OPINION/EDITORIAL

Oil For Power: Bucking A Long-Term Trend

March 8, 2019/OilPrice.com Oil demand for power generation has been in long-term decline since 1990 as countries have gradually displaced oil with cheaper feedstocks, primarily coal and natural gas. Since 1990, this process has freed up some 2 million b/d of oil for other uses. However, oil for power still […]

Nembe Creek Well Explosion: More Than Meets The Eye

March 7, 2019 By Ayo Fadahunsi The predicament that played out on Friday, 1st March 2019, in Bayelsa is indeed a disaster like the others before it in the different parts of the country. The Mile 1 community and others within earshot were in the wee hours of the morning, […]

Do the Math: Include Women in Government Budgets

March 6, 2019/IMFBlog Zohra Khan and Lisa Kolovich Every day, women around the world experience less opportunity than men in education and employment, and less political representation. While many countries recognize the need for gender equality and women’s empowerment, governments can structure spending and taxation in ways to advance gender […]