sudan
Mar 4, 2015
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Al Jazeera
The Thar Jath oilfield in South Sudan's war-torn Unity state has been abandoned.
The unmaintained facility, which lies inside rebel-held territory, is slowly rotting and leaking…
Libya: ISIS Fighters Take Over Major Libyan Oilfields
Mar 4, 2015
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Jared Malsin, Time
Fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) took over at least two oilfields in Libya and attacked another on Tuesday, according…
South Sudan: Enough Project Calls for Targeted US Sanctions on Sudan Gold Exports
Mar 4, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
The United States should move swiftly to impose sanctions on gold produced in Sudan’s conflict zones, a think-tank group said.
“After studying this regime for 25…
South Sudan: Looted and Leaking, South Sudan's Oil Wells Pose Health Risk
Mar 3, 2015
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The Guardian
Thick black puddles and a looted, leaking ruin are all that remain of the Thar Jath oil treatment facility, once a crucial part of South…
Environmental Protests: Mapping the Global Battle to Protect Our Planet
Mar 3, 2015
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The Guardian
In 2012 protests erupted in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina over the demolition of a much beloved local park to build a business complex. A…
Liberia: Liberia Extractive Media Watch Formed
Mar 3, 2015
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SPY Ghana
The Liberia Extractive Media Watch has been formed. The Extractive Media Watch (EMW) has been officially registered as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of Liberia.The…
Liberia: NOCAL Responds To Global Witness Allegations on Oil Bid
Mar 3, 2015
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Front Page Africa
The attention of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) has been drawn to misleading allegations made by Global Witness and carried by FrontPageAfrica newspaper…
Iraq/Kuridstan: Turkey Eyes Oil in Northern Iraq
Mar 2, 2015
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
Agreements with Iraqi administrations open the door for Turkish oil exploration in the Kurdish north, the Turkish energy minister said Monday.
"We have agreements with Baghdad…
Syria: Scientists Implicate Climate Change as Potential Cause of the Syrian Civil War
Mar 2, 2015
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Nathan Collins, Pacific Standard, Business Insider
There's been growing chatter over the years suggesting that global climate change can spark wars, particularly in developing countries where drought conditions could lead to…
Sudan/South Sudan: Two Sudans’ Oil Ministers Meeting in Juba
Mar 2, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
South Sudan’s Oil Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau has met with his Sudanese Counterpart Makkawi Mohamed Awed in Juba today to discuss outstanding issues relating to…
Sudan/South Sudan: New Attack in Disputed Region Claimed by Sudan, South Sudan
Mar 2, 2015
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Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
The United Nations reported another deadly attack Monday in the oil-rich region of Abyei that's claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.
It was the fourth…
Myanmar/China/Andaman Sea: China's Deepsea Oil Rig Drilling Off Myanmar -CNOOC
Mar 2, 2015
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Reuters
China's flagship deepsea oil rig Haiyang Shiyou No. 981 is drilling offshore Myanmar in the Andaman Sea, tackling the deepest exploration well it has undertaken…
South Sudan/Sudan: Juba, Khartoum Begin Oil Fee Negotiations
Mar 2, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan and its northern neighbour have started negotiations on provisions of the 2012 Cooperation Agreement, focusing on crude oil flowing through Sudanese territory.
Sudan’s petroleum…
Syria: Climate Change Implicated in Current Syrian Conflict
Mar 2, 2015
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Mark Zastrow, Nature
The drought that ravaged Syria from 2007 to 2010 was the worst in that nation’s recorded history, devastating agriculture in the region. Roughly 1.5 million…
Iraq: Iraq Says Crude Price Fall Prompts Review of Oil Contracts
Mar 2, 2015
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Reuters
Iraq said on Monday it is reviewing its oil production agreements with international firms because falling crude prices meant that the financial cost of existing…
Myanmar: Peace Brings Plantations and Displacement in Myeik Hills
Mar 2, 2015
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Wa Lone, Myanmar Times
The Kawutt-Kawmabyin area is more than 40 kilometres (27 miles) from Myeik and 80-km (50 miles) from Tanintharyi township. Much of the area, including the…
Iraq: Oil Smuggling Highlights Challenges in Shutting Down IS Finances
Feb 28, 2015
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Sharon Behn, Voice of America
In the span of one year, Islamic State militants made more than half a billion dollars by seizing government banks, illegal oil sales, kidnapping and…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdish Oil Tanker Docks in Israel
Feb 28, 2015
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I24News
An Iraqi Kurdish oil tanker, blocked for months from unloading its cargo has delivered its goods to Israel, according to ship-tracking data which showed the…
South Sudan: Study: ‘Direct Link’ Between Oil Exploration and Water Pollution
Feb 28, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
The results of a new three-year scientific study show that oil production at Thar Jath and Mala fields in Unity State has polluted groundwater in…
Bangladesh: Violence and Land Grabbing Forced 210 Indigenous Families to Flee the Country in 2014
Feb 28, 2015
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Abid Azad, Dhaka Tribune
Two hundred and ten indigenous families fled Bangladesh in 2014 after being threatened or dispossessed of their land, a human rights report said.
In 2014, some…
Myanmar: Land: The Search for Solutions
Feb 28, 2015
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Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
Dr. Thaung Htun is director of the Institute for Peace and Social Justice in Myanmar and a leading advocate for fair land use policies and…
Liberia: Liberia Sells Off Valuable Oil Assets Amid Brewing Scandals
Feb 27, 2015
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Front Page Africa
Liberia has been struggling to get back on track- lacking infrastructure, basic social services, with huge unemployment characterized by raging poverty, but the country is…
Russia/Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine Move toward Resolution of Feud over Natural Gas Payments
Feb 27, 2015
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Andrew E.Kramer, New York Times
A natural gas payment dispute between Russia and Ukraine that had been casting a shadow over European energy markets appeared to be winding down on…
Afghanistan: More Than 200 Killed in Avalanches and Floods in Afghanistan
Feb 27, 2015
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Zabihullah Tamanna, FloodList
At least 100 more people were reported dead in avalanches in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, bringing the total death toll since Wednesday morning to at…
South Sudan, DR Congo interested in Ugandan crude oil export pipeline: Minister
Feb 26, 2015
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Platts, McGraw Hill Financial
South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have shown an interest in the construction and development of the proposed 1,300-km (806-mile) crude pipeline to…
Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Abyei through July 2015
Feb 26, 2015
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UN News Centre
The Security Council has unanimousy extended the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei – a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and South Sudan – as…
Myanmar: Letpadaung: Fields of Fire
Feb 26, 2015
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Kyaw Phyo, The Irrawaddy
Situated on the western bank of the Chindwin River in Sagaing Region, the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in upper Myanmar has been a source…
Myanmar: World Bank’s US$100 Million Credit to Myanmar Continues Hydroelectric Infrastructure Development in Irrawaddy River Basin
Feb 26, 2015
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Gregory B. Poindexter, Hydro World
Some of the 20 planned hydropower plants for Myanmar (formerly Burma), which is located in South East Asia, will be constructed within the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady…
Sierra Leone: Conflict Between Rice Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in the Northern Province
Feb 26, 2015
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Concord Times
Due to its geographical proximity to Guinea and as a result of vast savanna landscape, the Northern Province attracts nomadic Fullah herdsmen. Almost all five…