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US DoE grants export authorisation for Alaska LNG Project
2-Jun-2015 Hydrocarbons Technology
Alaska can now export liquified natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the US does not have a free trade agreement - such as Japan, Taiwan, China and India.
The hidden costs of trade treaties
29-May-2015 Zeit
The free trade treaties with Canada (CETA) and the United States (TTIP) are not threatening European standards, the negotiators in Brussels assure us. Yet environmental and food safety regulations have already been weakened.
Chevron’s secret videos show company technicians finding and mocking extensive oil contamination in Ecuador rainforest
9-Apr-2015 Amazon Watch
An apparent Chevron whistleblower has sent Amazon Watch dozens of internal company videos showing Chevron employees and consultants manipulating evidence linked to the oil giant’s extensive contamination - and legal dispute - in Ecuador.
Chevron’s "fight it out on the ice" strategy for Ecuador case is slipping, fast
28-Mar-2015 Huffington Post
In Chevron’s massive international arbitration directly against the government of Ecuador, it has gotten everything it has asked for from the panel of arbitrators — until last week.
Cairn Energy seeks compensation from India on tax demand; Cairn India stock gains
25-Mar-2015 Economic Times
Cairn Plc is seeking compensation from the government of India for the steep fall in the value of its shares in Vedanta-controlled Cairn India, which it is not allowed to sell until it settles a controversial retrospective tax demand of $1.60 billion, under the UK-India Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Intellectual property issues hinder TPP talks in Hawaii
16-Mar-2015 Jiji Press
Chief negotiators in Trans-Pacific Partnership talks failed to iron out differences over the last week, with intellectual property protection on medicines and environmental protection being key stumbling blocks.
Oil giants win $17M from Ottawa under NAFTA
13-Mar-2015 The Star
ExxonMobil and Murphy Oil awarded $17.3 million in damages from Canada in investor-rights dispute over research and training funding in Newfoundland and Labrador.
LN: Czech state hampers EU-Georgia deal over firm’s interests
10-Mar-2015 Czech News Agency
The Czech Foreign Ministry has been using the association agreement between the European Union and Georgia as an instrument of pressure exerted on the Georgian authorities in order to protect the investments of the Czech Energo-Pro firm, daily Lidove noviny (LN) writes Monday.
III Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean network of social movements and entities against the abusive exploitation of fossil fuels: Barcelona, ​​7-8 March 2015
19-Feb-2015 Enkrateia Project
This meeting will enable us to improve the coordination of our European network and study its joint strategy in 2015, a year in which the TTIP/CETA/TISA/ISDS will be on the political agenda throughout much of Europe.
Corporate coup d’état: Those crappy trade deals
18-Feb-2015 Counter Punch
The corporate media would prefer that people know nothing about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and other trade deals.
The impact of an EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement on biofuel and feedstock markets
7-Feb-2015 AgEconSearch
We assess the impact of a potential TTIP bilateral free trade agreement on the EU and US bio-economies (feedstock, biofuels, by-products, and related competing crops) and major trade partners in these markets
Harvest asks for arbitration against Venezuela after failed sales
19-Jan-2015 Reuters
Harvest Natural Resources Inc, a Texas based oil and gas company, said on Friday it has filed an arbitration request against Venezuela before a World Bank tribunal to protect the value of its investment in the South American country.
NAFTA scrutiny of oilsands tailings ponds opposed by Canada
12-Jan-2015 CBC News
Canada is trying to stop NAFTA’s environmental watchdog from taking a closer look at the environmental effects of the huge tailings ponds produced by Alberta’s oilsands, and it appears Mexico and the US will go along with efforts to stop a formal investigation.
China to step up FTA talks with GCC
31-Dec-2014 Reuters
China will speed up free trade agreement talks with six GCC countries, a deal that will help China cut costs on energy imports from the region
2014: A year in review on climate and trade
22-Dec-2014 Huffington Post
Take a look at some of the major happenings on trade in 2014 and you’ll see, however, that trade rules and climate disruption are integrally linked.
FTA talks stall over European access to gas, electricity markets
12-Dec-2014 Kyodo
Japan and the European Union struggled to bridge gaps over the opening up of Japan’s electricity and gas markets, one of Europe’s key interests, during a round of free-trade talks that ended Friday.
Saving the climate means stopping TTIP!
8-Dec-2014 Mediapart
How the transatlantic free trade agreements cheerfully scupper energy transition….
Diet gives final OK on Australian trade pact
9-Nov-2014 Jiji Press
The trade deal could take effect in early 2015, sources say, boosting Australian beef, cheese and wine exports to Japan
Azerbaijan, Japan to ink agreement on mutual protection of investments
22-Oct-2014 Azer News
Azerbaijan and Japan plan to sign a bilateral investment treaty. Japan is involved in the country’s energy and infrastructure sectors.
China to repeal coal tariff after FTA
21-Oct-2014 Business Spectator
China has promised to repeal the newly introduced tariff on Australia coal imports once a free trade agreement between the two countries is finalised.