Tag Archives: Syria

Oil and Gas Limits Underlie Syria’s Conflict

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

In my view, oil and gas resource limits are major contributors to the conflict in Syria. This is happening in several ways: 1. Syria is an oil exporter that is in increasingly perilous financial condition because of depleting oil resources.  When … Continue reading →

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How Oil Exporters Reach Financial Collapse

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

Recently, I explained how high oil prices can bring on financial collapse for oil importers. In this post, I’ll discuss the flip side of the situation: how oil exporters reach financial collapse. Unfortunately, we have many examples of countries that … Continue reading →

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