Moscow accuses West of plundering Syrian resources, preventing refugees from returning

Instead of resolving the crisis in Syria, Western countries are plundering the republic's resources and preventing refugees from returning, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a report on the 8th Brussels conference on Syria held on May 27.

Chinese mainland rebukes Taiwan's DPP for seeking foreign favor

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday rebuked Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for "leveraging all of the island's resources to win the favor of a foreign country," saying the "shameful act" is doomed to failure.

Philippines president says state must find ways to exploit South China Sea resources

The Philippines must find a way to explore for oil and gas in the South China Sea even without a deal with China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday, emphasizing his country’s right to exploit energy reserves in the contested waterway.

West keeps plundering Syria’s natural resources — Russia’s ambassador to UN

The Western countries do not stop plundering Syria’s natural resources. In October alone, with support from the US military, more than 160 truckloads of crude oil and wheat were taken out of Syria to Iraq, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said at a meeting of the UN Security Council.

Syrian Troops Expel US Forces from Village in Oil-Rich Hasakah

Syrian military forces blocked a US military convoy as it was attempting to pass through a community in northern oil-rich Hasakah province.

US continues to plunder Syria's natural resources, says top diplomat - TASS

The US supports terrorist groups in Syria with weapons and continues occupying part of the republic's territory in order to plunder Syrian natural resources, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Tuesday at a news conference following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

Kremlin declines to comment on media reports about licenses for Crimean shelf

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on Kommersant article about a little-known oil industry company that obtained a license to develop the Crimean shelf.

US Senator: Turkey Seeks to 'Absorb' Northern Syria

A Republican Senator in the United States warned that the Turkish government is seeking “to absorb Northern Syria into the greater Turkey,” as the Syrian neighbor desperately wants to take the possession of Syrian water and oil resources.

Suisse: "oui" massif à la surveillance électronique par les services secrets

Les Suisses ont massivement répondu "oui" dimanche par référendum à une loi autorisant les services secrets à surveiller les communications téléphoniques et les activités sur internet pour notamment déjouer les nouvelles menaces terroristes.

China Says Oil Rig Not Drilling in Disputed Waters after Vietnam Warning

Beijing said on Wednesday that a $1-billion deepwater oil rig was not drilling in disputed territory in the South China Sea, Reuters reported.

New Argentine Government Reaffirms Falkland Sovereignty Claims

Argentina’s newly elected leadership said it will continue to press the United Kingdom for sovereignty rights over the disputed Falkland Islands.

Russia Gives France Information on Turkey's Role in Financing Daesh

Russia also informed France that Turkey deploys militants to northern Syrian regions to reinforce the Islamic State.

Russia's General Staff has provided information to France on Turkey's role in stealing Syrian natural resources and financing the Islamic State (IS, also known as Daesh), the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.

Exploitation of oceans undermines island countries, Maldives tells UN

The illicit exploitation of oceans undermines the peace and security of small island countries, Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon of the Maldives told the UN here Saturday.

Washington concerned U.S. lagging behind Russia in Arctic

There is increasing concern among U.S. politicians and experts that the United States was lagging behind other nations, primarily Russia, in exploiting the Arctic's natural resources amid changing climate conditions alongside expanding its military presence in the region, the New York Times said in an article published on Saturday.

Russia expands shelf in Sea of Okhotsk by 50,000 sq km (Dmitry Medvedev)

The Russian government on Saturday published a decree expanding its continental shelf in the Sea of Okhotsk, putting into law last year's UN decision to grant the territory to Moscow.

FM spokesperson’s response to a Turkish FM announcement on exploitation of the EEZ and continental shelf of Cyprus

Hellenic MFA, Sunday, 05 October 2014: 

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Konstantinos Koutras stated the following in response to journalists’ questions regarding a Turkish Foreign Ministry announcement on the exploitation of the EEZ and continental shelf of the Republic of Cyprus:

Gisements gaziers au large de Gaza: la face cachée d'une guerre

La guerre de Gaza cache-t-elle, derrière un alibi militaire, la volonté israélienne de reprendre une zone géographique permettant à l’Etat hébreu de revendiquer les gisements gaziers? Le débat avait été lancé dès la découverte des gisements sous-marins au début de ce siècle, mais la nouvelle offensive de Tsahal relance la polémique.

 

Voici quelques jours, le ministre israélien de la Défense, Moshe Ya’alon, avait annoncé que l’opération militaire contre le Hamas s’étendrait "par tous les moyens à notre disposition… Le prix payé par l’organisation –le Hamas- sera très lourd ". Mais, rapportait le Guardian du 9 juillet, dès 2007, juste avant l’opération militaire "Plomb Fondu" dirigée contre la bande de Gaza, le même Moshe Ya’alon s’inquiétait déjà d’une source de gaz naturel découverte en 2000 au large des côtes de Gaza.

"Annexation" of Crimea and its rich natural resources by the Black Sea could drag Ukraine’s economic development. -Experts

By E. Gurkan Abay
ANKARA 
The loss of Crimea and its rich natural resources on the shores of the Black Sea could be a blow for Ukraine’s economic development as well as its energy security, experts have said. 
While Ukraine consumed 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2013 -- nearly 60 percent of it imported from Russia -- between 5 and 10 trillion cubic meters of gas lie in reserves in Crimea’s offshore fields, according to Ukrainian government figures.

Nations fail to agree on Antarctic marine reserve.-Countries that have fishing interests in the region continue to reject plans...

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WELLINGTON — The nations that make decisions about Antarctic fishing failed today (Nov 1) for a third time to agree on a plan that would create the world’s largest marine sanctuary.

The United States and New Zealand had proposed creating a reserve in the pristine Ross Sea. At 1.34 million square kilometres, the sanctuary would have been twice the size of Texas.

Resource rich countries cannot manage their wealth – report

Only 11 out of 58 countries rich in natural resources can effectively manage their wealth, according to the first of its kind report from the Revenue Watch Institute, a think tank which specializes in effective management of natural resources.
A quarter of all independent countries on planet are resource rich. The 58 states produce 85% of world’s petroleum, 90% of the diamonds and 80% of copper with total profits from their extractive sector totaling more than $2.6 trillion.
According to the Resource Governance Index (RGI), in 41 countries out of the group the extractive sector contributes a third of their GDP. And the future of these countries heavily depends on how effective they govern their resources.