France’s Total Inks a Major Oil Deal with Iran
Rene Zou
Total’s $5 billion deal to develop Iran’s South Pars field will make it even harder for the Trump administration to reopen the file on the Iran nuclear deal.
Energy Security
France’s Total Inks a Major Oil Deal with Iran
How Long Will OPEC and Russia ‘Play Nice’?
Rene Zou
The OPEC-Russia deal seems to be having its intended effect, but how long will it last?
Backgrounder: China’s Renewables Industry
Rene Zou
Examining China’s path to becoming a world leader in renewables.
Interview: Statoil’s Anders Marvik on Geopolitical Risk and the Energy Industry in 2017
Jeremy James
Geopoliticalmonitor.com’s Jeremy James sits down with Anders Marvik, Vice President of EU Political Affairs Office at Statoil, to discuss the geopolitical risks and opportunities facing Statoil and the wider energy industry in 2017.
Canada’s Oil Exports are Dead without US Shale Production
Omar Mawji
How is it that Canada could be dependent on US oil production?
The Importance of US LNG Exports to Europe
Valerio Dalla Torre di Sanguinetto
US LNG exports could be a key piece in the European Union’s energy security puzzle.
Myanmar: Ground Zero for China-India Energy Competition
Michael Hart
Although democratization has brought added scrutiny to joint ventures in Myanmar, the NLD government is very much in need of the infrastructure investment that China and India can offer.
Canadian Oil Is Building a Wall and Mexico Is Paying for It
Omar Mawji
Mexico and Canada are waging a silent battle for market share in the US crude oil refining market, and Canada is winning.
Moscow’s Endgame in the Syrian Civil War
Alessandro Bruno
For President Putin, the road to a new Russian superpower leads through Syria.
Saudi-Russia Energy Deal Reached, Again
Geopolitical Monitor
Two of the world’s biggest energy heavyweights have agreed to help “support stability in the oil market,” but is it just more empty rhetoric?
