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Sergio Galina, Daniel Romo, Alfonso Pérez, “Mexico in the Context of the 2003 International Energy Crisis.” Mexico is a major oil and gas producer...
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Sergio Galina, Daniel Romo, Alfonso Pérez, “Mexico in the Context of the 2003 International Energy Crisis.” Mexico is a major oil and gas producer and has the potential to increase its regional role, but it also has certain internal issues to resolve in order to develop a vigorous oil sector that can keep up with the increasing domestic energy demand and still be able to enhance its exports, particularly within North America. This paper discusses some of the main challenges the Mexican energy sector has to overcome in order to make the country capable of dealing with the foreseeable increase in domestic demand and exports.
Kurt S. Abraham, “2003 Oil and Gas Industry Forecast.” This article evaluates the expected upstream energy spending levels and drilling activities for 2003. Angola’s upstream energy potential is discussed.
Øystein Noreng, “A Road Bump or Different Highways? The United States and Europe over Iraq and the Middle East.” This papers looks at the motivations behind the war in Iraq (2003) and how the U.S. government’s interests in Iraq were at odds with those of many European nations.
A. F. Alhajji, “U.S. Energy Policy and the Invasion of Iraq: Does Oil Matter?” This paper examines the claims that the United States invaded Iraq in order to gain access to Iraq’s oil with the intent of securing cheap oil supplies. The author evaluates whether the Iraqi oil sector can restore its level of pre-invasion oil production capacity.
Tong Zhao, “Chinese Natural Gas Investment: An Opportunity for Hydrogen Research.” This paper argues that China’s pollution-intensive economic growth of the last 25 years is unsustainable as 7.7 percent of China’s GDP is lost to the costs of environmental degradation and public health problems related to pollution. The author looks at China’s plans to stimulate the development of natural gas infrastructure in cities as a substitute for coal by lifting state pricing controls and attracting foreign investors. Additionally, the paper suggests that China should research the effectiveness of hydrogen as a fuel source to meet the country’s long-term energy needs.
Yoshiki Ogawa, “Long-Term Outlook and Strategic Issues for Oil Supply-Demand in Asia.” This paper focuses on problems in the supply and demand for oil affecting Asia and discusses the long-term outlook and strategic issues.
M. Nagy Eltony, “Quantitative Measures of Financial-Sector Reform in the Arab Countries.” The purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the financial-sector reform experience of the Arab countries during the 1990-2000 decade. The author’s analysis distinguishes between the two main groups of Arab states: the diversified Arab economies (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen) and the oil-based economies (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). A framework is presented to evaluate the financial reform experience of Arab countries. A comparison is made with a selected group of reforming developing countries (Chile, Indonesia, Korea, and Philippines).
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