Given its reliance on imports, how can the Philippines best shield itself from fluctuations in the price of oil and its derivatives?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ramon Ang, Chairman and CEO, Petron Corporation from The Report: The Philippines 2012
Economic update | Nigeria: Primed for growth
13 Apr 2012
In spite of the ongoing uncertainty fed by the still-pending passage of the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill, stronger forecasts for offshore production and a renewed focus on processing facilities bode well for Nigeria’s ever-important energy sector.
Economic update | Ghana: Gas for growth
9 Apr 2012
Encouraged by the rapid development of its nascent oil sector – which began production in record time and helped push GDP growth up to 13.6% in 2011 – Ghana is hoping to cash in equally as quickly on its natural gas reserves but is still navigating the sizeable infrastructural hurdles that need to be overcome in the short term.
Although economic headwinds have thrown international markets off course, the Philippine economy has managed to stay on a relatively even keel. Local authorities note that while GDP growth slowed in 2011 relative to 2010 due to weak external demand and government underspending, household
As Oman looks to renewable energy as a way to meet the increasing calls on its national electricity grid, investors are eyeing the Sultanate as a base for the production of technology needed to convert the rays of the sun into energy and profits.
Economic update | Mongolia: Energy windfalls
5 Apr 2012
Coal production continues to rise in Mongolia amid the ongoing development of large mining projects aimed at increasing regional demand, yet the energy sector has also began exploring greener alternatives.