China Oil Trader

Oil & Gas Journal Gabe Collins and Bo White, “Tajikistan: Pamir pipedream or new Central Asian exporter?”,” Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 111, Issue 5, (06 May 2013). …this small impoverished country’s energy woes could become history. A recent deal that saw China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and Total SA farm into Tethys Petroleum’s exploration […]

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Gabe Collins, “Drilling Rig Containment: Iraq’s Postwar Oil Boom Helps Fuel U.S. Leverage Against Iran,”,” China Oil Trader™, No. 14 (2 April 2013). Operation Iraqi Freedom is often decried for having empowered Iran. For the first several years after the 2003 war, such dire assessments seemed justified. In the decade following U.S. intervention in Iraq, […]

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Special Guest Contribution Arthur Rodrigues, “Oil & Gas Bidding in Brazil and Opportunities for Foreign Investors,” China Oil Trader™, No. 11 (19 December 2012). CHINA’S OIL & GAS SECTOR FROM WELLHEAD TO CONSUMER Much is discussed about how China is investing in agriculture and mining in Brazil and South America, but little attention is paid […]

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Gabe Collins, “Profitability Drives Sinopec’s African Oil Investments,” China Oil Trader™, No. 10 (2 December 2012). CHINA’S OIL & GAS SECTOR FROM WELLHEAD TO CONSUMER It is important to focus on Chinese NOC’s economic motivations when analyzing their plans for overseas investment in destinations including Africa, Canada, the U.S, and elsewhere. Company managements (both commercial […]

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