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Shale Gas & Foreign Oil: How Realistic Is US Energy Independence?

“America is too dependent on foreign oil” is a frequent refrain of American politicians and policymakers with an agenda. Indeed, in 2011 and 2012 the US imported 40-45% of all petroleum consumed in the US - 8.5 million barrels per day worth of crude...

Posted May 16, 2013    

Could LNG be a cure for the West African Power Crisis?

West Africa, a region larger than Western Europe, and covering a population of almost 300M people, is one of the most power-deficient parts of the world. Sweeping south from the lush forests of Senegal through Guinea, mountainous Sierra Leone and...

Posted March 25, 2013    

Quo Vadis East African Gas?

The shores of East Africa have become the frontiers of the latest methane-powered scramble for Africa. Gas majors Anadarko Petroleum, ENI and BG Group have discovered over 100 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas reserves off the coasts of...

Posted March 13, 2013