Here’s my piece [in Spanish] in Petroguía 2015, the oil-&-gas sector catalog for Latin America Note: Hemispheric integration (e.g., energy infrastructure) was endlessly promoted by Hugo Chavez. In the end, he built none. The region’s resources continue going mainly to develop other regions, such as China. Continue reading
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Recent Posts
- Europe’s Gas Crunch: The Pending Crisis Around Nordstream 2 & Ukraine Transit June 6, 2019
- Washington interviews: Energy Relations of Russia, Germany, Poland & Ukraine (Kennan Fellow) June 2, 2019
- Venezuelan transition? My analysis on Germany’s DW TV | Videos: español & English March 1, 2019
- Germany backs small-scale LNG import terminals despite opposition [my King’s College/EUCERS paper] August 29, 2018
- Germany’s Real LNG Policy [My BPJ analysis] July 4, 2018
- Putin’s OPEC tactics: Iran sanctions and the Saudis [IBD cites me] June 18, 2018
- A Comment on: “A Trans-Atlantic Manifesto in Times of Trump – A German Perspective,” by foreign policy experts October 12, 2017
- China’s big NOCs slash prices to take market from private oil refiners ~ I’m quoted in “China Oil Week” July 31, 2017
- “Neue Neue Ostpolitik” My BPJ piece on German fury at Senate NS2 sanctions July 3, 2017
- Trump’s promise to “stay totally independent” of OPEC is populist hype [My IBD interview] January 3, 2017
- Putin’s new OPEC role reflects the toll of low oil prices on Russia [IBD quotes me] December 9, 2016
- My CNNMoney quote & 3 points: OPEC v shale, Russia’s new role & Trump-buddy Hamm is pro Saudi price band December 3, 2016
- An Oil-Price War´s Surprise Ending -My BPJ article on OPEC, Shale, Trump, Market & Geopolitics November 30, 2016
- Saudi & Russia seek oil deal as OPEC fight v US shale fails [My RTRadio Interview] November 21, 2016
- Post-election reading list: Trump’s foreign policy portends “world crisis” November 9, 2016
- Bolivarian Venezuela in crisis: An oil-rich nation collapses? Berlin, 10 October October 3, 2016
- Pipe Dream? Polish ruling complicates Nord Stream 2 pipeline for Gazprom & EU partners [My Berlin Policy Journal piece] September 26, 2016
- “Energy independence” won’t free the USA from global oil market & geopolitics [I’m cited: CNNMoney] August 12, 2016
- How fast can Libyan oil recover? (I’m quoted by CNN) July 21, 2016
- New US tech squeezing oilfields & rivals [IBD quotes me] June 18, 2016
- What’s keeping foreign oil firms out of Iran? IRG? [CNNMoney quotes me] June 17, 2016
- IBD News cites me: OPEC Oil Production Ceiling Reported On Table June 2, 2016
- Don’t write off American oil boom despite OPEC – CNNMoney cites my analysis June 1, 2016
- Latin American Oil: Beijing Still Lending, But for How Long? – I’m quoted by Energy Compass May 31, 2016
- Wikistrat Report “Saudi Arabia & the Future of Oil” cites my views May 29, 2016
- I’m quoted by MarketWatch: Five key issues for OPEC’s June meet May 27, 2016
- Falling oil price & Saudi strategy: My Sky News interview (London) February 12, 2016
- My AQ piece: “Russia Is Beating China to Venezuela’s Oil Fields” February 4, 2016
- “The Road to Paris: COP21 …” Berlin HEEN Conference November 26, 2015
- Bypass Operation: Nord Stream 2, Russia-to-Germany pipeline deal, raises questions October 20, 2015
- Venezuela: Default risks grow (I’m quoted in Platts) September 4, 2015
- Containing Gazprom: Putin may be overplaying his hand on gas – but no thanks to Berlin and Paris August 10, 2015
- A Strange “No!” Alignment: Greeks, IMF and Washington v. Berlin and Brussels July 6, 2015
- MY REPORT | Washington Viewpoints: Assessing Berlin’s Leadership on EU Energy Security July 3, 2015
- US Experts on German & EU Energy Vulnerabilities (My D.C. seminar) June 10, 2015
- The EU-US “Oil Weapon”: Putin’s overtures to OPEC, China & Iran reveal desperation April 23, 2015
- The P5+1–Iran Deal: Obama’s Initial Challenge was to Rally EU-3 Allies to the Cause April 14, 2015
- “US Expert Perspectives on German Energy Vulnerabilities” – My AICGS/Washington Project April 6, 2015
- Paralyzed on Economic Reforms, Venezuela Will Mortgage Citgo [My Americas Quarterly analysis] February 5, 2015
- Oil Price Collaterals: Saudi strategy shakes Russia, Iran & Venezuela, but they’re not targets February 4, 2015
- [Spanish] Mi opinión en Petroquía: China se involucra en los principales proyectos de América Latina January 25, 2015
- Watch: Falling Oil Price & Geopolitics – Saudis & OPEC, Russia, USA, .. | My Real News Network interview December 8, 2014
- My IP JOURNAL article | EU’s “Stress Test” of a Russian gas cutoff: Official optimism? November 22, 2014
- “Venezuela: Petroleum, Politics & Economics in the Post-Chavez Era”–My Columbia U. talk, with Luiz Pinto, 9 October October 2, 2014
- “Oil & the US-Iran Crisis” – My talk at American University, Washington DC: September 30, 2014
- Estoy citado en “Dinero”: La caída en la acción de Ecopetrol de Colombia no se debe únicamente a los ataques guerrilleros September 13, 2014
- My IP Journal latest: “A firm US-EU partnership on Iran came at great cost, and made a deal possible” August 14, 2014
- I’m quoted in WSJ: Why sell Citgo? Cash for Ramirez’ PDVSA-recovery projects August 5, 2014
- My talk on Iran, NYC | After an Iran-USA deal: A Mideast without democracy, run by Iran & Saudi Arabia? May 31, 2014
- USA Oil Seminar 5.0 | USA as Rising Energy Superpower? May 15, 2014