Environment

Monday, October 21st 2013 - 19:33 UTC
Antarctic scientists address toothfish and icefish stocks and catch limits in Australia

With the attendance of delegations from the twenty five members from the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the annual gathering of international Antarctic scientists and policy makers took off on Monday in Australia.
Monday, October 21st 2013 - 07:13 UTC
Uruguay among the countries in Latam with the highest power costs

Uruguay is among the Latin-American and Caribbean countries with the highest power costs according to a paper from the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, Bloomberg and New Energy Finance. This is extensive both for residential consumers and for manufacturing and large consumers.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:58 UTC
Argentine bio-diesel exports to EU threatened by new duties: EC votes on Tuesday

Argentina's bio-diesel industry warned it faces collapse if Europe makes good on a threat to impose stiff duties on their product next month. The European Commission earlier this month moved to raise duties on Argentine and Indonesian bio-fuels in response to alleged dumping.
Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 19:49 UTC
UK sets out its Arctic policy with “legitimate interests in the region” and priorities

The United Kingdom government set out its approach and policy on the Arctic in a paper released on Thursday and titled: Arctic Policy Framework - Adapting To Change: UK policy towards the Arctic.
Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 05:47 UTC
Pulp mill dispute: Uruguay rejects Argentine ultimatum and doubles the bet

The Uruguayan government rejected on Wednesday Argentina’s ultimatum referred to the UPM (former Botnia) pulp mill production expansion, and doubled the bet by proposing a reform of the shared River Uruguay Statute to increase environmental impact standards but also include both margins of the waterway.
Wednesday, October 16th 2013 - 00:26 UTC
Pulp mill conflict: Argentina summons Uruguay: roll back latest decision or see you in The Hague

In a formal presentation Argentina summoned Uruguay ‘to leave without effect’ its latest controversial decision allowing the Botnia/UPM pulp plant to increase its annual production and accused Uruguay of ‘unilateral violation’ of the River Uruguay statute which rules over the neighbouring countries shared-border waterway.
Tuesday, October 15th 2013 - 23:09 UTC
Chevron/Ecuadorean villagers case in new chapter before a US Judge

Chevron Corp will try to convince a US judge that a group of Ecuadorean villagers and their US lawyer used bribery to win a 18 billion dollars judgment against Chevron from a court in Ecuador, in the latest chapter in a long-running fight over pollution in the Amazon jungle.
Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 12:09 UTC
China becomes world’ biggest net importer of oil displacing the US

$US is increasingly able to support itself after the growth of its domestic hydraulic fracturing, or fracking$

China has knocked the US from its top spot as the world's biggest net importer of oil, US government data shows. The country's fast-growing economy, as well as the rise in car sales, has led to its new status, according to September's data. Oil consumption in China had outstripped production by 6.3 million barrels a day, said the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In the US, the figure was 6.1 million.
Saturday, October 12th 2013 - 21:55 UTC
Argentina denies having set any ultimatum regarding the pulp mill controversy with Uruguay

The Argentine Foreign ministry denied on Friday it had given a two-day ultimatum to Uruguay to suspend the decision allowing the controversial Botnia/UPM pulp mill a production expansion and also demanded an immediate return to bilateral negotiations.
Saturday, October 12th 2013 - 10:19 UTC
Balancing Geological Potential and Political Risk: Interview with Tony Hayward

From Kurdistan to Somaliland, for independent oil companies, getting your hands on new exploration acreage where both technical risk and political risk are low is impossible. Exploring for oil and gas in new frontiers is all about striking the right balance between geological potential and political risk. Take it from Anglo-Turkish Genel Energy, the largest producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), where it seems nothing can shake investor confidence right now.