International
Vietnam/South China Sea: Satellite Photo Shows Vietnam's Land Reclamation in South China Sea
Oct 30, 2014
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Want China Times
Satellite images captured by Taiwan indicate that Vietnam is pushing for land reclamation much harder than China in the disputed South China Sea, the Christian…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kirkuk Pushes for $3-5bn Refinery
Oct 30, 2014
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Emirates 24/7
Iraq’s northern oil-rich Kirkuk governorate has revived demands on the central government to honour its previous pledge and construct a refinery at a cost of…
Sri Lanka: Deadly Landslide Hits Central Sri Lanka
Oct 30, 2014
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New York Times
At least six people were killed and about 300 were missing in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after an early morning landslide set off by heavy monsoon…
Israel/Palestine: Denied Land Access, Palestinians Miss Olive Harvest
Oct 29, 2014
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Sarah Benhaida, AFP
Al-Janiya (Palestinian Territories) - Abbas Yusef points wistfully towards his olive trees, which are bearing their annual fruit. Yet again, the 70-year-old Palestinian farmer will…
Water Security: Groundwater: World Crisis, Conflicts Likely Without Better Management -- Report
Oct 29, 2014
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Dylan Brown, E&ENews
Humanity needs to stop its unchecked run on the world's groundwater reserves rapidly running dry or risk future shortages and conflict, a NASA scientist warns…
Timor-Leste: Australians urged to pressure government on East Timor boundary dispute
Oct 29, 2014
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Ron Sutton, World News Radio
Australia and East Timor have quietly begun talks towards a possible settlement of their boundary in the Timor Sea, an issue of immense importance to…
Timor-Leste: Australia and East Timor Restart Talks on Maritime Boundary
Oct 28, 2014
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Sydney Morning Herald
East Timor's parliament has authorised the "immediate commencement of negotiations" with Australia to establish a new maritime boundary between the countries.
The resolution, passed on Friday…
Mindanao/Philippines: State-Backed ‘Landgrab’ Denounced
Oct 28, 2014
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Christine F. Herrera, Manila Standard Today
Militant farmers on Monday urged Congress to probe the state-sponsored landgrabbing of 39,238.93 hectares of farmlands at the Yulo King Ranch in Palawan, which were…
DRC: Just Published: "Congo, Dem. Rep. Mining Report Q4 2014"
Oct 28, 2014
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Digital Journal
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's vast mineral resources will continue to attract international interest, given the country's untapped and high-grade reserves. Growth over the…
Responsible Sourcing "Solutions for Hope" Program to Expand in the Congo, Colombia and Beyond with Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant
Oct 28, 2014
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Globe Newswire
WASHINGTON -- The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI), today announced a grant to RESOLVE to help expand the Solutions…
South Sudan: South Sudan Refugees Stranded Between Floods and Fight
Oct 28, 2014
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William Davison, Bloomberg
Given a choice between braving floods in her refugee camp in Ethiopia or returning home to war in South Sudan, Martha Nyakuk prefers the deluge…
Myanmar: Thai Power Firm’s Business Tactics ‘Use Burma’s Weak Laws’
Oct 28, 2014
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William Boot, The Irrawaddy
One of the chief financiers of hydroelectric dams planned on Burma’s Salween River is accused of investing in countries where there is “oppression and limited…
Sudan: 'Khartoum's Financial Policies a Crime Against Sudan' - Economist
Oct 28, 2014
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Radio Dabanga
Khartoum — Sudanese economist Mohamed Ibrahim Kebej has accused the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of "squandering" $70 billion of oil revenues between 2000 and…
India/Vietnam/China: India to Supply Vietnam with Naval Vessels Amid China Disputes
Oct 28, 2014
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Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters
India will soon be supplying naval vessels to Vietnam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, the first significant military transfer to Hanoi at a…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan's Oil Pipeline Capacity to Double After Upgrade - Sources
Oct 27, 2014
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Humeyra Pamuk and Orhan Coskun, Reuters
