In recent weeks, the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH), the upstream regulator has adopted a non-confrontational strategy toward President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)’s administration in hopes of securing independence. Acting…
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Petrobras stands at the center of the government’s efforts to liberalize the oil and gas value chain and attract foreign capital into the pre-salt oilfields. However, the company’s new leadership…
As a crucial electoral year for the country progresses, wage negotiations – including in the oil and gas sector – have gotten off to a rocky start over rising inflation….
In percentage terms, Turkey’s 31 March local elections did not yield a substantial shift from the 2014 local elections. In fact, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) increased its total…
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) recently announced plans for a special PSC tender on 28 October, in which the transfer-of-rights excess oilfields will be auctioned. This was an optimistic move,…
Following his recent operational successes in southern Libya, Khalifa Haftar is gaining momentum. And the UAE, his key ally, appears to be taking on a more robust role in driving…
US diplomacy played a crucial role in pushing both the Houthis and the Gulf coalition into a reaching an agreement in Sweden. Outgoing US Ambassador to Yemen Matthew Tueller engaged…
On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires in early December, Argentina and the US signed an agreement of cooperation on energy and infrastructure. In addition, the US…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) had been in a tactical alliance with the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) since late 2015, which served three main purposes. First,…
On 11 September, the Council of Ministers approved the Economic and Social Plan as well as the national budget bill for 2019, which are due to be sent to parliament…