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Iraq: Fire Breaks Out in 2 Oil Tanks in Beiji Refinery
Jul 27, 2014
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Fars News Agency
TEHRAN (FNA)- Fire broke out in two oil tanks in Beiji Refinery due to a terrorist attack."The ISIL terrorists attacked Beiji Refinery with some mortar…
Abyei/South Sudan: Abyei Chiefs to Lobby Juba to Recognize Referendum
Jul 27, 2014
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Radio Tamazuj
Chiefs and elders of the nine Ngok Dinka chiefdoms in the contested area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan intend to lobby the South…
Rwanda: Imena Speaks Out on Gatumba Concession, Conflict Minerals
Jul 27, 2014
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Ivan Mugisha, AllAfrica
Mining companies will soon receive long term licenses, thanks to the new mining law, Evode Imena, the Minister of State in charge of Minerals has…
Iraq: ISIS Grabs Oil and Gas Fields in Syria and Iraq, but Challenges Remain
Jul 26, 2014
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Mazin Sidahmed, The Daily Star
BEIRUT: As militants from ISIS establish themselves as the dominant force in the fight for oil and gas resources among rebel factions within Syria and…
Iran/Iraq: Gas Exports to Iraq Will Start in 2015
Jul 26, 2014
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Zawya
"After the completion of infrastructure, pipe testing and the installation of measurement systems, Iran's gas will be exported to Iraq early next (Iranian) year," Deputy…
China/Vietnam: China's Oil Rig No.981 Sets Sail Again
Jul 26, 2014
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China News
Chinese maritime authorities announced that the offshore oil drilling vessel 981 is back in operation off the coast of Hainan island.
The resumption of the operation…
Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish oil nears Texas port for likely offloading
Jul 26, 2014
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Terry Wade and Erwin Seba, Reuters
(Reuters) - A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is hours away from the Port of Galveston in Texas, according to Reuters ship tracking…
Myanmar: Peace building Technical Advisor
Jul 25, 2014
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Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities…
Iraq: Iraq Uses Influence to Thwart Kurdish Oil Sales
Jul 25, 2014
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The American Interest
Iraq’s central government is throwing its weight around in the international oil markets to impede Kurdish ambitions for independence. The Kurds, who have announced their intent to hold…
South Sudan: Behind the Scene in the Intensifying Conflicts
Jul 25, 2014
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Sudan Vision
For many Nigerians -- a majority of whom subsist on less than $2 per day -- the corruption in Abuja, when combined with the wanton…
DRC: It’s Raining Copper in the DRC’s Katanga Province
Jul 25, 2014
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Allesandro Bruno, Investor Intel
El Nino Ventures Inc. (‘ELN’, TSXV: ELN) has a copper exploration project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and two zinc-lead-silver (copper) exploration and development…
Liberia: Oil Company of Liberia Holds Secret Session With Legislature
Jul 25, 2014
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Henry Karmo, AllAfrica
Monrovia — Days after protesters stormed the Capitol Building against alleged plans by government to sell new oil blocks in Liberia, officials of the National…
China/Vietnam: Controversial Chinese Deep-Water Rig Drifts Into Calmer Seas
Jul 25, 2014
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The Wall Street Journal
A Chinese deep-water oil rig at the center of one of the tensest maritime standoffs between China and Vietnam in recent memory has finally moved…
Thailand: Senior Program Officer, Training and Learning Network
Jul 24, 2014
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RECOFTC-The Center for People and Forests
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests holds a unique and important place in the world of forestry. It is the only international not-for-profit…
Thailand: Senior Program Officer, Transforming Forest Conflicts
Jul 24, 2014
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RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests holds a unique and important place in the world of forestry. It is the only international not-for-profit…
Myanmar: Evaluation of Integrated WASH & FSL Project for Uprooted Communities
Jul 24, 2014
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Action Against Hunger (ACF-UK)
ACF-UK is currently recruiting a consultant with experience in WaSH and FSL for the external evaluation of the project ‘Integrated Wash and Food Security Project…
Myanmar: REDD+ Technical Advisor
Jul 24, 2014
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. The Programme was launched…
Somalia: Chief of party (CoP)
Jul 24, 2014
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CARE Somalia
CARE Somalia is an International NGO working in Somalia. CARE and its partners work with vulnerable communities to address the underlying causes of poverty and…
Iraq: UN: Iraq Likely to Face Severe Food Shortage Because of Conflict
Jul 24, 2014
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Lisa Schlein, Voice of America
GENEVA — A senior U.N. official warns millions of people in Iraq are likely to face severe food shortages because of fighting in the north.…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdish Oil Nears US Port Despite Concern in Washington
Jul 24, 2014
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David Sheppard, Ahmed Rasheed and Timothy Gardner, Reuters
LONDON/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is just two days away from arriving at a U.S. port, according…
Iraq: Daniel W. Bromley: Iraq's Curse of Oil and Stifled Economy
Jul 23, 2014
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Wiconsin State Journal
The focus in Iraq is on “sectarianism” and political disarray.
But to move forward in Iraq and much of the Middle East and North Africa, policymakers…
Iraq: Iraq's South Oil Exports Rise to Near-Record, Avoid Northern Conflict
Jul 23, 2014
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Alex Lawler, Reuters
LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil exports from its southern terminals in July rose to a near-record rate, according to loading data and industry…
Iraq: Oil Smuggling Finances Islamic State's New Caliphate
Jul 23, 2014
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Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
(Reuters) - Islamic State militants seized four small oilfields when they swept through north Iraq last month and are now selling crude oil and gasoline…
Liberia: Concern Mounts Over U.S.$8.5 Million Escrow Account
Jul 23, 2014
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AllAfrica
Civil society groups are mounting concern over the status of the US$8.5 million placed in the escrow account at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL).…
Liberia: 'Don't Sell Our Oil Blocks' - Citizens Mount Pressure On Lawmakers
Jul 23, 2014
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AllAfrica
Monrovia — With information that there are ongoing discussions for the 53rd National Legislature to hastily ratify agreements for the sale of additional oil blocks…
Environmental Peacebuilding Expands Library Functionality
Jul 22, 2014
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ELI and UNEP
Environmental Peacebuilding has expanded the online Library of information on environmental peacebuilding. New functionality enables people to find library resources more effectively. There is now…
China/Vietnam: After HYSY-981: A US-Vietnam Alliance?
Jul 22, 2014
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Ankit Panda, The Diplomat
Carl Thayer, Flashpoints‘ resident South China Sea expert, took a look at the reasons China might have preemptively withdrawn its oil rig from South China Sea…
Iraq: Baiji Refinery Still Under Siege
Jul 22, 2014
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Iraq Oil Report
Elite Iraqi soldiers at Iraq's largest oil refinery are still fending off regular attacks by militants led by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham…
Liberia: In Japanese Oil Deal - What Happened to $8.5 Million Earmarked for Development Projects?
Jul 22, 2014
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Augustus D.R. Bortue, AllAfrica
There is public concern regarding the status of a US$8.5 million, which was reportedly deposited in an Escrow Account at the Central Bank of Liberia…
What Will it Take to End the “Resource Curses?”
Jul 21, 2014
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World Resources Institute
The discovery of oil in Chad in the 1990s brought new hope to the impoverished, land-locked nation. After the World Bank financed a $4.2 billion…