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5 December 2011
Harnessing desert sun to power Europe
CbI chairman and African Energy editorial director Jon Marks is quoted in this BBC News article
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2 December 2011
Oil flows boost election-year budget, but Ghana faces longer wait for gas
Issue 921 of African Energy leads with analysis of Ghana's plans to utilise gas from the Jubilee field
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23 November 2011
North AfricaHardball - new speakers confirmed
Three new speakers have been added to the line-up for CbI's second North Africa Hardball briefing on 1 December in London
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11 November 2011
The old guard reconfigures with Salman as defence minister and KBS as deputy
Issue 912 of GSN analyses the key players in the reshuffles following Prince Sultan’s death
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28 October 2011
Saudi hardline crown prince may mellow in power: analysts
CbI director Eleanor Gillespie is quoted in this AFP article
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21 October 2011
No oil bounty for France and UK as Libya rebuilds
CbI’s John Hamilton guest writes for CNN
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20 October 2011
Libya's next tests: Big expectations, power plays

CbI's John Hamilton is quoted in this Reuters article examining life after Gaddafi

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14 October 2011
Saudi Arabia and Iran trade accusations
The new Issue of GSN looks at relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran and examines Saudi policy towards Yemen
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Eleanor Gillespie

Mark Ford

Jon Marks

John Hamilton
- Research Director

- Managing Director

- Chairman

- Director of London Office
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