Jayesh Vasava

China Frees Turkmenistan From the Diktats of Gazprom

On December 14, 2009, an inauguration took place that deserves more attention than it received because it marks an economic power shift to the benefit of three Central Asian countries and China and to the detriment of Russia. The presidents of China - Hu... Read >

Central Asia’s Vast Biofuel Opportunity

The recent revelations of a International Energy Administration whistleblower that the IEA may have distorted key oil projections under intense U.S. pressure is, if true (and whistleblowers rarely come forward to advance their careers), a slow-burning the... Read >

Africa’s Growing Place on the World Stage

China's completion of an historic natural gas pipeline with Kazakhstan bypassing Russia this week tightens the Asian behemoth's grip on energy resources needed to fuel a burgeoning economy, a desire also forcing it on a quest for oil and gas wealth in oth... Read >

Iraq’s Massive Oil Reserves Are Finally to be Tapped

BAGHDAD - What was once considered a pipe-dream could become reality: after decades of dictatorship, war and international sanctions, Iraq's massive oil reserves are set to be tapped proper and the country once known for two overflowing rivers could be cr... Read >

Costly Failures in Military Planning Call for a Re-Think

It is often assumed that what preoccupies military planners is their attempts to define the shape of future warfare so that they can adequately prepare equipment and doctrine ideal to meet the threat. Evidence, however, shows that what most occupies their... Read >

Nabucco: Europes Despetare Attempt at Energy Security - But at What Cost?

Inside Beltwayistan, a number of Bushevik oil patch zombies still roam the recession-blasted landscape mindlessly chanting their Caspian mantra, "Happiness is multiple pipelines" - with the caveat that they flow westwards and bypass both Russia and Iran. ... Read >

Iraq’s Oil Finds itself in the Hands of International Petroleum Companies

As multinational military forces have left Iraq, international petroleum companies have eagerly descended -- seduced by the long-term potential of vast oil reserves off-limits to foreigners for decades. Yet lingering violence, legal questions and politica... Read >

Kazakhstan’s Uranium Potential Hilited with Current Nuclear Issues

One bonus of the global recession is that it wiped a lot of incompetent hedge fund managers and energy speculators from the canyons of Wall Street. As the Gordon Gecko sycophants regroup and look for the next Big Thing, maximizing profit while minimizing ... Read >

The Great Geopolitical Battle Over Energy Transit Routes

As we all live in the present, it is very hard to fully assess the future implications of decisions supported or made by political and business leaders. An extraordinary game of geo-strategy is under way to lock in long-term agreements, notably in the ene... Read >

The Untapped Energy Riches of Uzbekistan

While many Western investors remain fixated on somehow acquiring a slice of Turkmenistan's natural gas riches, despite a recent scandal over the country's actual reserves, there is another country further east whose energy and mineralogical reserves have ... Read >

Pasma Training & Its Relation to Working at Height

In the UK, the HSE driven "Working at Height Regulations 2005", clearly state that any person assembling, dismantling or altering the structure of a mobile access tower should be competent to do so or be in the process of being trained to be so.. A per... Read >

Historical Oil Prices and What We Can Read From Them

As a freely traded commodity, crude oil has seen vast shifts in the post-war era based upon speculation as well as the fundamentals of supply and demand. Oil was the basis for the emergence of the United States as a major industrial power in the modern er... Read >

Where Does Crude Oil Come From?

Crude oil is known as a fossil fuel since it comes from naturally occurring hydrocarbons below the earth's surface. Crude oil is composed of a variety of hydrocarbons, and also has traces of various metals within its composition. It is formed from the byp... Read >

How Does Crude Oil Refining Work?

Refineries are a core and essential part of the oil supply chain, ensuring that raw crude oil can be converted into process ready oils for transportation, manufacture and energy. The raw material from crude comes in a variety of consistencies, ranging fr... Read >

Crude Oil Price Forecast – Where Will Oil Prices Go?

Looking back to analysts reports from last year, the momentum of crude oil prices seemed hard to counteract. As oil prices rose, many economists predicted long-run oil prices above $200 per barrel based upon growing international demand and a leveling off... Read >