When the U.S. commercialized the oil and gas industry it also fought to ensure that its position as the leading provider of oil and gas remained unfettered. During the industrial revolution Standard Oil Company, a U.S. based oil and gas conglomerate, initially operated as a Trust Company and later as a Holding Company. It was […]
The Artic Region used to be a no man’s land, but for those States that acknowledge the existence of Global Warming and its affect on that Region it’s creating economic opportunities. Nation States such as Finland, Iceland and Russia are collaborating to take advantage of the global affects of the increased warming of the planet. […]
It is common knowledge to the informed that 2/3 of Russia’s natural gas export to Europe travels through Ukraine via an oil pipeline, which has been frequently shut off by Russia as an effort to remind Europe and Ukraine that it is still relevant. Prior to the annexation of Crimea by Russia Ukraine had been […]
The price of doing the right thing can be detrimental to average citizens and equally so for sovereign States. An example of such action is the European Union (EU) joining the U.S. in sanctioning Russia for its incursion into the Ukrainian state of Crimea. The risk to the EU is monumental because according to an […]