Latin American governments warm to oil & gas investment
In response to the oil crisis, some governments in Latin America are loosening the control state companies have over the oil sector and opening investment to foreign oil companies. Francisco J. Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy, comments in Americas Quarterly: http://bit.ly/2aqBO5r.
Impact of Ted Cruz's non-endorsement unclear
Political science fellow Mark Jones examines Cruz's future in politics after he pointedly refrained from endorsing Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention. USA TODAY: http://usat.ly/2a1FxHy
Saudi Arabia Boosts Natural Gas Output
Saudi Arabia is making progress in boosting gas capacity, initiating major new projects meant to reduce the country's reliance on crude oil for producing electricity, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, called the country’s gas shortage “a nightmare for Saudi Aramco, which has had to stand aside and watch as its precious export commodity gets burned in such wasteful fashion.”
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Haiti Faces Zika Epidemic With a Shrug
Haiti appeared to be primed for a Zika explosion, but the nation has not registered one case of Zika-related microcephaly. Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, comments in The Washington Post: http://wapo.st/299gbJf.
Tax Provisions for Oil & Gas Get Hard Looks
Kenneth B. Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, discusses whether changing the tax code to reduce breaks for fossil fuels is fair to a wider array of industries. Bloomberg BNA: http://bit.ly/29YH4gu