News about Conflict
Iran's Undisputed Weapon: Power to Block Oil Flow Through the Strait of Hormuz
National Geographic News
Natural Gas Field Discovered near Israel as Country Seeks Alternative Sources
english.cri.cn
Iraq free flowing transparent oil demands committee
Statoil seeks Iraq's OK to sell oilfield stake
Reuters
Iraq negotiating with SK and Japan to sell oil,
daily production edging up
SteelGuru.com
Saudi signals it could make up Turkish oil shortfall
Financial Times
Militia chaos in Bani Walid raises danger of civil war in post-Gaddafi Libya
Telegraph
Iraq makes sanctions against Iran ineffective
guardian.co.uk
Players Assess Iran's Comments About the Strait of Hormuz
Marketwatch
Oil interests push China into Sudanese mire
The Washington Post
Libya Says Oil Output Tops One Million Barrels a Day
Bloomberg
Iraq oil security tested as U.S. forces withdraw
Reuters
Iraq and Kuwait oil fields border await demarcation
Steel Guru
Analysis: U.S. ramps up warnings on Iran strike risks
Reuters
Iran says it downed unmanned U.S. spy plane
The Washington Post
Congo's forests depend on Durban | guardian.co.uk
Security Council renews arms embargo and sanctions in Diamond Rich DR Congo | www.DiamondNe.ws
Selling mines to fund an election in Congo
Global Post
Congo's opaque mining deals may have lost the state $5.5 billion - CSMonitor.com
Iraq's oil exports in Nov rise over 2.1m bpd
Georgetown students shed light on China's tunnel system for nuclear weapons
Washington Post
Iranian Oil Ministry Readying for Energy Tenders
Fars News Agency
Syria: Oil and gas thoroughfare plan now in jeopardy
The National
Analysis - EU may believe it can afford to ban Iran's oil
Reuters
Gazprom Neft to begin oil output in Iraq in 2013
Reuters
Russia Prepares to ˜Destroy" U.S. Shield
Bloomberg
Iraq Approves $17 Billion Gas Deal With Shell, Mitsubishi
Businessweek
Russian scientist Vyacheslav Danilenko's aid to Iran offers peek at nuclear program
The Washington Post
U.N. nuclear report puts Iran mystery man in spotlight
Reuters
Sen. Barbara Boxer raises conflict of interest concerns over Keystone XL pipeline
latimes.com
Nebraska May Play Key Role In Canada Pipeline Battle
NPR
Iraq Aims to Join OPEC Quota System in 2014, Official Says - Businessweek
Libyan leader calls on militias to disarm - FT.com
FT.com
Heir's death opens Saudi succession question
Al Jazeera English
Iraq Projects $100 Billion Investment in Oil Fields
WSJ.com
Gulf states embark on oil refinery drive
UPI.com
Oil Falls to 8-Week Low on Libya Supply; Goldman Cuts Forecast
Businessweek
Military spearheads clean-energy drive
The Washington Post
Ex-BP boss Hayward to seal return with $4 billion Iraq deal
Reuters
Ex-BP boss Hayward to seal return with $4 billion Iraq deal
Reuters
BBC News - Libya conflict: Fear for civilians in Bani Walid siege
Gadhafi loyalists blamed for Tripoli water crisis
Forbes.com
Security woes cloud Libya's future
PressTV
The Scramble for Access to Libya's Oil Wealth Begins
NYTimes.com
Jubilant Rebels Control Much of Tripoli, Two Gaddhafi Sons Captured
NYTimes.com
Gaddafi's rule crumbling as rebels enter heart of Tripoli
WashingtonPost.com
Iraq's Seven-Month Oil Export Revenue Exceeds $48 Billion
Bloomberg
A war tax? It might whip the debt
The Washington Post
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Congo
Reuters
Landmines slow down Nabors rig deployments in Iraq
Reuters
Iraq says oil exports continued to rise in June, inching up by slightly over 2 percent
The Washington Post
In Mexico, forests fall prey to crime mafias
