The standoff over Libya’s oil crescent has been resolved for now, following an announcement that Khalifa Haftar’s forces handed control of the country’s eastern ports to the Tripoli-based National Oil…
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President Michel Temer’s government is expanding efforts to liberalize energy policy, but opposition is also coalescing. Officials are looking to privatize state-controlled electricity company Eletrobras and allow Petrobras to sell…
In early June, unidentified individuals armed with guns and machetes raided three isolated villages in Macomia and Quissanga districts, in Cabo Delgado province. They killed 12 people and set fire…
On 16 May, President Mauricio Macri announced that his “gradualist” approach to economic reform was over. This came after two weeks of economic and political tension, marked by a run…
A public debate on the future of Eskom on 10 May showed strong support for comprehensive restructuring of the state-owned power utility. The debate, organized by EE Publishers and chaired…
Three months have passed since Mohamed Zamam was appointed governor of the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY). In an effort to calm markets, his initial actions have emphasized continuity. First,…
Many close advisors have come and gone under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s long tenure. Once important inner circle figures – such as Yigit Bulut, Yalcin Akdogan, Ilnur Cevik, Hilal Kaplan…
On 4 April, Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe signed the long-delayed power purchase agreements with 27 successful bidders from Rounds 3.5 and 4 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers…
Round 3.1, which tendered shallow-water fields in the Gulf of Mexico, took place on 27 March and was successful overall, albeit geographically uneven. Out of the 35 blocks available, 16…
On 9 March, former President Cristina Kirchner attacked how President Mauricio Macri’s administration has managed the energy sector, specifically its tariff adjustment policies. In a series of posts on social…