This site is used to muse, ponder, debate, and share insights & resources on non-state violence aimed at energy infrastructureTumblr (3.0; @trackingenergyattacks)http://trackingenergyattacks.com/“Syria’s oil minister reports that production is down to 20,000 b/d from 380,000 b/d...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/52217162845http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/52217162845Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:59:31 -0400Syriaenergy security“Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, a senior Navy officer, has warned pirates operating in the Niger...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/52216870465http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/52216870465Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:51:56 -0400oil theftNigeriaAttempted attack on major oil site in Iraq: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq foiled an al Qaeda plot to use...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/52216785095http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/52216785095Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:49:42 -0400EI Attacksiraqoil facilityUnfortunate but inevitable? 2 car bombs in Niger targeting French mine and barracks: NIAMEY, Niger...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/51150084126http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/51150084126Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:00 -0400EI AttacksNigerMininguraniumKirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline bombed... again : In the 2nd attack in a week, militants used a reported 6...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50348006734http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50348006734Mon, 13 May 2013 12:20:00 -0400iraqEI Attackpipeline“British oil company BP said it is withdrawing some non-essential staff from Libya after...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50335631668http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50335631668Mon, 13 May 2013 07:23:51 -0400libyaEI Attack<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/369bdf1fab0a2e99d979062c9a893df1/tumblr_mmqhwzrGkK1s7hjuwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae26e110bf31a0ab8a8d136a61ef926d/tumblr_mmqhwzrGkK1s7hjuwo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Africa Progress Panel released a <a href="http://africaprogresspanel.org/en/publications/africa-progress-report-2013/apr-documents/">report </a>on the management - er mismanagement - of Africa’s natural resource weath. The pic is a nice infographic visualizing the who has what’ on the continent.</p> <p>Skimming the report I found myself asking: Is there anything surprising here? Nope - sadly, same old story of revenue mismanagement, no sign of trickle down, widening gap between rich and poor, etc. This is especially disappointing when one considers that between 2000 and 2011, Equatorial Guinea was the world’s fastest-growing economy, with output growth averaging 17%. In 2012, Angola, Niger and Sierra Leone outperformed China; and Ghana, Mozambique and Zambia outperformed India. Yet, visit some of these countries and growth is hard to see. Sure, there are white elephant projects - like the building of skyscrapers or residential compounds that a majority of the public do not have access to - but the true signs of development - such as electricity and road infrastructure - are negligible.</p> <p>If we look at the poverty numbers, it seems there have been a few small strides. Tanzania, Mozambique and Ghana have all reduced poverty rates in the last decade, but there in each country the poverty rate is still over 50% of population. Despite increased growth in Cameroon and Mali there has been no effect on poverty and in Nigeria and Zambia poverty numbers have actually increased. </p> <p>But if we look at the true champion on the continent it is Botswana where natural resource governance has been more successful because they have built institutions and adopted legislation that establishes clear rules on the management of resource revenues, along with independent institutions that uphold those rules.This leads me to wonder: how can the Botswana (or even Chile) inform or inspire more strategic corporate social responsibility interventions in countries w/ high national resource wealth but history of mismanagement? Are there ‘governance interventions’ that multinational companies can make to help bolster and support institutional growth because it is in its strategic interest?  (Note: I include another pic from the report that summarizes the recommendations for companies).</p>http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50335343721http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50335343721Mon, 13 May 2013 07:14:59 -0400africaresource curseresearch ideasCSM piece Unpacking Some of the Security Complexities in Algeria: Algerian moves to increase...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50252927141http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50252927141Sun, 12 May 2013 08:32:44 -0400algeriaJust saw this on Twitter: Statistical Tests for Contagion in Observational Network Studies...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50088987092http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/50088987092Fri, 10 May 2013 10:05:00 -0400research ideasmusings“A court in Saudi Arabia has issued a primary ruling condemning a Jordanian and six Saudi...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49935829252http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49935829252Wed, 08 May 2013 10:59:42 -0400EI Attacksaudi arabiaNew Report on Oil Investment & Conflict in South Sudan: Just came across a new study carried out by...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49930477139http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49930477139Wed, 08 May 2013 08:54:04 -0400South SudanResourcesresearch“With some additional security considerations in the mix, Sonatrach and Anadarko have started...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49929940774http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49929940774Wed, 08 May 2013 08:39:00 -0400algeriaEI Security PolicyOil Pipeline Targeted in Iraq - part of emerging trend: The pathway to an imploding Iraq is not only...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49852202764http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49852202764Tue, 07 May 2013 09:03:00 -0400EI AttacksiraqpipelineNiger Delta: The coming violent contagion: Many news reports coming out about the growing sense of...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49517434685http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49517434685Fri, 03 May 2013 11:54:00 -0400 Energy infrastructure (EI) attacks in Yemen have been going on for awhile now, escalating since...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49514932240http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49514932240Fri, 03 May 2013 11:02:00 -0400yemenEI Attackselectricitypipeline“The IMB says that in the first quarter of 2013, there were only five reported piracy...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49512290025http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49512290025Fri, 03 May 2013 10:06:20 -0400piracyanti-piracysomalia This site was formally hosted at Posterous but has now shifted to Tumblr (hence the difference in...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49509681353http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49509681353Fri, 03 May 2013 09:06:00 -0400Brief video on Niger Delta & Growing Oil Theft Business: International oil companies say crude theft...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49180085713http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49180085713Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:50:59 -0400NigeriaOil theftBaloch militants hit pipeline: Nothing new here - Baloch militants continue to target energy...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49179121785http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49179121785Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:29:32 -0400EI AttackPakistanpipeline“Nigerian troops operating in the oil-rich Niger Delta region arrested 76 suspects and seized...http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49175677861http://trackingenergyattacks.com/post/49175677861Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:06:10 -0400NigeriaOil theft