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Solar Energy Showing Promising Signs After Years of Disappointment - Click To Read Article
After years of over promising and under delivering, the solar Industry is finally starting to show some interesting developments which have the potential to make solar power as cheap as fossil fuel on a cost-per-watt basis within five years. We take a look at some of the latest technical and product developments in the Solar Industry and the companies behind them.

Gazprom: Angel or Demon? - Click To Read Article
Gazprom faces regular opprobrium for its bullying ways of using energy as a pressure and political tool. Seen by some, mostly Russians, as the symbol of a successful and strong Russia, others see it as a dominating juggernaut, economic right arm of the Kremlin implementing, or should we say, imposing its policies by using energy as a weapon.

The Myth Of Nabucco: Greed, Delusion and $11.4 Billion - Click To Read Article
Construction of the 56-inch, 2,050-mile pipeline, first proposed in 2002, is tentatively slated to begin next year and scheduled for completion by 2014. At a cost initially estimated at $11.4 billion and rising, Nabucco will be the most expensive pipeline ever built, more than three times the cost of the 1,092-mile Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline. Raising such a significant sum in a time of global recession would be an article of faith at best. Even assuming that Nabucco’s boosters manage to assemble a coterie of deep-pocketed suckers – er, investors, the only promised current volume for Nabucco's proposed 31 billion cubic meters (bcm) annual throughput is Azerbaijan's future offshore Caspian Shah Deniz production, estimated at 8 bcm.

Iraq Oil Output to Rival Saudi Arabia, if… - Click To Read Article
After decades of dictatorship, war and international sanctions, Iraq’s massive oil reserves are set to be tapped proper. If the seven oil projects awarded to foreign oil companies this weekend, and the three from an auction earlier this year, develop as planned, within eight years, Iraq will see its oil production capacity leap to more than 12 million barrels per day (bpd).

China Secures Gas Supply From Turkmenistan: Who’s the True Winner? - Click To Read Article
A look at the Central Asia–China gas pipeline that links Turkmenistan’s natural gas fields on the Caspian Sea to the Western Chinese border in the Xinjiang province. It also analyses the impact this has on Russia, China, Turkmenistan and what this means for Gazprom.

Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Highlight the potential of Uranium and Nuclear Power - Click To Read Article
Following Iran’s announcement today that they plan to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, nuclear power once again finds itself in the headlines. But although Iran’s plans are being vilified by the media, governments and environmentalists have both admitted that Nuclear power is the only viable alternative to Oil and gas and also essential to averting further damage from Global warming. This is why the Uranium market is set for rapid expansion and the country investors should be looking to is Kazakhstan, as not only do they contain the world’s second largest Uranium reserves and are the world’s third largest producer – they are also looking to rapidly increase their output and inviting foreign firms to help with their expansion program.

The Untapped Energy Riches of Uzbekistan - Click To Read Article
An in depth look by one of Washington's top energy advisors at the central Asian region and the resources currently up for grabs. Uzbekistan is one of the world's largest producers of Natural Gas, but it's landlocked location makes it difficult for Oil Companies and countries to access the resources. Could the pacification of Afghanistan be the best chance they have of fully utilizing the Natural gas?

The Great Geopolitical Battle Over Energy Transit Routes - Click To Read Article
An extraordinary game of Geo-strategy is underway to lock in long term agreements in the energy sector. At a global level, the transit routes of future oil & gas pipelines become the object of a power struggle involving not only the suppliers and end-users but also the transit countries.

Distorted IEA Oil Reserve Figures Create Biofuel Opportunities In Central Asia - Click To Read Article
Did the EIA deliberately put out distorted key Oil projections under intense pressure from the Bush Administration. What does this mean for the Oil Industry and what opportunities does it create, especially in the Biofuels arena.

Can precious metals keep on flying? - Click To Read Article
Gold outperformed every major equity index in 2008 and it's returns in 2009 have been phenomenal. Silver and Platinum have also posted some tremendous gains and bullish sentiment for precious metals is still on the increase. Can they continue their incredible run, or will something derail them in the process.





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