WashingtonPost.com
Iraq's Oil Output Rises After CNPC Pumps at Ahdab Field
CNPC starts drilling at Sulige South gas field
Reuters
Nigeria Islamist group Boko Haram blamed for escalating violence
International Court Issues Warrant for Gadhafi
VOA
Iraq's lasting success will be measured in barrels per day
TheNational.AE
As Iraq Oil Industry Rebuilds, American Subcontractors Dominate the Work
-NYTimes.com
Pentagon Presents Its First Energy Plan
WSJ.com
Missing Iraq $6.6 Billion may have been stolen, auditors say
LATimes.com
BP chief sees Iraq oil output at half target by 2020
Reuters
Price windfall boosts Iraq's oil revenue by 34 pct
Reuters
Iraq Oil Min: No Need For OPEC To Increase Production
MarketWatch
Iraq Targets Oil Exports of 2.5 Million; Gas Talks Next Week -
Bloomberg
A veteran revisits Iraq's oil resource and lists implications of the magnitude
Oil & Gas Journal
Iraq sees oil output at 3 million bpd by year-end
Reuters
Iraq hopes to start building new refinery in 2011
Reuters
Iraq's Oil Export Revenue in May Increases to Most This Year
Bloomberg
China starts to get paid, in oil, for developing Iraq's Rumaila field
Reuters
US city councils join the battle against Congo's 'conflict minerals'
Christian Science Monitor
WikiLeaks cables show oil a major focus of U.S. diplomats
McClatchy News via Fuel Fix
Iraq's reality check
Petroleum Economist
Oil firms most at risk from UK Bribery Act -study
Reuters
IRAQ: Kirkuk-Ceyahan Oil Pipeline at 650,000 BBL A Day After March 9 Bombing Attack
AGI News
Iraq halves oil output as reality replaces ambition
The Australian
Oil Drops to $113 as Traders Eye Dollar, Bin Laden
Associated Press via ABC News
Mubarak Faces Questions on Israel Gas Deal
NYTimes.com
Landmines: Deadly Legacy for Iran's Oil Exploration & Production
7Days.Ae
Ivory Coast strongman arrested after French forces intervene
The Washington Post
Iraq sees more attacks on oil sector, needs police
Reuters
ICC Involvement on Libya and the Importance of the Court
Canada Free Press
Conflicts Over Climate Issues Derail Senate EPA Budget Hearings
NYTimes.com
Gunmen Attack Iraq’s Largest Oil Refinery
NYTimes.com
Worley Parsons to design Iraq oil field
Sky Australia
Soco oil worker freed in DR Congo
BBC
Sadrist block pushes oil to the people
Iraq Oil Report
BBC News - DR Congo 'gold smugglers' arrested in Goma
BBC
Iraq cabinet ups spending as oil prices rise, budgets for $76/bbl
Zawya
Iraq Jan oil exports of 2.136 MBD highest since 2003 invasion
Reuters
Suez Canal concerns abate, despite Cairo protest
Global Post
Unrest in Egypt Unsettles Global Markets
New York Times
Obama Presses Egypt's Mubarak for Transition to Democracy
Reuters
Iraq still negotiating final details of gas deal with Shell
Platts
US Supports Ban on Ivory Coast Cocoa, Cargill Suspends Trade
BBC
Iran Rules Out Fuel Plan Swap
NYTimes.com
Reuters: Political Risk in Africa
Reuters
Iran Cuts Fuel, Food Subsidies
BBC
Afghans Sign Gas Pipeline Deal
Los Angeles Times
WikiLeaks Sheds Light on N Korean Help to Burma on Nuclear Projects
BBC
Wikileaked Cable Notes Saudi Concern over Copenhagen Talks
Grist
Exxon Ups Iraqi W Qurna Production Estimate to 2.825 Million BBL/Day
Reuters
20 Vehicles in Oil Convoy Bombed, Set Afire on Iraq-Jordan Border
Bloomberg
Iran Announces Big Gulf Oil Find
AP
Metorex Mines in Congo Closed by Electricity Cuts; Stock Falls 9%
BusinessWeek
Iraq Signs Natural Gas Deal for Fields
Bloomberg
Report of Congolese Mineral Tracking Hikes Tin Prices
Resource Investor
Iran, Iraq Discuss Developing Azar Oil Field on Their Mutual Border
