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Petroleum
Exxon Mobil's Massive Bet on Guyana
If Exxon Mobil loses control of its oil lease with Guyana, the already vulnerable oil giant could continue to falter.
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Petroleum
From Oil to Exodus: How Venezuela Squandered its Oil Wealth
After years of oil industry mismanagement, the Venezuelan economy has collapsed into ruin.
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Natural Gas
The Rise of Dubai: How Oil Fueled the Development of a Desert Metropolis
Despite benefiting tremendously from oil, the desire for a post-oil future has helped Dubai remain prosperous during periods of volatile energy prices.
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Coal
The Global Energy Transition: Why Fossil Fuels May Be Losing Steam
Energy analysts believe that fossil fuels are in their decline phase and will disappear from the global energy profile.
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Petroleum
What is Petroleum, and How is it Formed?
Petroleum is a yellowish-black liquid that is found in various geological formations beneath the Earth’s surface. Petroleum is a fossil fuel that is formed when dead organisms – mostly zooplankton (organisms that float around in seas, oceans, and other freshwater bodies), are buried underneath sedimentary rocks. They are unable to completely decay because of the lack of oxygen. The material…
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Petroleum
Cultural Resources, Environmental Conservation, and Oil Production: Ecuador’s Struggle to Find a Balance
The challenge of finding a balance between the oil industry, cultural diversity, and the natural environment has fueled a long history of conflict in Ecuador.
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Petroleum
The Kingmaker: Oil, America & the Struggle for Global Power
Shaping the international order for much of the last two centuries, global influence - whose is growing and whose is waning - is inextricably linked with oil.
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Natural Gas
International Investors are Aiming for Angola’s Oil and Gas Reserves
China’s tactical diplomacy, along with its rapidly growing economy, are predicated to play a vital role in Angola’s fossil fuel production.
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Petroleum
Algeria’s Tenuous History in the Fossil Fuel Industry
Algeria has become one of Africa’s largest economies and one of the most influential fossil fuel producers in the world, despite a history full of conflict.
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Natural Gas
Corruption, Power, and Oil: The Russian Legacy of Fossil Fuel Production
As a major global producer and exporter of oil, natural gas, and coal, Russia’s economic growth is primarily driven by its fossil fuel reserves.
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