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Articles & Analysis | Black gold: The price of oil looks set to continue rising in the long term from The Report: Egypt 2012

As a net importer of oil as well as a producer, Egypt is sensitive to the ups and downs of the global crude market. This is especially true given that the government heavily subsidies the price of petrol. And, to the extent that native oil is sold on the local market, producers are compensated based on prevailing world prices. In an era when oil...

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Economic update | Maroc : Investir dans les hydrocarbures

4 Oct 2012
Alors que le Maroc continue de dépendre fortement des importations de combustibles fossiles, qui sont vendus aux consommateurs locaux à des taux inférieurs à ceux du marché, l’Etat cherche à réduire les répercussions du secteur de l’énergie sur les finances publiques en stimulant la production locale et en abaissant les subventions aux combustibles. Alors que les réserves prouvées de pétrole et de gaz sont très limitées, le Maroc compte aussi parmi les pays les moins explorés au monde.
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Economic update | Algérie : Stimuler le secteur de l’électricité

3 Oct 2012
Le gouvernement algérien a dévoilé au mois d’août un projet d’investissement de 2000 milliards de dinars algériens (19,51 milliards d’euros) entre 2012 et 2016 qui permettra de renforcer la production et la distribution d’électricité. Depuis juillet, le pays est frappé par une série de coupures de courant, ce qui a entrainé des répercussions sur les entreprises locales et suscité des manifestations dans plusieurs régions du pays.
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Chapter | Energy from The Report: Egypt 2012

With exploration continuing apace, the country’s hydrocarbons reserves continue to rise, and currently stand at 4.3bn barrels of oil and more than 77trn cu feet of gas. The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation plays the roles of regulator, joint venture partner, licence provider, refiner and marketer for the oil segment. Egypt has the largest refining capacity in Africa, with 10 oil refineries...
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Chapter | Mining from The Report: Peru 2012

In 2010 Peru was among the world’s top 10 producers of a variety of minerals, among them gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin and mercury. Commodity prices of copper and gold have kept revenues high despite a decline in production over the last several years. Exports increased from $3.2bn in 2000 to $21.7bn in 2010, posting average annual growth of 58% during that period. While the mining...
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Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: Peru 2012

The exploitation of the Camisea natural gas field has attracted investors to Peru and caused the country to look more closely at the potential of its hydrocarbons industry. The government has also turned its focus to oil production, with state-owned energy company Petroperú stating it hopes to triple oil production over the next four years and thereby turn Peru from a net importer of crude to a...
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