TehranTimes.com
Large Weapons Shipment Seized in Nigerian Port of Lagos
BBC
Allawi's Iraqi Bloc Calls Oil, Natural Gas Contracts Illegal
Bloomberg
$60 Billion Saudi-US Arms Deal Will Make Ties Closer for Years to Come
GlobalPost
Nigerian Offshore Oil Concessions May be Contested in Court
Allafrica.com
Middle East Oil Reserve Examined, Trend Shows Growth in Estimates
GantDaily.com
Unified Approach to Iran is Needed, Defense Fellow Argues
Henry L. Stimson Center
China Insists it Has Obeyed Sanctions Against Iran Despite Criticisms
AP
Iran Elected to OPEC Presidency
BBC
Iraq Close to $12 Billion Deal with Shell for Natural Gas Development
Nasdaq.com
China's Oil Politics Leads It to Global and Political Hot Spots
TomDispatch
Report: Iraq Needs 7,000 Kilometers of Pipeline to Meet Goals
SteelGuru.com
Citing High Costs of Fossil Fuel, Military Looks to Renewable Energy
AllGov.com
Iraq Claims Additional 24% Oil Reserves, Putting Total at 143.1B BBL
BBC
Chinese Rare Earth Metal Firms Control Materials for US Bombs
Bloomberg
China, Japan at Odds on Undersea Natural Gas Bed, Capitan Arrested
Reuters, via The Star Onlie
DR Congo Halts Conflict Mining in Three Eastern Provinces
BBC
India to Talk to Iran about Natural Gas Purchases, Seabed Pipeline Possible
PressTV.ir
Mexican Drug Cartels Target Burgos Basin Natural Gas Fields for Profit, Disruption
The Los Angeles Times
UN to Hold Talks in Wake of Mozambique Food Crisis
The Guardian
Basra Oil Fields Spill Over Into Ancestral Farmland
The Iraq Oil Report
Greenpeace Scales and Shuts Down Arctic Oil Rig
The Guardian
US Puts More Sanctions
on North Koreans
Bloomberg
UN Blames Most Niger Delta Oil Spills on Local Gangs, Not Shell
The Guardian
Pakistan Floods Destroy Crops, Could Reshape 'War on Terror'
The Washington Post
US Survey Estimates Afghanistan Has $1 Trillion in Minerals
The New York Times
India Convicts 7 in 1984 Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy
MSNBC
BP Seeks to Take its Place Among the Iraqi Oil Players
Time
Iraq Announces a 4.5 Million Barrel a Day Goal for 2014
Reuters
Norway's Statoil Must Keep Revenue in Nigeria Due to Suit
Bloomberg
Four Days After Bombing, Iraqi Oil Resumes Flow to Turkey
The Wall Street journal
Bomb Disrupts Oil Pipeline in Northern Iraq
Voice of America
Iran, Iraq Continue Talks about Oil Fields on Border
The Tehran Times
Exxon to Pump Water into Iraq Oil Fields
Dow Jones Newswire
Schlumberger Investing $100M in Iraq's Rumaila Oil Field
Bloomberg
Analysis: Carbon Cap Would Deprive Iran of US Dollar Income
Wonk Room
Doubling of Energy Prices, Corruption Throws Kyrgyzstan in Chaos, Leader Flees
The Associated Press
Iraq Well Drilling Problem Sends Stock of Heritage Oil Down
The Guardian
Obama's Nuclear Arms Strategy Has Limited 'No First Strike'
The Washington Post
SKorea Sends Destroyer to Hijacked Tanker Carrying $170M in Oil
The Korea Times
Oil, Arms on Putin's Agenda During Trip to Venezuela
The New York Times
Iraq Unlikely to Meet Oil Goals: Report by Cambridge Energy
Reuters
Congolese War, Mining, Deforesting Threaten Gorillas
Time
Iraq Oil Contracts May Present Problems for OPEC Quotas
The Oil & Gas Journal
Iraq Oil Deals May be at Odds with OPEC Quotas
Reuters, via Edmonton Journal
Reuters Gives Estimates Iraq and OPEC Oil Production
Reuters
Congo Human Rights Problem Detailed, Conflict Minerals Fund Suspected Commander
The Washington Post
NYT Study: US Contracting with Firms Doing Business with Iran
New York Times
Iraq Oil Goals Analyzed: Will They Be Achieved?