Iraqi Kurdistan plans to increase the capacity of its oil pipeline via Turkey to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) following upgrade work, industry sources and…
Kenya/South Sudan/Uganda: World Bank Pledges $600 Million to Fund Uganda-Kenya Oil Pipeline
Oct 27, 2014
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Platts
The World Bank has pledged some $600 million to facilitate the construction of a regional pipeline linking oil fields in Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan,…
South Sudan: Corporate Delegation Inspects Environmental Damage of Pariang Oil Fields
Oct 27, 2014
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Radio Tamazuj
A delegation of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) visited Pariang County, Unity State to inspect environmental damage from oil fields abandoned at the start…
Conflict Minerals: Survey Reveals Cost of Conflict Minerals Compliance
Oct 27, 2014
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PCBDesign007
The first year of conflict minerals reporting has come and gone, but how much did it cost? What lessons have we learned? A comprehensive Tulane…
Iraqi economy to shrink 2.7 pct in 2014, first time since 2003 war-IMF
Oct 27, 2014
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Reuters
Iraq's economy is likely to shrink 2.7 percent this year, the first contraction since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, after Islamic State militants occupied swathes…
East Africa: Shared Resources, Waters Spark Off Disputes as Region Discovers Oil, Gas
Oct 27, 2014
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John Mbaria, The East African
The global scramble for resources, particularly as it affects the hydrocarbons and fish sectors in East Africa, could degenerate into conflict, thereby jeopardise ongoing economic…
South Sudan: Will Star Shine for South Sudan? Scrutinising South Sudan's First Post-Independence Oil Deal
Oct 27, 2014
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Global Witness
South Sudan’s first post-independence oil deal is high-risk and in urgent need of further scrutiny, according to a new Global Witness report released today. The…
Sudan: ‘Ruling Party Manages Sudan Through Private Companies’: Economist
Oct 26, 2014
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Radio Dabanga
A prominent Sudanese economist has reported that the Sudanese government spent at least $65 billion of oil revenues on security measures between 2000 and July…
DRC: DRC Gold Production Set to Quadruple
Oct 26, 2014
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MINING.com
The amount of gold produced by the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be four times the amount produced last year, thanks largely…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Gives Kurds a Path to Independence, and Conflict With Baghdad
Oct 25, 2014
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Azam Ahmed and Clifford Krauss, New York Times
KIRKUK, Iraq — Roughly two dozen huge oil tankers are idly turning figure eights around the Mediterranean or on the high seas, loaded with oil…
Iraq Crisis: US Warns Buyers and Middlemen Involved in Isis Oil Trade
Oct 24, 2014
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Vasudevan Sridharan, International Business Times
The US has warned Turkish and Kurdish middlemen involved in the lucrative Isis oil trade as the US is determined to choke the extremists' sources…
Iraq: The US Has Intervened to Help Iraq Hold Its Most Important Oil Facility
Oct 24, 2014
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Stephen Snyder, Public Radio International
The refinery, the largest in the country, is surrounded by ISIS fighters and their supporters. It's been shut down since mid-June, but the government is still clinging to…
Liberia: Protecting Liberia's Forest - Liberia-Norway Sign Agreement
Oct 24, 2014
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Al-Varney Rogers, AllAfrica
Monrovia — The Forestry Development Authority says the 150 million agreement signed between the governments of Liberia and Norway is not meant to infringe on…
Darfur/Sudan: Oil in Darfur Waiting to Be Explored - Expert
Oct 23, 2014
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Sudan Vision
El Fasher — The Darfur region has a great potential for oil exploration, estimated at between five to fifteen billion barrels, as long as the…
Iraq/Syria: U.S. Warns of Sanctions on Buyers of Islamic State Oil
Oct 23, 2014
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Anna Yukhananov, Reuters
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Thursday threatened to slap sanctions on anyone buying oil from Islamic State militants in an effort to disrupt what…
Iraq/Kurdistan: A Mysterious Oil Tanker Might Hold the Key to Kurdish Independence
Oct 23, 2014
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Matthew Philips, Businessweek
At any given time, the Gulf of Mexico is crawling with oil tankers, many of them delivering some of the 7.5 million barrels of foreign…