1. MEES Special Report: Jihadist Instability In North Africa And Beyond

    ...se of IS in Libya, which since the fall of Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi in 2011 has been characterized by lawlessness and division. “Further instability in Libya and the ongoing absence of a unity government or unified security could plunge the country into a further crisis which would impact Europe in se...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 12
    Published at Fri, 25 Mar 2016
  2. Libya Oil Production Falls Further

    ...tput. Power shortages since the 2011 revolution have presented a recurrent impediment to output (MEES, 17 May 2013)....

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 12
    Published at Fri, 25 Mar 2016
  3. Algeria, Poland To Share Shale Tips As Protests Continue

    ...ssian gas. However, the country failed to live up to its promise so far – Poland’s shale gas resources were estimated by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) at 190 tcf in 2011 - with foreign companies exiting Poland in the past three years mainly due to poor exploration results and re...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 12
    Published at Fri, 20 Mar 2015
  4. Tunisia Attack

    ...counts for 7% of the country’s GDP, a share that was much higher before the 2011 revolution that overthrew former dictator Ben Ali. Tunisia had hoped that 2015 would be the year that tourists returned to the country. Such hopes now look forlorn. As a group claiming IS affiliation warned of further at...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 12
    Published at Fri, 20 Mar 2015
  5. Iran Nuclear Talks Resume In Shadow Of Rising Crude Exports

    ...d condensate have been on a downward trajectory since early 2012. US sanctions targeting third-party imports of Iranian crude came into effect in late 2011 and EU sanctions from July 2012. For 2013, sales of Iranian crude oil and condensate averaged 1.12mn b/d, down 30% from 1.59mn b/d in 2012; and 56...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 12
    Published at Fri, 21 Mar 2014