Seeking Alpha
Court Case Challenges Iraqi Oil Deals
The National
Illegal Logging Victimizes Indonesian Reforestation Project
Mongabay.com
Iraq's Non-Oil Deals Listed
Reuters
Iraqi Oil Deals Detailed
Reuters
Iraq Gas Deal Delayed
The Wall Street Journal
Iraq Plans to Clear Landmines from Oil Fields and Other Areas
Iraq Oil Report
Iraq Earns $4.4B in January on Exports 0f 57.9 million Barrels of Oil
Agence France Presse
Iran Plans to Build 10 More Nuclear Plants
The New York Times
Iraqi PM Calls for End to Foreign Oil Contracts, Building Iraqi Sector
Reuters
Coup in Uranium-Producing Niger Maintains Order on First Day
New York Times
Afghan Officials Say Iran in Contest for River Waters
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Clinton Decries to Gulf Audience Iran's Militarism
The New York Times
Iran Plans Uranium Enrichment, US, Others Consider Sanctions
Reuters
Iraq May Have Quota Dispute with OPEC
UPI
GE Oil & Gas Sees Tough Prospects in Iraq
Business Week
Iraq to Assess Fines if Oil Companies Miss Production Targets
Reuters
Lukoil/Statoil & Iraq Ink Deal for West Qurna 2 Oil
Reuters
US Beefs Up Military Sales Near Gulf Oil Routes
The Washington Post
Nigerian Delta Rebels End Ceasefire
The BBC
Gazprom Signs Oil Deal with Iraq for Badrah Field
Reuters
UN Not Stopping Illegal Trade that Funds, Causes Conflict
Greenwire via New York Times
Court Rejects Land Ruling Affecting Zimbabwe
BBC
Mediation Addresses Local Water Problem in Colombia
Reliefweb.int
BP Oil Deal in Iraq Under Legal Fire
cnnmoney.com
Eni Signs Iraq Oil Deal for Zubair Field
Business Week
Forester Killed in Raid on Indian Timber Smugglers
indianexpress.com
Glacier, Snow Loss Could Fuel Kashmir Conflict
alertnet.org
IAEA Censures Iran for Nuclear Program
washingtonpost.com
UN Accuses Congolese Army of Providing Arms to Insurgents
nytimes.com
EU Signs $1 Billion Pact with Nigeria to Address Oil Conflict
Agence France Presse
Islamic Muslim Uprising in North Nigeria Described in Light of Economic, Social Conditions
Reuters
New Solar Power Plant Runs Afoul of US Air Force
Washington Post
Report: Climate Change Kills 300,000 People, Costs $125 billion Annually
www.businessgreen.com
Division of Iraqi Oil Rights and Revenues Seen as Conflict Factors
NYT
North Koreans Test Obama Policy Along with Nuclear Device
washingtonpost.com
Tactics of Somali Pirates Becoming More Sophisticated
AP via WashingtonPost.com
UN Condemns North Korea's Nuclear Test
Reuters via Washington Post
Taliban Says It Will Not Attack Major City in Swat Valley
AP via Washington Post
Somali President Ahmed Seeks Help in Fighting Insurgents
Reuters
Nigerian Army Frees Hostages, Fights Militants in Oil-Rich Delta State
Reuters
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A brief history of Congo's wars
Diamonds.net - U.S. State Dept. Tackles Diamond Industry Challenges
Minerals & Conflict: A Toolkit for Intervention (USAID) | United States Institute of Peace
World Oil Transit Chokepoints Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis - Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal
Libya: timeline of the conflict - Telegraph
Congressional Research Service Cost of Wars report
From the Web site: (page 1)
• $806 billion for Iraq;
• $444 billion for Afghanistan;
• $29 billion for enhanced security;
and
• $6 billion unallocated
The U.S.-Saudi Dilemma: Iran's Reshaping of Persian Gulf Politics | Geopolitics Right Side News
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Pakistan Security Reports from Pak Institute for Peace Studies
Gives statistical reports by month of attacks in Pakistan.
Pak Institute for Peace Studies
Uppsala University Conflict Database
Technologies Underlying Weapons of Mass Destruction
Text of the Korean War Armistice Agreement
Arms Control Association Page on the NPT (Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty)
UN Site for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
