Johnny West

Sanctions on Iran Risk Widening the Gap With China and India

Johnny West | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK
Johnny West

In the maelstrom of debate around Western oil sanctions on Iran, the impact on the two Asian giants, India and China, has inevitably figured. Commentators have pointed out that Asian markets are likely, in fact, to be the biggest beneficiaries of the EU's decision this week to impose oil sanctions.

Working with Oil Companies in Syria-"Dictator Fines"

Johnny West | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK
Johnny West

The United States has applied an embargo on Syrian oil sales, and the EU has tasked its diplomatic force with drawing up similar plans for an oil embargo. But what can the Syrian opposition do?