The Eastern Mediterranean: Will Law of the Sea Applications Unlock Both Seabed Hydrocarbons and a Regional Peace? By Roudi Baroudi and Robert van de Poll
Law of the Sea, Monaco Conference, East Mediterranean (Part 2)
The Canada-US Boundary Dispute In The Beaufort Sea: Employing an Integrated Law-And-Science Approach To Resolving Maritime Boundary Disputes In Arctic Waters by Robert van de Poll / Pieter Bekker
IEA sees calm global oil market in 2020 as new supplies soar
Bloomberg/ London Global oil markets are likely to remain “calm” next year as soaring production outside Opec and high inventories keep consumers comfortably supplied, the International Energy Agency said. Supplies outside Opec…
Essar Steel case: SC clears way for ArcelorMittal to complete $5.8 bn deal
ArcelorMittal won approval from India’s top court to complete its $5.8 billion purchase of a bankrupt steel mill, clearing the way for tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to enter the world’s second-biggest market. The…
World’s only $100bn utility owes its rise to wind power
Two decades ago, when coal ruled U.S. power generation, a Florida utility plowed some of its extra cash into a wind farm atop a desolate Oregon plateau. It was the start of…
Germany faces power shortages if onshore wind grows too slow
Germany’s onshore wind crisis, which is already cutting into company profits and costing jobs, may also begin to weaken defenses against blackouts. That’s the conclusion of analysts who see electricity risks mounting in Europe’s…
Natural gas plants set for revival in Germany as carbon costs soar
Uniper SE is preparing to switch on more natural-gas plants as higher costs for carbon allowances shifted the economics of the power generation business away from coal. Gas plants also are benefiting…
EU bank takes ‘quantum leap’ to end fossil-fuel financing
By Ewa Krukowska, Bloomberg The European Investment Bank adopted an unprecedented strategy to end funding for fossil fuel energy projects, in a move expected to support Europe’s plans to become the first climate-neutral…
Algeria’s Sonatrach renews gas export deal with France’s Engie
ALGIERS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach has renewed a gas export contract with France’s Engie , it said on Tuesday, a few days after Kamel Eddine Chikhi was…
Europe needs robust China strategy
By Ana Palacio/ Madrid Two months ago, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his fear that a “Great Fracture” could split the international order…