LNG imports
The petroleum minister has described as a game changer an initiative to import Liquefied Natural Gas to fuel cars with CNG. Under the proposal the CNG pump operators can set…
Edinburgh and London grapple over North Sea’s black gold
North Sea oil has been at the centre of fierce debate over Scotland's future ahead of an independence vote next month, with both sides wrangling over the outlook for the…
Pakistan’s Moscow option
SINCE independence, Pakistan’s relations with Moscow have been mostly adversarial. Pakistan was America’s “most allied ally”. India aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Moscow’s veto in the…
Safety debate eyes taming Bakken crude before it hits rails
After a spate of fiery derailments, the scramble to make North Dakota's Bakken crude oil safer when it's being transported on trains has focused on better tracks, slower speeds, and…
Energy for the poor
Pakistan's poor is in quite an unenviable and even in a shabby situation; access to land, water, employment, raw material and agri-inputs and Energy etc. We will focus in this…
Funds pile into rail car maker Trinity as new safety rules seen
Rail car makers, little-known winners of the North American energy boom, are capturing the attention of fund managers and regulators alike. A string of derailments, some of them deadly, of…
The world around us
A lot is happening around us, both in our immediate neighbourhood, as well as further afield, that has not just geopolitical, strategic or military underpinnings, but potentially far-reaching economic ramifications…
Ten ways the Ukraine crisis may change the world
As Moscow and the West dig in for a prolonged stand-off over Russia's annexation of Crimea, risking spillover to other former Soviet republics and beyond, here are 10 ways in…
With SPR test, Obama warms up to flex US energy muscle
A rare US test of its strategic oil reserves may be just coincidentally timed with the most serious stand-off with Russia in decades, but the underlying message of the move…
West faces daunting task to rescue Ukraine after uprising
Western nations face a daunting task to help stabilise a near bankrupt Ukraine after a popular uprising toppled its Russian-backed president, and will need to placate a wounded Moscow. The…
