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Tag Archives: oil exports
A Different View of Venezuela’s Energy Problems
It would be easy to write a story about Venezuela’s energy problems and, in it, focus on the corruption and mismanagement that have taken place. This would make it look like Venezuela’s problems were different from everyone else’s. Taking this … Continue reading
Making Sense of the US Oil Story
We frequently see stories telling us how well the United States is doing at oil extraction. The fact that there are stories in the press about the US wanting to export crude oil adds to the hype. How much of … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged natural gas plant liquids, oil exports, oil price
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Oil and Gas Limits Underlie Syria’s Conflict
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
Posted in Energy policy, Financial Implications
Tagged Egypt, oil depletion, oil exports, Syria, Syria oil
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How Oil Exporters Reach Financial Collapse
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
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged Egypt, financial collapse, Former Soviet Union, oil exports, oil price, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen
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