Africa
South Sudan: Yes, another war for oil
South Sudan may be developing into proxy war, pitting US client states Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia against Khartoum in a struggle for control of pipeline routes.
Tag: control of oil
Central America
Panama, Nicaragua canal plans stalled
Amid multiple legal challenges, Nicaragua's interoceanic canal project could be delayed for a year, while the rival Panama Canal expansion faces massive cost overruns.
The Andes
ELN bomb Colombia oil pipeline infrastructure
Colombia's ELN guerillas blew up four crude-oil holding pools along the Caño Limon pipeline, sparking a large blaze and causing the local population to flee.
The Andes
Report breaks down FARC military strategy
A leaked report from a Bogotá think-tank sees a shift from open warfare to attacks on oil infrastructure as the FARC rebels adjust to recent reversals.
Mexico
Mexico: fracking wins in disputed ‘energy reform’
US companies are looking forward to the opportunities for deep-sea drilling and hydrofracking that Mexico's new energy policy has opened up.
The Andes
Colombia: kingpin named in Trujillo Massacre
Colombia's prosecutor charged notorious drug kingpin "Don Diego" with masterminding several massacres between 1988 and 1994 in which hundreds of peasants were killed.
Mexico
Mexico: fight over ‘energy reform’ heats up
Mexico’s right and center have agreed on a plan they say won’t privatize the state energy sector. Critics say it will and are protesting.
North Africa
Beyond Benghazi: Libya faces converging crises
The death of a US national in Benghazi thrust Libya briefly into the news—as lawless militias, ethnic conflicts and labor strife daily claim lives across the country.
Mexico
Mexico: protesters pledge to resist energy ‘reform’
In a 40,000-strong Mexico City demonstration, union members and opposition activists pledged civil disobedience to halt President Enrique Peña Nieto’s energy sector reform.
East Asia
East China Sea gets scary —again
A near confrontation between Chinese and US aircraft over disputed East China Sea gasfields comes amid major joint US-Japanese naval maneuvers off Okinawa.
Iraq
Charges dropped against Iraq oil union leader
Following an international campaign, all charges were dropped against Iraq oil union leader Hassan Juma’a Awad in a case related to strikes and worker protests.
Central America
Panama ups ante in Nicaragua canal race
The current expansion of the Panama Canal will accommodate 90% of the world's 370-vessel liquified natural gas fleet—a new bid to undermine Nicaragua's canal plans.