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Caspian Sea Regional Brief

(Thu, 06 Feb 2025) The Caspian Sea region is one of the oldest oil-producing areas in the world. The four Caspian countries covered in this brief accounted for 3% of global energy production and 1% of global energy consumption in 2023, with Kazakhstan accounting for almost one-half of the region’s energy production and consumption. OPEC+ member Azerbaijan was the top producer of oil and natural gas from offshore Caspian Sea fields, and almost all of its petroleum and natural gas production comes from offshore in the Caspian Sea.

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The Year in Review

(Mon, 16 Dec 2024) We released a list of our notable accomplishments for 2024, highlighting our products and programs from this year.

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Libya Country Analysis Brief

(Tue, 03 Dec 2024) Despite Libya’s large oil reserves, political conflicts and militia attacks on hydrocarbon infrastructure have limited investments in the country’s oil and natural gas sectors. These challenges have also constrained exploration and development of its reserves since 2011.

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South Africa Country Analysis Brief

(Tue, 29 Oct 2024) South Africa was the largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the latest estimates by the World Bank Group. The country has a large coal mining industry and mostly uses coal to meet its energy needs. Although South Africa has a high level of access to electricity relative to other sub-Saharan African countries, its electric power sector experiences frequent power outages because of insufficient investment in electricity infrastructure.

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Argentina Country Analysis Brief

(Thu, 17 Oct 2024) Argentina's energy sector relies mainly on fossil fuels, especially natural gas and oil. In 2022, 47% of the country's energy production came from natural gas, and the natural gas share of primary energy consumption was 49.5%. Argentina’s global share of natural gas consumption was 1.15%. Oil accounted for 42.8% of total energy production and 40.4% of primary energy consumption.

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Iran Country Analysis Brief

(Thu, 10 Oct 2024) Iran holds some of the world’s largest oil and natural gas reserves, and crude oil and natural gas production growth remains limited because of international sanctions and underinvestment. However, Iran’s crude oil production increased after 2020 after global oil demand returned to pre-COVID-19 levels and China began to import more discounted crude oil from Iran.

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SHIP Act Report

(Wed, 09 Oct 2024) This report fulfils Section 4 of the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act, or the SHIP Act, which requires the Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration to submit a report describing “Iran’s growing exports of petroleum and petroleum products” to the appropriate congressional committees.

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