Resource Politics

On June 24, two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela´s northern coast less than a minute apart. The human toll is already immense, even as recovery efforts continue. Thousands are dead, many more are injured, and tens of thousands remain missing.   The damage would have tested any government. In Venezuela, it hit a country already weakened by years of economic collapse, dictatorship, corruption, broken infrastr...

Artificial intelligence feels invisible and isn't something you can touch. But in reality, it lives inside huge buildings that consume massive amounts of electricity, water, and land.   For a government, a large AI data center can mean investment, jobs, and leadership in the AI race. But for many local communities, it can mean higher electricity  and water bills, extreme noise pollution, more emissions, more land use, and lower p...

Brazil’s efforts to expand its oil industry are becoming increasingly tricky as economic, political, and environmental concerns converge. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is now framing it as a battle over sovereignty, energy security, and who gets to control the future of the Amazon’s offshore wealth.   Speaking at Petrobras’ biggest refinery in São Paulo, Lula defended drilling in the Amazon River Mouth...

Indonesia and Oman are deepening their energy cooperation through a new agreement that reflects a wider shift in how regions collaborate on energy issues. The two countries are moving beyond traditional trade and toward longer-term investment partnerships that link their national energy strategies more directly.   While the agreement is still at an early stage, it signals how energy diplomacy between the Arab Gulf and Southeast Asia is bec...

Mozambique's liquefied natural gas (LNG) was meant to be a pillar of the next global LNG supply wave. Instead, domestic instability, economic challenges, and contractual disputes have turned it into a test of whether large-scale gas projects can deliver in high-risk environments. Its challenges highlight a growing need to reassess where future LNG capacity will come from.   Major Gas Project Faces Disruption The Mozambique LNG project is ...